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Before someone else posts it, I thought I'd get in first and show a classic photo of me at Castle Combe on Saturday (Japfest).
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d188/christianjull/9.jpg
Yes, I was moving! Had big pad fade coming up to the turn-in at Camp on that lap. So much so that I thought I wasn't going slow enough (probably was though). Think I just lost concentration and the back lost traction. As I had two SXOC guys not far behind him, I took the safer route across the grass rather than spin in front of them :nod: Hopefully they appreciated that :) I was doing about 60mph in the photo...
yeah spotted that piccie over on sxoc :p :D
did you have a good day though ?
Yeah, quite good. The session was a bit frustrating. Lots of bunching of evenly matched cars and not enough straight to get by. Someone just pointed out that at one point there was a bunch of 8, and I was stuck in the middle... :rolleyes:
S15 looks good even when going off-road :thumbs:
brake fade :confused:
i thought you were running DS2500 and M3 brake discs :confused:
Pad fad, not disc fade. Running Project Mu Street. Was told they start fading after several high speed braking sessions. They started fading after about the 3rd/4th lap... Guess I'll have to go back to DS2500s if I do a full track day. The Mus are still the best all-round performance pad I've tried for the price. Will have to sort out a Skyline/Z32 rear brake conversion too maybe...
Pad fad, not disc fade. Running Project Mu Street. Was told they start fading after several high speed braking sessions. They started fading after about the 3rd/4th lap... Guess I'll have to go back to DS2500s if I do a full track day. The Mus are still the best all-round performance pad I've tried for the price. Will have to sort out a Skyline/Z32 rear brake conversion too maybe...
Ah. That explains it :)
How many trackdays do you do a year?
You could have the Mu and when its track time, change to Ferodos.
Changing front pads doesn't take to long :thumbs:
I probably do 2-3 real brake faders a year (full sized track) and 2 or so mini-tracks sessions. Yeah, was thinking of changing for the days... May do Silverstone again this year. If I do, I definitely need DS2500s...
Nice move :thumbs: looks like the passenger enjoyed it too :p
Noticed they arent your "niormal" wheels..... look like 350z jobbies??
I want to drive round Silverstone :(
:nod: They are import 350Z 17 rims, 7.5 front, 8 rear.
Why :confused:
They look like they fit very well :nod: what offset??
Why :confused:
They look like they fit very well :nod: what offset??
Do you mean why import the wheels?
I had a chat with a nissan service guy before. I asked how much the 18" forged Works wheels (came with the GT-package) was just for fun.
The answer was pretty funny too. 18000SEK each from Nissan Sweden. That'll be almost ?1300 a rim :hurl:
The stock 17" rims are cheaper. But it's still Nissan pricing.
I will have some 17" BBS wheels soon for track abuse :)
No, i meant why the different wheels for track use??
No, i meant why the different wheels for track use??
Because he can :nod:
I think they're different sort of tires.
Tracktires needs a good warmup before they are any good. That makes them bad for street-use.
And street-tires doesn't have the grip of warmed-up track-tires. :thumbs:
Cause its easier the fitting different tyres to my road alloys... :p Tyres get shreaded on the track and I'm not prepared to do that to my Toyos.
Picked up those alloys with tyres for ?300. The rear tyres had to be replaced straight away, so I stuck some Falken 451s on. Cheap and excellent grip :thumbs: The forged Rays are so expensive because all the 350Z guys want them when they buy their imports. This is the reason you can pick up import 17s and standard 18s so cheap. Straight fit. No spacers. See the 'Ultimate Wheel Fitting Guide'... ;)
is that project mu type ns?
nice plates :D
Project Mu Street.
:D I quite like the plate.
Lol. Just remembered something quite funny from the day. I was getting ready to put my track tyres on when two guy came over and started chatting. They said 'really nice car', etc. 'We recognized it cos we're from Sky Insurance and did the agreed value on it. Are you on track today?' :eek: :eek: Me: 'Errr, yeah. Suppose I'd better not trash it, then...' :p They were :cool: and just wanted me to put a sticker on advertising them. Unfortunately it would have also identified me if I had stacked it, but I figured they already knew the car....
If I do full track days, I get separate insurance :nod:
I was on Track at Knockhill on Sunday, one of our SXOC members put s DriftUk stick on my back window :ghey: :D
If I do full track days, I get separate insurance :nod:
Honestly? Now tell the truth Nicely... we'll have no fibbing here :nono:
Just kidding, I'm sure your squeaky clean mate... (despite the smell!) :p :D ;)
I was on Track at Knockhill on Sunday, one of our SXOC members put s DriftUk stick on my back window :ghey: :D
I trust it's been removed?! :p
I was on Track at Knockhill on Sunday, one of our SXOC members put s DriftUk stick on my back window :ghey: :D
I trust it's been removed?! :p
Not yet :wave:
He does, and i have too, i took out trackday insurance, cost me ?131 for the day with an Excess of ?1,400 :eek: bit steep your thinking but cheaper than stuffing your car and no money from Mr Insurance
N'ah, I was kidding - It makes absolute sense. I've never done a track day but if I was about to start, I'd do it somewhere without walls or tyres initially so if I lose it there's nowt to hit. If there was any chance of me hitting something I'd get insured!
Track insurance cost a packet and has an outrageous excess (10% of the car's value), but its worth every penny.
This photo, taken at the UJCC track day at Combe last year, says why...
http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/825/cnv000900100021su.jpg
No impact, nothing round him except hay. He'd just got the car back after getting ?6k of work done on it.... Interior was melted and smoke damaged, skirts melted, etc... Didn't have a fire extinguisher either...
sushiming
23-05-2006, 14:10
hope he was ok hummmm....
lucky my brakes dont fad i got DS2500 all round now hehe :wave:
All round :eek: that must put dust everywhere when you brake.
*pictures small kid at side of road as Ming goes past being covered in brake dust* :D
*pictures small kid at side of road as Ming goes past being covered in brake dust* :D
:nod: :clap: :D
sushiming
23-05-2006, 14:41
yeh ur damn right its dusty i mean i have to clean my alloys every bloody 2 or 3 days mate
lucky my brakes dont fad i got DS2500 all round now hehe :wave:
Yeah, but you also said you've got no money, and that's one of the reasons why :p DS2500s are twice the price of Project Mu Streets. The Streets are never going to fade on the road and are just as good in that environment. It took 3-4 laps of 120mph braking to make them fade...
sushiming
23-05-2006, 14:50
but i play too much around mk with lots of conners hehe...
well not no money it i dont wanna spend all my life savings on the car...
i changed the fronts to DS2500 as they didnt have any project mu at the time plus the rears i had to change cuz they were fooked ive got the endless for the fronts next time
i ran DS2500 on a 911 for 3 years, that got some really hard road use and i found them excellent :notworthy: (if not a bit dusty) and i'll be getting them for the s15 asap, cause the standards are brutal :ghey:
sushiming
23-05-2006, 22:40
if u can get stuff like endless over there i would go for them mate...ive got some endless CCX pads waiting to go on next when iam finished witht he DS2500 hehe :D
My brake pads leaves no to little dust :)
But their the stock ones so braking isn't very good.
When they die. I'll probobly upgrade to Endless SSS for street, and either DS2500 or N-Brake NA-P for track
The endless SSS are pretty cheap on nengun (back and front) and should do for street use.
sushiming
24-05-2006, 09:28
yeh the sss pad arent bad but for the price in hong kong of course i would buy the better one hehe...
Couple of other shots actually on the track... :p
http://www.jull.co.uk/cars/s15/images/s15_18.jpg
http://www.jull.co.uk/cars/s15/images/s15_19.jpg
sushiming
25-05-2006, 22:18
nicely u love ur track days dont u hehe...i cant wait to go to one hehe
Looks like your powering out of those corners :nod: looks good :thumbs: