Pre Thunder Road Checks, Whats On Your List To Do?
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What will you be doing to the car before checks wise before you run at Thunder Road?
Obviously tyre pressures, oil and water levels but anything else?
Took mine out the other day for the first time in a while and had a slight wheel wobble at 71-72, as ive never been above about 120 in it im not wanting any nasty surprises at 150ish (hopefully gets that high!), think a trip to the tyre place is a good idea!
Obviously tyre pressures, oil and water levels but anything else?
Took mine out the other day for the first time in a while and had a slight wheel wobble at 71-72, as ive never been above about 120 in it im not wanting any nasty surprises at 150ish (hopefully gets that high!), think a trip to the tyre place is a good idea!
after_shock said:
What will you be doing to the car before checks wise before you run at Thunder Road?
Obviously tyre pressures, oil and water levels but anything else?
Took mine out the other day for the first time in a while and had a slight wheel wobble at 71-72, as ive never been above about 120 in it im not wanting any nasty surprises at 150ish (hopefully gets that high!), think a trip to the tyre place is a good idea!
Obviously tyre pressures, oil and water levels but anything else?
Took mine out the other day for the first time in a while and had a slight wheel wobble at 71-72, as ive never been above about 120 in it im not wanting any nasty surprises at 150ish (hopefully gets that high!), think a trip to the tyre place is a good idea!
Oil, Coolant, Washer Bottle, Clutch fluid (only if driven hard already), Tyre pressure/condition, Wheel nuts, Brake pads, Tracking (only if concerns about tyre wear).
007 VXR said:
007 VXR said:
After_Shock said:
SimonV8ster said:
Could I borrow your supercharger ?
Can I have it too and I will run two of them!
to the mod ...and 
to borrowing mine 
vxrphantom said:
[quote=after_shock]
Oil, Coolant, Washer Bottle, Clutch fluid (only if driven hard already), Tyre pressure/condition, Wheel nuts, Brake pads, Tracking (only if concerns about tyre wear).
Oil, Coolant, Washer Bottle, Clutch fluid (only if driven hard already), Tyre pressure/condition, Wheel nuts, Brake pads, Tracking (only if concerns about tyre wear).
When you say clutch fluid but only if driven hard whats to look out for with it? Mines not been driven hard at all by me but who knows with the previous owner!
As a daft tyre question I have P-Zero Rosso's on the front with about 3mm of tread and Nero's on the back with 7mm of tread, as im not going to be going wild off the line im thinking of putting the stickier and grippier tyres on the front for the high speed braking at the end of the run, this a better idea?
after_shock said:
As a daft tyre question I have P-Zero Rosso's on the front with about 3mm of tread and Nero's on the back with 7mm of tread, as im not going to be going wild off the line im thinking of putting the stickier and grippier tyres on the front for the high speed braking at the end of the run, this a better idea?
The neros have more grip, so maybe wise to leave them on the rear. Safer to keep the lower grip on the front. after_shock said:
As a minor point how much fuel will ppl have in the car for arriving at the event?Dont want a full tank for obvious weight saving reasons but dont want to run out either!
there is a shell station nearby, you will want a full tank. At these speeds and distances weight becomes an irrelevance. You will however want tyres hard as the extra psi will reduce rolling resistance.
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