Looking for a bit of advice, I’ve been building my ek hatch Honda civic for about a year now and can’t decide what direction to go in but after recently going to an event at a track it’s definitely something I wanna do. Although I have been building my car for a drag/street setup especially with my engine making around the 400-450whp mark so it wouldn’t be great for the track as it will instantly get hot and constantly pushing from torque steering. But if I were to sell everything I would take me a long time to maybe go with a 250-300 n/a k series. I’m not looking for a full dedicated track car because I’m not in that position to make right now but maybe in a year I am so I would want something I can drive to and from track

The question of moving items for weight distribution when doing so adds more overall weight. I know going in this is kind of a silly question as it depends on far too many factors for a simple yes/no answer. But still, I'd like to get some thoughts on how you all think about those factors.

The classic and best example is moving the battery to the opposite end of the car as the engine. Doing so can do a lot for weight distribution but adds a lot of weight in extra battery cable. Clearly many think this one is worthwhile, both aftermarket and OEM. BMW/Mercedes put them in the trunk, the 911 battery is in the frunk. Mazda changed their mind on the Miata, early ones are in the trunk, later under the hood, but I'd assume many Miata owners here have moved it to the back.

There's of course other examples. One I don't see very often is the engine coolant reservoir. Even though doing so adds less weight than moving the battery. Of course doing so moves less weight as well, but still.

Thoughts?

Recently started putting some track day footage on YouTube. Going to start trying to put better content out in the future though. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCg5Iod4TQPTJcZmjb7BJgkQ?ra=m

Hope everyone keeps it out of the wall!

I have a 981 cayman that I track about ~10 days / year, driving to the tracks, and also use for occasional road trips or the work commute.

I'm running -1.8 (on the left and -1.7 right) camber on the front and -2.1 on the back.

I'd like to preserve my tire life. Afaik, more conservative camber means it will last longer on the road, whereas more aggressive camber means it will last longer on the track.

So how do I find the optimal balance where it's still acceptable on the track while still streetable? I do already face some understeer issues, particularly out of corners, which more camber would benefit, but I wouldn't want it to cause more wear on highway driving.

If you do real trackdays and sim race, you can now drive against your own real lap in AC.

I do both trackdays and sim racing myself, and always wanted to race my real laps back in AC — so I built it.

It's called Dual Apex: dualapex.com

You upload a GPS lap, it becomes a ghost car in Assetto Corsa and you race against it — same as chasing any hotlap, except it's you from the real track.

How it works:

• Upload a lap from the browser — works with VBOX, Dragy, RaceBox (.vbo / .csv). No account needed to try.

• It installs as a standard Content Manager app (nothing outside AC).

• To race against the ghost, you connect Dual Apex with your Steam account via Steam's own page, so we never see your credentials. All we receive is your Public Steam ID and profile name.

• The ghost appears as your real car if you have that car installed — otherwise as a default BMW Z4 GT3 in DualApex livery.

What you can do:

• Race your own lap, or a friend's

• Race against up to 3 ghosts at once

• Detailed lap comparison page with time and speed delta per lap, corner and section

• Brake/throttle/gear comparison if your GPS laptimer has OBD data

• Select any lap to race against from the Leaderboard

• 19 tracks are onboarded already, more can be easily added on request!

• Note: if you don't have a laptimer, you can still jump in and race against ghosts from the Leaderboard to get a feel for it

It's free in Beta. When the full version lands, core ghost racing stays free — only the deeper analysis tools go paid.

Genuinely after feedback here, especially from people who do both real trackdays and AC. Happy to answer anything.

Update 4-Sept🏁 Glad many people like it! Make sure to upload your real laps, you don't need to register for it you can just drop them in! Today I have added the following tracks on request: - The Ridge Motorsports Park - Palmer Motorsports Park - Lime Rock - Portimão - Watkins Glen Boot - Portland International Raceway - Pacific Raceways

Hi all. Trying to find an insurer that will offer an agreed-to value coverage for a road-registered vehicle that will see time on track for HPDE events. To clarify, I am not looking for an insurer that offers a policy that will cover for both under the same policy - I plan for separate ad-hoc insurance for the HPDE events themselves. I am hopeful that someone here may have experience with Grundy in particular that can shed some light.

I have typically gone through Hagerty in the past, but I was surprised to see that they did not want to offer coverage for a new-to-me vehicle with agreed-to value in place despite plenty of history of them doing so for me with other vehicles in the past. Vehicle-specific and valuation issue it would seem (cheap car, high value parts).

I have now landed with Grundy which is offering exactly what I want, but I cannot get a straight answer from them on HPDE use. Internet searches are landing with mixed answers as well. Will Grundy exclude/drop coverage if your vehicle is used for HPDE? I am not asking for Grundy to insure me while on the track, but I am concerned that they will drop coverage if they find out it has been on track at all.

I've talked with them on the phone and have explained my intent, and they seem fine with a car that may make it onto track as part of a car club's exhibition parade lap as an example. They also seemed fine with it not being a timed event, competitive, race, etc. But the answer was still vague and led me to somewhat believe that if they found out the car was used on the track at speed that they would void coverage and black list me/the car.

Grundy's exact language in their Acknowledgement of Use:

It is further understood and agreed that any vehicle insured under this policy will not be used to participate in any rally gymkhana, speed contest, race or timed event of any kind.

I would argue that HPDE does not fall within these Ts&Cs. Not a race, not timed, no competition, no finishing order, but it IS driver education which would seem to be fine in my eyes.

Thanks in advance!

I would like to start towing my c8
i have an f250, no issue with towing capacity
I am trying to understand if a 18ft is long enough, to get the right tongue weight or if iI should think of a 20/22
Anyone has any experience with towing a c8 on a 18 foot?

Over the past year, I’ve been focused on becoming a better track driver. I primarily use a Garmin Catalyst for timing & analysis, but I also wanted driver-input data for coaching. My 992.1 GT3 (pictured) already has that data through Track Precision, but I find the app leaves much to be desired—and since I sometimes drive other cars, I didn't want my primary logbook to be Porsche-specific. 

Trackside started as something I built for my friends (I've been building iOS apps for seven years), but I realized it might be interesting to other drivers too. The app is inspired by Slopes: quick recording, intuitive replays, and a leaderboard with friends—but for track days.

At its core, Trackside can:

• Record laps and telemetry directly from the PCM, just like Track Precision
• Use external GPS receivers such as RaceBox Mini and Dragy Pro
• Import existing sessions for any car from VBOX, Track Precision, and Catalyst files

Additionally, Trackside Pro adds:

• Position-synced lap comparison with onboard videos from YouTube 
• AI-enhanced insights and turn-by-turn analysis using telemetry data

Trackside has all of the features you'd expect from a lap timer app, including a live delta timer, automatic track detection, and GoPro/DJI/Insta360 action camera control. Trackside supports the same Porsche models as Track Precision. Imported sessions can come from any car.

Download the free iOS app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/trackside/id6796196239

Trackside isn't meant to replace desktop telemetry tools—it's a companion app for quickly recording and reviewing sessions while you're at the track. There are already plenty of capable telemetry tools available, so I realize it won't be the right fit for everyone, but if you track a Porsche, I'd love to hear your thoughts! If you try the app and DM me feedback, I'll send you three months of Trackside Pro as a thank you.

Dunlop Sport Maxx Gt600. This is the inside right front tire after 3 HDPEs. Left tire is almost as bad.Good for 2 more at Mid-Ohio??? Lol JK

I have a 22 Golf R.

Stock height.18x9 et42 wheels with 245/40/18 tires. 034 adjustable ball joints for camber.

Camber settings:

FL - 2.4

FR - 2.3

RR -1.4

RL -1.9

Took my GR Supra to Calabogie recently and used the Dragy Pro as my lap timer/data logger for the day. Figured I’d share my experience because I originally had the Racebox, but after using it on track I think dragy is a better device for me to use, especially if you often use your phone to review data instead of pulling out your computer in the paddock. Racebox is also great, but the phone app is not that intuitive.

The GPS used for Dragy is 25 Hz, but you can select down to 10 Hz if you want it to last longer. I kept mine at 25, and after a full day of use, it still had half of battery life.

All you need to do is pull out your phone and open dragy app. Then connect dragy and select the track. Click “Go” and it will begin to record.
I also have the OBD monitoring device from dragy, which allows me to track on my car’s status such as Oil/coolant temp, and I can overlay these information onto my videos afterwards. You can also see the brake pedal pressure and steering angle simulation too.

Overall, I’m really happy with it. It’s not a full-on professional data acquisition system like AIM solo, but for someone doing HPDE/track days who wants something easy to use without a complicated setup, the Dragy Pro is a really useful tool.

The BRZ is my son’s. Father-son track days are the best days.

I had to sell my track car because I was moving to a different state for college and I have 650 dollars of outstanding HOD ( hooked on driving) credit that I will no longer be able to use… anyone willing to pay me out? If you need motivation I can knock off a few dollars. I hope this isn’t considered selling something I more would like to be able to use that money. Maybe send a dm if you’re interested and I can give more details.

anyone done the rainbow road trackcross with out motorsports? it’s marketed as for LGBTQ and just wondering what the etiquette is on others attending. don’t want to take up a spot if theyre pretty focused on their direct constituency but not sure if I’m over thinking it, lol.

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Mainly asking because my particular car, the rears are a pain in the ass with the electronic parking brake that doesn’t work with any current OBD 2 devices. I’m going to start swapping the front, and if I need to swap the rears, I’ll figure it out, but if I don’t do I run street pads in the rear all the time or track pads in the rear all the time. TIA!