Shameless plug - if anyone is around New Berlin, WI and wants some cheap all seasons see my ad in the classifieds. Would rather off load them for cheap then pay movers & then have them sit around some more.

Popping in here quick to say I enjoyed meeting & learning from a bunch of the guys here including @Vettel-ish @dragoon wish I could have done a few more events!Moving to Chattanooga, TN & feel lucky to have had a world class facility like RA down the road & the funky go Kart track on steroids...

Little backroad exploration from yesterday

I have apex wheels & never want to put the stock ones back on again.

Overheating / boiling fluid I've always taken seriously & don't cheap out on fluid (motul 660) but it makes sense to inspect the pads with them out of the caliper.What's your check list? Cracks, misaligned backing pads, general cleanliness of the system & pad thickness?

Brake fluid has been kept fresh for every event. Same w engine oil. I should be much quicker on the pads after working thru it this first time. Also discovered passenger front Hawk brake pad didn't have a backing plate on it and has hairline cracks in the pad... which proves your point!And...

Swapped back to the OEM pp pads, had Hawk+ track pads on for 2 years. There was so much flake & build up in the caliper I couldn't get the pads out and had to remove the caliper. Rotors are... not great. This is 4 or 5 track days. 4k total miles track and street. Doing a road trip and probably...

After returning the DS for a full refund (kudos to AmericanMuscle for that after the bs I went through w the hardware & balancing) got an SCT tuner w 93 and e85 programs.Wemt with Tuning by James (Steeda partner). Talked on the phone for an hour w James and learned a whole lot. I cant compare...

Delayed follow up: vibrated on the highway after all that effort & just had a mechanic put the stock ds back in. Sunk too many hours into it to undo my own work... I think these ds are hit and miss with the balancing. I will say the directness was very nice, wish I could have kept it.

Anyone test the e85 available at local stations outside RA recently? Will be doing my first track day running e85 Monday 22nd and trying to figure out logistics. Don't want to drive 75minutes w jugs of e85 in my trunk, but looks like there is a Kwik Trip less than 10min from the track that has...

Got the DSS shaft snugged up finally after getting the correct hardware. Getting the flange torqued down to 70lbft while holding the flange in place with a pry bar was a real b*tch with the car on stands. After that actually getting the DS into place was easy. Going to locktite and torque the DS...

Looking forward to hearing how the new surface is - my 1 time there last year I was not a fan of the "drop" after the crest of the hill under Corvette bridge haha.@dragoon @Kona.coyote5.0 @Vettel-ish for you guys who've done Autobahn before and/or a LAPS event, I'd like an instructor for the...

Actually just looking at this- want to get to Autobahn and weekday events are my thing! Monday June 5th looking good. About 2 hours from me but doable.

Switched to a magnetic tip oil plug last year (might have 1 HPDE event using it? Might have installed after my last one, can't remember).How concerned should I be with this amount of metal shavings? Car has 7800 miles on it and 4 HPDE. Oil has been changed 3 times (this is my 4th oil change)...

Cold start with no cat back to warm her up for an oil change.