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Kevin@nextmod
07-08-2008, 12:53 AM
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


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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.

mleblond
07-08-2008, 12:59 AM
nice pics pearly...glad you had fun on my home track :)

07three
07-08-2008, 01:40 AM
Nice pics.

dentinger
07-08-2008, 03:24 AM
something ive always wondered....
why do you tape up your headlights?

yearoftherat
07-08-2008, 07:57 AM
Nice pics Kev..
He prb tapes em up so that the don't get a stone/rock chip on them.

kaval
07-08-2008, 08:12 AM
Your car looks great!
You should look into upgrading your brake fluid with DOT 5.1 to help with the brake fade.

cwp_sedan
07-08-2008, 08:26 AM
Pics look good! :)

Fobio
07-08-2008, 10:53 AM
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! =)

cereal83
07-08-2008, 11:32 AM
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.

silvermist99
07-08-2008, 11:37 AM
your passenger looked quite scared holding onto that oh sh!t handle.. haha

3GFX
07-08-2008, 11:44 AM
Nice man, how'd you do?

Kevin@nextmod
07-08-2008, 12:15 PM
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.


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


Pics look good! :)
Thanks ryan, you should join me next 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...
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


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


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.


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

Fobio
07-08-2008, 12:33 PM
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...

Kevin@nextmod
07-08-2008, 12:38 PM
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

FLIPDADY
07-08-2008, 12:56 PM
What's with the black cat? Tryin' to give you some bad luck.:chuckle

Kevin@nextmod
07-08-2008, 12:58 PM
^^ Hahah. She was just walking around our cars and trying to get our attention.

silvermist99
07-08-2008, 01:35 PM
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.