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    Default So i went tracking for the first time...

    So i went on sunday with a few friends to shannonville nelson track. The track was small but it was good for beginners. I didn't take any pics myself but my friends did. But so far i only have 1. I'll upload more as soon as i get them.

    For the first time it was fun and exciting. I was a little nervous at first but after the first warm up lap the nervous was gone. Over all i did pretty well i think and a few old timers were pretty impressed with me from my first time at the track. In total i did about 22 laps (not at once) and then i i felt my brakes are starting to give up on me so i stopped there.

    An old guy with an old model S4 came up to me and said he like my car a lot and said it looks like its a very good handling car and was impressed







    Before the track day i put in the falken RT 615 225/45/17 and i was rubbing like crazy in the front so i had to raise my car a little. I didn't expect it to rub because my stock 215 had tons of room but i guess the 615 was a lot beefier. But I am running 17x7 with 32 offset and 2 degree camber in the front.
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    Default Re: So i went tracking for the first time...

    nice pics pearly...glad you had fun on my home track

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    Default Re: So i went tracking for the first time...

    Nice pics.

    If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.

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    Default Re: So i went tracking for the first time...

    something ive always wondered....
    why do you tape up your headlights?
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    Default Re: So i went tracking for the first time...

    Nice pics Kev..
    He prb tapes em up so that the don't get a stone/rock chip on them.

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    Your car looks great!
    You should look into upgrading your brake fluid with DOT 5.1 to help with the brake fade.

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    Default Re: So i went tracking for the first time...

    Pics look good!

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    Default Re: So i went tracking for the first time...

    Your SI is a good handling pkg out-the-box...the 615's are know to sit more SQUARELY than other tires of same size...

    you should let us know when you track again! =)

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    Default Re: So i went tracking for the first time...

    Looks like fun. I think I am going to the track day this weekend on the 12th but I will have to wait and see.

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    Default Re: So i went tracking for the first time...

    your passenger looked quite scared holding onto that oh sh!t handle.. haha

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    Nice man, how'd you do?
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    Quote Originally Posted by dentinger View Post
    something ive always wondered....
    why do you tape up your headlights?
    My fogs were glass so if a stone hits it then GG to $300.

    Quote Originally Posted by kaval View Post
    Your car looks great!
    You should look into upgrading your brake fluid with DOT 5.1 to help with the brake fade.
    I was suppose to put in the BBK but apparently theres something wrong with it so i returned it back to the owner. I'm saving up for the spoon BBK

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    Pics look good!
    Thanks ryan, you should join me next time

    Quote Originally Posted by Fobio View Post
    Your SI is a good handling pkg out-the-box...the 615's are know to sit more SQUARELY than other tires of same size...
    Yea i found out a little late.

    you should let us know when you track again! =)
    I'm ordering some camber bolts to adjust it a little more so i can clear the fender.
    I will for sure post on here next time theres a track day

    Quote Originally Posted by cereal83 View Post
    Looks like fun. I think I am going to the track day this weekend on the 12th but I will have to wait and see.
    You'll love your car there and then find out what you really need

    Quote Originally Posted by silvermist99 View Post
    your passenger looked quite scared holding onto that oh sh!t handle.. haha
    LOL.. i told him not to hold on to that because it makes me nervous.

    Quote Originally Posted by 3GFX View Post
    Nice man, how'd you do?
    It was only a lapping day so it wasn't competitive. Most of us were there to get used to tracking our cars and at the end of the day everyone started gunning it. hahah

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    Default Re: So i went tracking for the first time...

    hey man...if you're free on Sunday, I'm gonna be running with HADA in Brampton for AutoX...you should come out and meet some fellow Honda guys...and if you run, it's only $30, and you get at least 7 timed runs...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fobio View Post
    hey man...if you're free on Sunday, I'm gonna be running with HADA in Brampton for AutoX...you should come out and meet some fellow Honda guys...and if you run, it's only $30, and you get at least 7 timed runs...
    Not too much into autox but i might consider coming and see how you guys run

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    Default Re: So i went tracking for the first time...

    What's with the black cat? Tryin' to give you some bad luck.

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    ^^ Hahah. She was just walking around our cars and trying to get our attention.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pearly View Post
    Not too much into autox but i might consider coming and see how you guys run
    or go to the hada event on Aug, I should be there too.

    There was an 06-08 SI there last time with r compound and the guy was FAST. I was over 2 seconds slower then him iirc in a 40 second course.

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