Track Day usage ?
Discussion
I've been lucky enough to drive a friends 540 over some fabulous Wiltshire roads on two occasions now, I'm amazed at how fast, agile, tactile and just plain beautiful the car is, particularly compared to my Cayman GT4. Obviously the Cayman is roughly half the price, but the 540 feels so superior, I'm really tempted to sell some other stuff and move up to a McLaren.
My question is, how would the McLaren stand up to my fairly extreme Track Day schedule, the Cayman GT4 is just eighteen months old and has been used by me on thirty-four Track Days, it's run faultlessly, I've altered some suspension components to mitigate tyre wear, and I've had very regular oil changes, I've also used three pairs of (steel ) front brake rotors and this week installed its first new pairs of rear rotors, and numerous sets of Pagid RS29 pads.
Does anyone have any similar usage experience with a McLaren of any model, and can anyone confirm or otherwise the need to take the McLaren to an Official Dealer, before and again after each Track Day to keep the warranty, as this in particular would be wholly unacceptable in my busy track schedule ?
My thanks .
My question is, how would the McLaren stand up to my fairly extreme Track Day schedule, the Cayman GT4 is just eighteen months old and has been used by me on thirty-four Track Days, it's run faultlessly, I've altered some suspension components to mitigate tyre wear, and I've had very regular oil changes, I've also used three pairs of (steel ) front brake rotors and this week installed its first new pairs of rear rotors, and numerous sets of Pagid RS29 pads.
Does anyone have any similar usage experience with a McLaren of any model, and can anyone confirm or otherwise the need to take the McLaren to an Official Dealer, before and again after each Track Day to keep the warranty, as this in particular would be wholly unacceptable in my busy track schedule ?
My thanks .
Firstly, thank you very much for the answers and input to my questions regarding track day use for a McLaren. I think I'll stay where I am for the time being, but think the 540 is absolutely amazing, and really moves the performance road car stakes upward by some margin.
There is plenty about what is required to improve the tire consumption issue of the GT4 on all the Porsche Forums, I would recommend a call to Chris at Centre Gravity for advice.
There is plenty about what is required to improve the tire consumption issue of the GT4 on all the Porsche Forums, I would recommend a call to Chris at Centre Gravity for advice.
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