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How to prepare for your first track day or first autocross

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Old Aug 19, 2014 | 04:30 PM
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How to prepare for your first track day or first autocross


0:39 - Tires and Brakes
1:56 - Suspension
2:47 - Interior
3:19 - Under the hood
4:17 - Safety Equipment
5:23 - Be Prepared
6:45 - Pushing the Limits
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Brakes and Tires - Spend the money on good high temp brake fluid and good racing brake pads especially if you are doing a lapping day/TT/HPDE.

Under the hood must dos: 1) Battery tie down. 2) No leaking fluids 3) Positive battery terminal covered

Interior: Remove all loose items, including floor mats!

Safety: Have an Snell SA rated helmet. (Hans device recommended for big track)

Suspension: No modifications necessary, just needs to be in good operating order.

Cool Down laps: Use them!

First time out, take it slow. Auto-x, walk the course if you can and/or take a ride with another driver if allowed.

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Old Aug 23, 2014 | 06:34 PM
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Great video
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Old Aug 23, 2014 | 07:30 PM
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Awesome video!!
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Old Aug 25, 2014 | 12:12 PM
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Good video, I really enjoyed it took me forever to start autocross. When I got my VIII I really didn't know or what to focus. Really now direction. I think every evo owner should give autocrossing a shot. Modifying right out the box was perhaps the worst choice ever did to it, starting with coilovers. I really wish I started with it stock.
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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 11:55 AM
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Thanks guys. We didn't really have this all planned out ahead of time. We were just at the track and though hey, lets cover some basics for people new to the sport.
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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 12:22 PM
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Great video, sir. I've been wanting to learn more about track events and to test out my driving skill. This helped.
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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 12:27 PM
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Great video, this should be stickied
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Old Sep 17, 2014 | 03:03 PM
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Great video, this should be stickied
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Old Sep 30, 2014 | 10:11 PM
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Thanks man.
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Great video!
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Great vid!
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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 11:22 AM
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Great vid!
Thanks! Might make a different one just for first time autocrossers. Got some reviews that this video might be a little too intimidating.
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great vid, helped a lot
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Originally Posted by Sil'vr-Boi6
Good video, I really enjoyed it took me forever to start autocross. When I got my VIII I really didn't know or what to focus. Really now direction. I think every evo owner should give autocrossing a shot. Modifying right out the box was perhaps the worst choice ever did to it, starting with coilovers. I really wish I started with it stock.
nice bit of insight. modding a car as a daily for looks and to have cool parts is a much different path than modding to make the car faster.
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Awesome information video, thanks!
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