Hi guys,

 

Taking the VRS on a novice trackday at Snetterton in a few weeks time.

 

Can someone give me a quick list of things to do / have on hand / car prep / advice when on track?

 

The car is stock (except K&N filter & H&R springs) and has 25K miles. Usual services have been done

 

Should i have the oil changed beforehand and perhaps get some DS2500 pads?

 

Thanks!

 

....have taken trackday insurance ;0

Cover up your number plate! See a post recently about a warranty claim being rejected as there was a photo of said car at Santa pod.

Just take it easy and have a good time.

Yes, some electrical tape over the license plate is on the list - the only previous post i could find in this forum (mk3) said the same thing..

Check all fluids, take spare.

Check tracking.

Empty the car.

Take a pressure gauge and compressor. Check Tyre pressure every time you come in while the tyres are warm. You'll probably have to let some air out of at least one tyre. As a starting point, I usually try the recommended tyre pressure when the tyres are hot.

Instruction is worthwhile.

Enjoy!

Check all fluids, take spare.

Check tracking.

Empty the car.

Take a pressure gauge and compressor. Check Tyre pressure every time you come in while the tyres are warm. You'll probably have to let some air out of at least one tyre. As a starting point, I usually try the recommended tyre pressure when the tyres are hot.

Instruction is worthwhile.

Enjoy!

 

 

Thanks, yes have booked some instruction too..

 

So have lower PSI tyres when cold so that the hot temp is roughly the recommended pressure?

I`d drop about 5psi cold and run them like that. Last time I was on a bike track day I lowered the front from 36 to 30psi and the rear 42 to 30 psi on the recommendation of the resident tyre bloke.

Unless you get a proper tyre pressure from an expert don`t drop them too far. I've no idea what the pressure is hot, and track hot is hotter than road hot

Strange how that flies in the face of what the manufacturers recommend for tyres.  For continuous high speed driving you need higher pressures when cold.

 

Doesn't make sense that on a track where they'd get even more of a work out you need less pressure.

At 25k I guess you still have the original brake fluid, but it may be getting a bit worse than when fresh by now. Maybe think about changing the fluid? Or take a bottle, the appropriate ring spanner, a piece of tube and an empty jar so you can change it if the brakes so fade/get spongy

Strange how that flies in the face of what the manufacturers recommend for tyres. For continuous high speed driving you need higher pressures when cold.

Doesn't make sense that on a track where they'd get even more of a work out you need less pressure.

Cornering at speed puts a lot more heat into a tyre compared to wellying it in a (relatively) straight line.

Another thing to consider is skoda / your dealer knowing your car and your profile on here, and reading your intent to take it on track. Taping over numberplate is a physical thing, you might need some forum sleuthing in your other posts if your reg number is showing.

Another thing to consider is skoda / your dealer knowing your car and your profile on here, and reading your intent to take it on track. Taping over numberplate is a physical thing, you might need some forum sleuthing in your other posts if your reg number is showing.

 

Yes you are right - better safe than sorry!

Your tyres will get much hotter on track than road, which will increase your tyre pressure to quite spectacular levels with very dangerous results for handling.

The suggested tyre pressure is set for cold based on how hot your tyres get on the road. Tyres will have cooled a few degrees by the time you check them.

You'll probably find you need less air in some tyres than others.

My race car runs tyres at about 95 degrees and at Snetterton I set the pressure at about 14psi at paddock temperature, but less in the rear left iirc, which makes about 24 psi hot. The best pressure for your car is a matter of Experimenting and depends on the tyres you have fitted.

Apart from preparing the car...

 

 

Take it slowly at first, the limits of your ability and those of the car are best discovered whilst still on the grey coloured grippy stuff, rather than on the less grippy green stuff, heading for the barriers...

 

Luckily Snett is easy to learn, the straights are long so get your braking done in time. The bombhole can put the balance out, so be wary, if it still exists... recently I watched bsb and it appears to have been reprofiled???? Slow into corners, build the speed slowly through the corner and accelerate down the straight...

 

I run the Ring quite a bit, and luckily theres a bespoke guide to that place. Maybe find a guide on the web for any pointers?

I dont know if we have same track rules in uk as sweden,

Oil catch plate under engine, nothing but pure water in the cooler..

Overkill:

Toyo R888 semi slics,

k-sport bigbrakes.

Remove backseat and spare wheel..

If you got estate put two sandbags in the back, it will help your tale swoong in tight turns!

Last thing activate laptimer to trac best time and use G sensors to trace your bad/good brakepoints..

Dont forget to have fun!

I dont know if we have same track rules in uk as sweden,

Oil catch plate under engine, nothing but pure water in the cooler..

Overkill:

Toyo R888 semi slics,

k-sport bigbrakes.

Remove backseat and spare wheel..

If you got estate put two sandbags in the back, it will help your tale swoong in tight turns!

Last thing activate laptimer to trac best time and use G sensors to trace your bad/good brakepoints..

Dont forget to have fun!

 

Thanks for this - sandbags in the boot - does anyone else do this in their estate on trackways? I used to do this with my Hilux so that i didn't drift round every roundabout in the wet!

Thanks for this - sandbags in the boot - does anyone else do this in their estate on trackways? I used to do this with my Hilux so that i didn't drift round every roundabout in the wet!

Nope, youre used to the balance of your car as it is....

 

Using drifting as a technique to get round corners is an appropriate method... Im not suggesting you drift like your driving a jdm import, but letting the car drift out through a corner can aid the experience...

Hi guys,

 

Taking the VRS on a novice trackday at Snetterton in a few weeks time.

 

Can someone give me a quick list of things to do / have on hand / car prep / advice when on track?

 

The car is stock (except K&N filter & H&R springs) and has 25K miles. Usual services have been done

 

Should i have the oil changed beforehand and perhaps get some DS2500 pads?

 

Thanks!

 

....have taken trackday insurance ;0

buy track day car and trailer,road car brakes will overheat fade and boil fluid, tyres wiil be destroyed on front