My Z Gets Her Cherry Popped!

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dklau33

Discussion Starter · Apr 14, 2008

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So after getting my used Z last Nov, this past weekend was the first time I brought her to a road course. Did an Auto-X school back in Feb. but thecar does not get nearly as stressed and abused compared to running at HPDE's. The venue was Buttonwillow in CA with the track in race config #13. The day was gorgeous with clear skies and temps in the mid 80's. One of the run groups was all Lotuses for some sort of Lotus Challenge. Plenty of Elises and Exiges to gawk over plus the usual 911's, Vipers, and Vettes. Anyways onto some pics.

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Special_K

· #2 · Apr 14, 2008

Looks like good fun, what kind of tires did you run?

Zrocks04

· #3 · Apr 14, 2008

blue painter's tape numbers FTW :woot: i bet you had a blast

Patrick

· #4 · Apr 14, 2008

Looks like a lot of fun. :woot:

Patrick

· #5 · Apr 14, 2008

Zrocks04 said:
blue painter's tape numbers FTW :woot: i bet you had a blast

:lol:

Anus

· #6 · Apr 14, 2008

that looks awesome. I'd love to take my truck out on a road course.

dklau33

Discussion Starter · #7 · Apr 14, 2008

Actually I've seen a truck before on a road course at Thunderhill. Pretty crazy stuff. The tires I'm running are just street tires. They are the Sumitomo HTRZ III. Tirerack ranked them as one of the top Max Perf summer tires and they're cheap to boot. They held up very nicely and only got greasy towards the very end of the sessions when I was pushing it. I'd highly recommend these tires if you're looking for something on the cheaper side that is a notch below the extreme summer tires like RT-615's, RE-01R's, R1R's, etc.

Regulator

· #8 · Apr 14, 2008

Looks like a lot of fun. Is it bone stock besides the tires? I had a set of Sumitomos HTR something summer tires and they sucked though.

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FLiPMaRC

· #9 · Apr 14, 2008

Nice!

Special_K

· #10 · Apr 14, 2008

dklau33 said:
Actually I've seen a truck before on a road course at Thunderhill. Pretty crazy stuff. The tires I'm running are just street tires. They are the Sumitomo HTRZ III. Tirerack ranked them as one of the top Max Perf summer tires and they're cheap to boot. They held up very nicely and only got greasy towards the very end of the sessions when I was pushing it. I'd highly recommend these tires if you're looking for something on the cheaper side that is a notch below the extreme summer tires like RT-615's, RE-01R's, R1R's, etc.

Did you experience any brake fade. I know that is one of the first things I get on my eclipse. I run Hawk HP pads with slotted rotors, DotBlue fluid, and SS lines. The HTRZ III are ok, like you said they will get greasy. If you do a few more, you may want to look into getting a set of Kumho V710s or maybe a Hoosier DOT tire.

In the end its all about having a good time, and if you need magnets contact Tearstone, he has always done all mine.

dklau33

Discussion Starter · #11 · Apr 14, 2008 (Edited)

The HTRZ III are new within a year or so. The ones you are speaking of that sucks ass is the HTRZ II. I can atest to that since I had the II's for a short while and quickly got rid of them. That's why I was so blown away by Tirerack's test showing that the III's came in first place. Shocked me that Sumitomo actually made a good performance tire.

My mods are Quaife LSD, Stoptech 13" front BBK running Porterfield R4 race pads and Motul 600 fluid, and Cusco Zero2 Coilovers. Besides that I'm all stock. I did not experience brake fade at all this time around. Last year I did at Thunderhill because I ran with the Axxis Ultimate pads that came with the Stoptechs. Moving up to the R4 pads worked nicely and provided quite a bit more bite.

Clipse_GT, I would not recommend running the Hawk HP pads on a track since they are purely street pads. Ok for the rear but definitely not the fronts. I'd suggest moving up to something with a higher MOT. Doesn't have to be something crazy and expensvie but at least something that is good for at least 1000 degs.

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Special_K

· #12 · Apr 14, 2008

dklau33 said:
Clipse_GT, I would not recommend running the Hawk HP pads on a track since they are purely street pads. Ok for the rear but definitely not the fronts. I'd suggest moving up to something with a higher MOT. Doesn't have to be something crazy and expensvie but at least something that is good for at least 1000 degs.

Ok i wrote that wrong. I have the HP+ pads. They are race pads. I think your thinking of the HPS which are street pads. Either way, I need to step up and buy some better pads.

dklau33

Discussion Starter · #13 · Apr 14, 2008

Ok, the HP+ pads are better but you will and have already faded them. Don't let Hawk's marketing description fool you. They are great for auto-x and beginner/novice HPDE. They have good bite but the MOT is only the same as the HP pads which are around 750 degs. I used the HP+ pads with great success when I first started going to HPDE's but outgrew them by my 5th event. So far the Porterfield R4's are a great pad for intermediate drivers that is somewhere in between a street pad and full out race pad.

ICEMAN99TURBO

· #14 · Apr 14, 2008

Looks like a ton of fun! :yesway:

Strider

· #15 · Apr 21, 2008

Nice pics! As far as Hawk pads on the track, the Hawk Blue pads rock (they're full on race pads though). Darren made a great choice with the Porterfields and everything Darren said about the HP+ is fact.

BTW, nice wheels.

dklau33

Discussion Starter · #16 · Apr 22, 2008

Strider said:
Nice pics! As far as Hawk pads on the track, the Hawk Blue pads rock (they're full on race pads though). Darren made a great choice with the Porterfields and everything Darren said about the HP+ is fact.

BTW, nice wheels.

JR where you been man? When are we going to do a HPDE again? :ndance:

Thanks for the compliments on the wheels. They're the el cheapo MB Weapons (aka Atech) in 18x8 that only cost me $110 per thanks to my bro's employee discount. Cheap wheels that are relatively light and can take track abuse FTW!

BlackWidow

· #17 · Apr 22, 2008

Looks like alot of fun.

Strider

· #18 · Apr 23, 2008

dklau33 said:
JR where you been man? When are we going to do a HPDE again? :ndance:

Thanks for the compliments on the wheels. They're the el cheapo MB Weapons (aka Atech) in 18x8 that only cost me $110 per thanks to my bro's employee discount. Cheap wheels that are relatively light and can take track abuse FTW!

I'm busier than all get out right now, but things are good.

I'll be hitting the track hard next year and I'll have to let you toss the EVO around at that time.

I thought those were the cheapo track wheels, but that's the way to go man! :bigthumb:

Keep in touch and hit me up the next time you head out to Buttonwillow, maybe I'll meet you there.

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