Got a track day coming up in a week and running Advan spec R tyres also that aint that good when cold and wet....not sure if I should try and cancel or just go out slow and not worry. I don't really want to be doing 120 mph down the straight and start aquaplaning. Haven't really done any fast wet driving with this setup and I dont have any other rims or tyres. Theres also other dangers of guys hitting you up the butt going into corners etc.

What would you do?

 

Personally I wouldn't risk going all out, especially if you don't have any seat time in your current setup in the rain. Either take it nice and slow or wait for dry climate

 

Go anyway but drive more cautious until you understand how the car reacts in the wet.

 

Remember in 300 when the guy got his arm cut off and he says, "our arrows will blot out the sun." Then Michael Fastbender says, "then we will fight in the shade"? Think of that when you read the next part;

Track day with a forcast for showers?
Then we will race in the rain.

 

 

Run in the rain, it's a great learning tool. It'll teach you a new level of car control you just can't get in the dry. Some of my favorite track days were in the wet. And no need to go 120mph or drive 10/10ths. Focus on car control as opposed to outright speed.

In regards to people rear ending you, that's sounds ridiculous. I've been running with NASA here in the states for a while now and we've never had a collision in the years I've been racing with them. Start at the back of the pack. And if someone approaches you point them by. Most importantly DO NOT deviate from the racing line. Always stay on line. If someone wants to pass you let them get off line and find a way around you.

 

You trust the forecast a week out? You must have better meteorologists than us.

 

Keep in mind that you have to have the windows down when on the track, (or at least the track days I've been too), and you'll get all that water in the back of your car. If its a track only car with a stripped interior, I guess it wouldn't be as bad as if you still had seats and interior panels and headliner.

 

Went to wet track day once, it was a lot of fun, and I learned a lot about the car. By the last session, everyone in my run group was just hooning around like it was a drift event hahaha

 

Best quote ever. In the Pacific NW with it's usual summers if we didn't do this, we'd never go out. Now this global warming thing the last couple of summers however .

 

They still require windows to be down while raining?

 

I ran mine in the wet on street tires.




#YOLO

 

True that but as we know NW summers varies so much that predicting gloabal climate change is impossible. Its been dry but....next year is going to be terribl based on patterns I've seen


Also it really is best to get as much seat time in the rain in your setup.
The only way to get better is going for it. Even if you dont win this one....you'll win far more with varied experience

I used fire trails on Mt. Hood in my WRX rally car to get used to snow tracks in case there happened to be snow on a track that season

 

Its hella fun in an Evo. Couple things -

1. Never drive on the curbing or any concrete patches. Ask your mates about the "rain line" at that track.
2. Race your race and let the retards do retarded things with LOTS of room to spare.
3. Always always use rainx anti-fog on the inside (and regular on the outside if you choose). If she's a garage queen make sure the wipers are fresh and not rotten.
4. Rag on a Stick if the anti-fog isn't working well enough.
5. Set the rear sway soft 1 notch
6. Increase starting pressure 2 psi more then normal (play with this setting). If you start to feel it overheat hit those puddles but with those tires I doubt you'll get past 140.
7. Set the ACD to Snow (if you still have it).
8. It's a precious learning experience, so enjoy it and drive at a COMFORTABLE pace.

Here's my first rain race, this was on BFG R1's so even less tread and new pavement in several corners.

 

I once was driving to a track day in the rain, and though "maybe I shouldn't do this", but…once you're on the track you realize how much control you DO have, and like everyone else said… it's one of the funnest days you can have.

So as long as you have proper tread, go enjoy yourself and you'll learn a lot while you're at it.