yng_750 247 Report post Posted June 11, 2013 Though i would put this in general due to short notice. Taupo motorsport park has decided to put on a couple of events this week. RUSH HOUR ROAD CARS 4 - 5PM - Next dates 13th & 14th of June!! We are offering you the chance to come out and have a blat around the track from 4-5pm for just $30!!! Your car must have a W.O.F and rego. No race/rally cars. All you need is a helmet(can be hired), long sleeved top & pants and closed in shoes No Drifting. Call 07 376 5033 for more info! im going to take the 540i down, cant do to much damage in 1 hour. apparently these will be a regular occurrence now but im guessing the first day will be more fun due to hopefully less people. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turbolizard 38 Report post Posted June 11, 2013 im going to take the 540i down, cant do to much damage in 1 hour. Don't count on it! You will need to rest 540i road brakes quite a few times over an hour. After a couple of laps a road car will need a bit of a breather, or you could get things hotter than you want and really start to chew through them (brake pads, rotors and tyres, or even transmissions and engines). Have fun, but keep your head... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tristan 338 Report post Posted June 11, 2013 How does your insurance deal with track days? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffbebe 1559 Report post Posted June 11, 2013 Very keen to do a few track days soon but need to get the 540i in order before hammering it - suspension's good, needs better brakes/pads for track, engine needs some work before that kind of strain... Don't want to blow it up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yng_750 247 Report post Posted June 12, 2013 insurance doesnt cover it, but its only a car. have driven street and track cars on tracks so i know its more fun to do an hour at 80% than 5 mins at 100% im not actually going to drive for an hour just making a point. be interesting to reset the average fuel consumption calculator before i start. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yng_750 247 Report post Posted June 13, 2013 That was an absolute blast. Due to it being their first ever afternoon track day i got the entire track to myself. 540i managed to go for the entire hour without issue. could do about 2 laps hard then one easing off to stop the brakes cooking to badly. did a 2.04 around the long track, not sure how good that fares but it got very interesting when it started raining. heaps of fun catching the fairly snappy oversteer. could do with a faster steering rack but hey cant complain. Deff going to go on track again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1528 Report post Posted June 13, 2013 Sounds like you should of changed your brake fluid or even better used racing brake fluid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slybma 38 Report post Posted June 13, 2013 Are they going to run these on weekends too? or mainly week nights Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted June 13, 2013 Sounds like you should of changed your brake fluid or even better used racing brake fluid. yeah i got street fluid i think, i can only manage a few laps and then have to stop for 5 minutes track all to ones self, that would be nice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Top Secret 2 Report post Posted June 13, 2013 Damn, kicking myself for not taking time off work and going Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yng_750 247 Report post Posted June 13, 2013 I was surprised that i had no issue with fluid. Pedal stayed fairly consistant. Pads just faded and lost grip, even then it was fairly easy to feel them going rather than them just fading instantly as i have had in the past. Got up to 180 on the back straight but took 200 meters to get it down to 60 again which is pretty sad. Was good fun being alone as i could get it very sideways in the wet and not worry about other people if it bit back too hard. They have another on tomorow at 4 but im stuck working. Not sure how often they will run them. Hopefully more in summer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1528 Report post Posted June 13, 2013 Pads didnt come to mind, i guess i always assume people are always running oem equivlant's or better. I had oem Jurid pads and good fluid on the 740il and had no issues on the same track over 4 or 5 laps so whatever they are they must be lacking a bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoKer 58 Report post Posted June 13, 2013 (edited) you can get the track for $500 to do [almost] anything you want for a day http://www.trademe.co.nz/travel-events-act...n-601833485.htm and yea any track days I have run limit street cars to 10 min sessions/1 warm up lap, 3 hot, and 1 cool down is usually enough to get neat brake fade dot 5 fluid min is recommended in Subaru land with good pads, Taupo is fun! Edited June 13, 2013 by JoKer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
