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2slow
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 7:55 pm |
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Joined: Sun Jul 04, 2004 11:34 pm Posts: 653 Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
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Roy wrote: Did it have Ingolstadt plates on it?
Fancy a pair of black eyes, Sunshine??!!!
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Roy
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:01 pm |
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Joined: Sun May 27, 2001 2:52 pm Posts: 5556 Location: Mehlingen,Rhineland Pfalz, Deutschland
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2slow
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:03 pm |
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jinstall wrote: Need better and bigger brakes.
Part of being quick on the Ring is to be easy on the brakes. The more you focus on the perfect line, the less you will need your brakes. Imagine you are doing a 24h race, how far are you going to get if you can cook your brakes in one lap?
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Roy
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:30 pm |
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Lancer033
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:01 pm |
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Joined: Mon Aug 09, 2004 6:27 pm Posts: 846 Location: Hampton, VA
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Roy wrote: Thats easy one lap
well, you'd make part of the 2nd lap
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2slow
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:52 am |
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You will also make a dent in the railing.....
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Roy
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 6:28 am |
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TurboManiacal
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 6:48 am |
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Roy wrote: The armco I hit didn't even put paint on it, much less put a dent in it.
Gotta love GM and their love of plastic exteriors!
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spade
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 7:05 am |
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Joined: Sun Dec 22, 2002 10:44 pm Posts: 152 Location: Belgium
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Brakes would be a must before I attempted any road race. I talk about doing it all the time but just have not worked up the nerve to actually do it.
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Roy
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:31 am |
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spade wrote: Brakes would be a must before I attempted any road race. I talk about doing it all the time but just have not worked up the nerve to actually do it.
Spade, when you say brakes you just mean fluid, pads,and rotors right? It will probably take a few visits before you pop under 10 mins , depends on the learning curve before you need serious upgrades to the brakes. Like mention earlier its all about being smooth and having a good memory for the Nordschleife.
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BenZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:37 am |
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Joined: Mon Sep 10, 2001 3:53 pm Posts: 2485 Location: Mainz, Germany
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I have absolutely no problems with my brakes (especially with the cooling ducts) on the Nordschleife. Maybe that also has to do with my driving style with not a lot of and smooth braking. What is killing them real quick is Hockenheim!
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spade
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:45 pm |
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Joined: Sun Dec 22, 2002 10:44 pm Posts: 152 Location: Belgium
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When I talk about brakes I am actually talking about getting a bigger kit. I have plenty enough power to go fast I just need something to slow me down as well. Other than a wall that is.
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Lancer033
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 4:23 pm |
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SyGoat wrote: Roy wrote: The armco I hit didn't even put paint on it, much less put a dent in it. Gotta love GM and their love of plastic exteriors!
complain if you will, but my composite (plastic) exterior did very well in my encounter with the wall. The car just bounced off with a few scratches, no damage to the 'glass
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BenZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 5:26 pm |
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Joined: Mon Sep 10, 2001 3:53 pm Posts: 2485 Location: Mainz, Germany
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Must've been special Corvette plastic then. When I hit (not hard at all) the guard rail some years ago, my front fender cracked.
Ben
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85z28
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 6:51 pm |
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Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2004 4:34 pm Posts: 548 Location: Atlanta, Ga
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spade wrote: When I talk about brakes I am actually talking about getting a bigger kit. I have plenty enough power to go fast I just need something to slow me down as well. Other than a wall that is.
If you don't get heat fade then bigger brakes just slow down your acceleration from added rotational mass just like bigger wheels. and from what I understand alot of the brake fade can be taking care of with the stuff roy mentioned plus maybe some cooling ducts?
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85z28
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 6:54 pm |
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Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2004 4:34 pm Posts: 548 Location: Atlanta, Ga
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I don't want to try to convince you not to get bigger brakes cause sometimes it is needed and even if it isn't completely needed it might add alittle peace of mind.
and me personally I would probably do bigger brakes when I was upgrading the lines and fluid and all the crap if I had the money.
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spade
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 6:19 am |
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Joined: Sun Dec 22, 2002 10:44 pm Posts: 152 Location: Belgium
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Bigger is always better right? But really though I think I am just going to buy a nice set of pads and rotors. For the driving I do 90% of the time that should be fine just for me. I changed the lines out a few years back to steel braided ones.
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jinstall
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:39 pm |
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Joined: Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:08 pm Posts: 942 Location: Fort Bliss, Texas
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258mm is not enough surface to have on the Ring I think. Maybe if I had the RS front brakes (300mm?)things would be a little better. I know that on Hockenheim they are way too small as I smoked them on the 3rd lap. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. One piston calipers and rear drum brakes just don't cut it on the track.
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Post subject: new best Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 2:01 pm |
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2slow
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:44 pm |
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Joined: Sun Jul 04, 2004 11:34 pm Posts: 653 Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
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12 minutes 86
That's a bit slow for the 'Ring....
Of course Roy takes even longer on his bicycle!
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