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Dean 2006-04-11 12:43 PM

May 22-23 @ Salt Lake: Audi Event
 
2 Day Driving School and Safety Seminar at Second Creek / Miller Motorsports Park Park near Salt Lake City, Utah...

The longest track in the west/US?

4.5 Miles, 24 turns...
$395 for two days including first night banquet...

More details and registration: http://www.audiclubrmc.org/Events/DrivingSchool/MMP/

Should be a blast.

A1337STI 2006-05-08 03:24 PM

How much tread should my tires have left before attending this event ? And how much tread loss will occur ? (any reasonable guess is fine) i'm on RE070s .
I'm guessing after 2 more autocrosses , they won't be suitable to attend a driving school on.

Dean 2006-05-08 03:54 PM

2 Track days use much less tire than a day of autocrossing.

qksubi 2006-05-08 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by A1337STI
How much tread should my tires have left before attending this event ? And how much tread loss will occur ? (any reasonable guess is fine) i'm on RE070s .
I'm guessing after 2 more autocrosses , they won't be suitable to attend a driving school on.

Well if roll your diff to the rear you will only use two tires ;)

A1337STI 2006-05-10 11:38 AM

I recall spinning my car and sliding backwards across the finish line last time i did that, which i think wore my fronts a bit. Guess i could always give if a 2nd shot though :)

A1337STI 2006-05-12 10:19 AM

I got my confirmation letter. I'm In. Driver ability Mod here i come :)

Dean 2006-05-12 11:41 AM

Don't know if you have already booked your hotel, but I will probably stay elsewhere to save 30 bucks or so a night on a room. Expedia $42 rate looking good so far.

A1337STI 2006-05-12 02:45 PM

Ah Thanks. I have family out in salt lake city , and park city , So i'll be crashing with an uncle or cousin I'm very excited ! It will be my first time on a track /road course. (unless the autoX counts as a track) :)

A1337STI 2006-05-16 02:39 PM

got an email with a tech inspection form. one of the pass/fail items is suspension travel noise. i do have the famous strut clunk .. :( really hope that won't fail me as i highly dought subaru will fix it with in 3 days . (haven't even called up subaru about it yet)

Dean 2006-05-16 04:47 PM

Should not be an issue, as it is "normal" for inverted shocks...

doubleurx 2006-05-16 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A1337STI
got an email with a tech inspection form. one of the pass/fail items is suspension travel noise. i do have the famous strut clunk .. :( really hope that won't fail me as i highly dought subaru will fix it with in 3 days . (haven't even called up subaru about it yet)

Make sure to mention to the techs to torque your lugs to the correct spec. At every Audi event I have been to; they torque the lugs to around 90'# which can equal "oh snap" in a subaru.

Kevin M 2006-05-16 07:10 PM

Really? I always ran mine at 85 anyway. :oops:

Dean 2006-05-16 08:44 PM

Alex, get Cory to look at the car, and put a business card on it at the meet. Tech done...

doubleurx 2006-05-17 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS
Really? I always ran mine at 85 anyway. :oops:

I still remember someone at our RFR track day who snapped a stud at 90'#.

My carrera spec is 91'# - the subaru is 67'#...go figure.

sperry 2006-05-17 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by doubleurx
I still remember someone at our RFR track day who snapped a stud at 90'#.

My carrera spec is 91'# - the subaru is 67'#...go figure.

Germans over-engineer everything. Not that I have a problem with that.

A1337STI 2006-05-17 11:08 AM

I can have Cory tech the car ? Sweet. I'm gonna owe him drinks or food twice now. So that nissan dealership sells audis too?

and that's a relief on the noise. its really really bad on the street i live on, kahle needed repairs like 4 years ago, and they installed a 'warning rough road' sign to fix the problem. :(

(and yes i'm overly excited ) :D

Dean 2006-05-17 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry
Germans over-engineer everything. Not that I have a problem with that.

Germans use lug bolts mostly, 12x1.5 instead of the Subaru 12x1.25 studs. The former are probably stronger, but a PITA.

Typical torqueing for 1.25 is about 65-80 ft*lbs, whereas 1.5s run 90-105ft*lbs.

Kevin M 2006-05-17 11:49 AM

Shit... now I'm undertorquing my Miata lugs. :eek: Well, when I use a torque wrench anyway. Most of the time I've just thrown the breaker bar on there and used German torque spec since the torque wrench is in Matt's trunk usually. :lol:

Dean 2006-05-17 12:05 PM

The Miata is speced at 62-85 I think even though it is a 12x1.5. I use 75 the same as the Subarus.

Maybe the difference in torque is bolt vs. nutand/or 4 vs. 5 lug...

Kevin M 2006-05-17 12:18 PM

Yeah, since my wheels are hubcentric, I'd rather slightly undertorque them than over torque. And if they haven't fallen off at RFR or Stead at 80 ft/lbs yet, I'm sure I'm okay there from now on.

A1337STI 2006-05-17 12:20 PM

I have a set of 12X1.5 locking Lug Nuts BTW (came with some rims i ordered for my old WRX) obviously they didn't fit. so i got some new lugs over nighted for free. (if that fits one of the miatas or something)

Kevin M 2006-05-17 02:32 PM

Yeah, the Miata is 12x1.5. Bring them to the next meet or autocross you go to, I'll check 'em out.

A1337STI 2006-05-25 01:41 PM

:D :) :D :) so the Audi driving event @ the track Rocked !!! Lots of fun! only now I feel like i'm addicted to track . :lol: loads of fun. i really liked turn 7 (double apex left ) . Turns 16-18 are a fun S / feels like a slalom. and of course 23 going onto the large straight away ! I definatly feel that i learned a lot while there.

oh On my way back from Utah yesterday i couldn't resist pulling off of 80 and onto the salt flats for a little drive around. I had never been out on the flats before. first i walked around becuase i kept thinking the flat would be more sandy and soft. but its very hard and has way higher traction then i thought. i was sliding my car around and quickly noticed i was leaving huge tire marks on the salt :lol: i think i lost more tread 5 minutes of salt drifting then i did 2 days of track driving.

now my car really really needs a wash .

Dean 2006-05-25 01:44 PM

I'm bringing video for tonight if we get our room...

It was a blast. First class facility in the works. ALMS is there soon, and if there was ever a place to hold a F1 race in the US, this may well be it.

And you thought the front straight at RFR was fast... I almost needed 6th in my stock STI, and I wasn't even really trying...

Fortunately it ends in a nice sweeping left hander with tons of runoff.

A1337STI 2006-05-25 01:54 PM

Maybe i was shifting too early ? I had set my shift light/beep to 6K so i wouldn't have to look at my tac. I had a few laps where i heard the beep far enough before the braking zone , so i was shifting into 6th and going WOT for some moments (hard to tell exactly how long)

how far up (RPM Wise) were you taking 5th ? Course i also had one lap where i went to about the rev limiter in 5th. (the first lap that i stayed on the gas after hearing beeps in 5th, i was coasting the last 1/10 of the straight away most of monday) As i just didn't think i could stay on the throttle as long as i was able to .


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