My first track day, I didn’t really believe these tires would get sticky at the track. I was wrong. Quite sticky to the touch.

I’ll edit GoPro footage down to a single lap next week sometime and post it. My son and I had an amazing time and met some fantastic people.

  • @henfredemars@infosec.pub
    12•5 months ago

    Don’t cheap out between you and the ground. Beds, shoes, tires all apply.

    I recently got some Michelin CrossClimate 2s on my commuter, and while a bit rough on the road, I subjectively felt improvement in control and it performs very well in wet conditions common to my location where I often drive miles in standing water.

    • @BallShapedMan@lemmy.worldOPM
      3•5 months ago

      Totally agree! A good set of tires makes the whole difference on a vehicle.

      A few winters ago some friends and my wife and I all went up in the winter to a cabin all with equally capable vehicles. We spent a good bit on tires for it and they all used their all weather/summer tires. Our SUV didn’t flinch, they struggled and one got stuck multiple times.

  • @Die4Ever@programming.dev
    8•5 months ago

    my Cup 2 tires after a track day

    pretty sure I had Super Sports for my first track day, not sure I have pictures of it

    • @BallShapedMan@lemmy.worldOPM
      2•5 months ago

      Thank you! I love knowing that’s a badge of honor. My lateral g force maxed out at 0.96, the specs says on these wheels it’ll go to 1.05 so I definitely left some time on the track. But my for first time ever I feel really good about it.

      To be fair I put 150 laps on this track in this car in the simulator first so I knew my breaking and turning points pretty well. I don’t think I had a perfect lap but I had a few near perfect turns.

      I pushed the car to its limits for the first time, and now I’m thinking about getting a more capable car. I don’t need faster down the straights but more communication in steering, more planted with better rotation.

      • @DudeDudenson
        3•5 months ago

        I tried to do the same before my first track day but I couldn’t find my third world country economy car version of the golf 4 (a gol power) anywhere as a mod for asseto Corsa so I had to train with an alpha mito with a 50% restrictor lol

        Still didn’t feel the same but at least it helped me know the course

        Funnily enough driving a real car is a lot easier, the only thing harder is the manual vs the paddle shifter

        • @BallShapedMan@lemmy.worldOPM
          2•5 months ago

          Great solution! I also used AC and a mod for the course. Though it had my car.

          I’m still getting used to paddle shifting, so I found my M7 easier to shift.

          But I was gun shy, I got better times in the sim. I just couldn’t push my car that hard even though it was a pretty forgiving run off, only one wall you can hit and it’s on the inside of turn 1.