ISF track day photo gallery and video thread!
07-28-16, 08:54 AM
#212
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I hate trees at the track. One of my friends from Charlotte was instructing when the car he was in hit a tree on the passenger side. He did not survive the impact. One of the things about AMP is the closeness of the trees compared to Road Atlanta. It's a pretty track, but you really don't want to tour the tulips there.
07-28-16, 10:59 PM
#213
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I hate trees at the track. One of my friends from Charlotte was instructing when the car he was in hit a tree on the passenger side. He did not survive the impact. One of the things about AMP is the closeness of the trees compared to Road Atlanta. It's a pretty track, but you really don't want to tour the tulips there.
07-31-16, 05:49 PM
#214
Here are the 3 sessions from AMP on Wednesday night. Sorry for the crummy video, the Ram Mount has been exceptional for every other use, so I can only attribute it to the fact that i'm running iOS10 Beta and they don't have all the stabilization bugs worked out just yet.
08-02-16, 02:04 PM
#217
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Nice video! Car sounds great, what are your mods if any?
08-02-16, 02:31 PM
#218
Nice going man the only weakness I'm noticing in the IS-F after watching is front end grip the rear seems very stable.
The power delivery is very linear which is good and the car in stock and BPU modes look pretty darn decent.
PS that track is awesome I love the parts where you have to link corners together.
The power delivery is very linear which is good and the car in stock and BPU modes look pretty darn decent.
PS that track is awesome I love the parts where you have to link corners together.
That looks like a fun circuit.. Man, that's some serious understeer... What tires/sizes are you running?
08-02-16, 05:17 PM
#220
Mods are Borla exhaust, sikky headers,rr racing bushings, unfortunately I was still running my street grade brake setup, I need the brembos next time around. Tires are Michelin Super Sports 245/275. The track is absolutely a gem, kind of like a super mini Nurburgring to me (or as close to one as I'll get near in a while). It was a fun day overall but I now think the next step are some proper coil overs.
08-03-16, 07:50 AM
#222
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Mods are Borla exhaust, sikky headers,rr racing bushings, unfortunately I was still running my street grade brake setup, I need the brembos next time around. Tires are Michelin Super Sports 245/275. The track is absolutely a gem, kind of like a super mini Nurburgring to me (or as close to one as I'll get near in a while). It was a fun day overall but I now think the next step are some proper coil overs.
08-03-16, 11:11 AM
#223
The rotors and pads were not the stock Brembos, they were much cheaper; I think the rotors are from a company called Eurorotor, and they are actually very decent for a bit of use during hard driving, but along with the pads I had ( i think the company are called perfectstop). On this track, the brakes have some time to cool off, but I still wanted more consistency and stronger braking, and the Brembos will definitely come on next summer
08-03-16, 11:29 AM
#224
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The rotors and pads were not the stock Brembos, they were much cheaper; I think the rotors are from a company called Eurorotor, and they are actually very decent for a bit of use during hard driving, but along with the pads I had ( i think the company are called perfectstop). On this track, the brakes have some time to cool off, but I still wanted more consistency and stronger braking, and the Brembos will definitely come on next summer
08-03-16, 12:06 PM
#225
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The track day I did with ZaxF at AMP last week was the first time I had the car out since installing Penskes. Before the Penskes I never really had serious issues with understeer and could always get the car to neutral out or oversteer based on throttle or brake application ( I tend to turn with my feet a lot). After the Penskes, keeping everything the same (set-up wise) the car definitely felt more prone to oversteer. This was even on the 245/275 stagger with some dying Conti DWs. I might have to add another hole to the front sway like Rafi mentioned to neutral things out a bit more. They were great for controlling body roll and allowed for more grip to both tires coming out of the turns. I don't think a little understeer is a bad thing on your street car on a track day, it is safer and puts you at less risk if you apex in the wrong spot or get caught on the wrong side of a off-camber turn. So if you decide to go the RR penske route (which I think is the one of, if not the best option) you will have to get used to a car that is going to be a little more difficult to handle and explore the limits with, but with the right tires (AD08s,RE71,R-comps) and race pads then it will be fun and fast. Also, what do you mean by " I need the Brembos nexy time around"?