downingracing Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Ohio Valley Region SCCA (OVR) is hosting a PDX track day at Mid-Ohio on Sept 3rd. Details and registration can be found here: http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/event.advert/uidEvent/62191376-B070-C32E-B6D53C6CD32CEA53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 see u there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downingracing Posted August 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Less than 1 week away - Light registration so far - looks to be plenty of open track! If you're thinking about doing this, get registered! Will be fun!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 I was holding out hope I'd be able to make it...but after wearing a brand new set of Hawk race pads down to the backing plate and cracking a front rotor in two days this past weekend I won't have the car turned around in time for this. Time for some brake cooling or weight reduction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 (edited) I was holding out hope I'd be able to make it...but after wearing a brand new set of Hawk race pads down to the backing plate and cracking a front rotor in two days this past weekend I won't have the car turned around in time for this. Time for some brake cooling or weight reduction. which Hawk pads? on the E46M3? which rotors do you run? if it is the E46 M3, yes ducting will work more than great but I'd advise to switching to PFC (Performance Friction) DirectDrive rotors or at the very least, the stock Euro floating rotors. BMW stock rotors are so soft they wear out fast and have a tendency to crack easily... and some Carbotech XP8 or XP10 (judging by the weight of the E46M3, oretty much same as E36) or PFC01 or PFC06 (longer lasting, little but less bite than the PFC01) pads. Porterfield R4 pads are darlings too for the bimmers..... good luck... who were you running with last weekend? Buckeye BMWCCA? leme know if you need a hand, I love working on these cars Edited August 30, 2010 by das borgen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 HT-10's on OEM euro rotors The euro rotors are good for the street but eat pads like nothing else, combine that with the fact my car is fully optioned, full weight and has no cooling. I haven't really tracked the M3 in a few years and forgot how quickly it goes through stuff at full weight, esp now that I've grown even more as a driver. I think I'm going to go back to standard rotor blanks and either HT-14's or PFC 06's. I'd rock the PFC rotors but I really intend on tracking the M3 one or two more times until I can get a replacement for the Porsche so I don't want to drop a ton of money into it. I was running with PCA this past weekend. I've done most of my track stuff with them all the way back to auto-x with my father in his 944. I will likely be instructing with them next year as well. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 gotcha! PFC06 is the way to go everyone raves about them on the M3 with me and a half tank, my car weighs in at 3410lbs..... I didn t get any fade with the EBC Yellowstuff Pads at MidOH truth be told, blanks work more than well if their temps are managed get your car right and come do Putnam with NASA Oct9-10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 I'm out. Tirerack is backordered on the rotor blank I was going to buy and nobody else can get me them in time to be installed unless I pay an insane amount for shipping. ...and i was just there last weekend too so I'll live. you guys enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 I'm out. Tirerack is backordered on the rotor blank I was going to buy and nobody else can get me them in time to be installed unless I pay an insane amount for shipping. ...and i was just there last weekend too so I'll live. you guys enjoy. I m not going either I ll just do that Putnam event and call it good........ you can always check other places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx78 Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 I'll be there. Picked up some new brake fluid, and i hope to get my race wheels balanced on thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downingracing Posted September 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Great time!!! If you missed it, you missed a TON of track time with as close to 0 traffic as possible! (Intermediate group only had 6 cars in it!!!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 It just sucks it was SO much for one day, or i might have convinced the hubby to go.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downingracing Posted September 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 I'm not sure you can find a track day at Mid-Ohio for less... If you do, I'd question the amount of cars that will be out there and take a close look at the event insurance offered... Maybe next time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 OVR PCA is doing a 2-day event there next week end for $300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsm_sleeper Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 I wonder how many are registered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 i checked it s full..... there are 73 on the waitlist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 I'm not sure you can find a track day at Mid-Ohio for less... If you do, I'd question the amount of cars that will be out there and take a close look at the event insurance offered... Maybe next time! a 2 day event is usually ~300.. that makes spending 200 on a one day event seem like alot of money-- Via NASA HPDE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx78 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Had a great time on friday. I think my brakes are still smoking, but it was all in good fun. I'm going to be doing this again. I need to come up with a good track setup, maybe a tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Had a great time on friday. I think my brakes are still smoking, but it was all in good fun. I'm going to be doing this again. I need to come up with a good track setup, maybe a tune. I would do power last tires brakes suspension cage power in that order but I digress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx78 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 I'm already running a good deal of bolt on's, on the stock. if i did a tune it be to protect my engine from kr. On the track on my last session i had a really hard knock. I'm going to chaulk it up to the fact that my fuel tank was empty and fuel pump must have starved for a second. So far brakes are good i was running Hawk HPS at the track and they worked very well with not fade even though they were smoking, the tires i had worked well also only time i sliped was during the rain session, and even then no to much. I'm still trying to decide on a suspenstion setup, but i know i do need to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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