[COTA] Chin Track Day impressions

[ACM4327]

There’s one more event with Chin at COTA on Oct 3-4. Signups are on 7/13 at 9pm and you have to signup within the first minute or so for novice or it sells out. It was $1500 for two days.

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[johnny.silva7]

Thanks!

I have Apex SM10RS with Nankang CRS’s mounted on them. Driving across the country on all seasons to get there. All my previous track days were at Pitt Race which was local and I never had to worry about swapping wheels outside my own garage.

I did not rent a garage, that’s too rich for my blood haha

Did you end up going? How was it? I was there for Sunday only.

 

[ACM4327]

Did you end up going? How was it? I was there for Sunday only.

It was incredible. Weather was looking rough leading up to that weekend but it turned out pretty good. Dry Friday, and Saturday morning stayed mostly dry. I got two sessions in the rain Saturday afternoon which was a great experience as well. It was well worth the 1400 mile drive!

 

[johnloov]

Very curious, what light mods did the instructor have that ran a 2.31??!! Would love to know! Thank you!

Track Details: 54-66 degF and cloudy. 1 track day with Chin Track Days. 4 30-minute sessions. First time at COTA.

Mods:
Falken Azenis RT615K+
Endless ME20 Front Brake Pads
Paragon P3 Rear Brake Pads
PRL HVI
Catted TSP DP
PRL Front Pipe
Acura ADS Module
Front Whiteline Adjustable Ball Joints (-2.6 front)

Overall impression: I was blown away by what this car could do with relatively minimal mods. The cooler weather gave me the chance to run it longer, and I managed to get up to 9 laps per session. The car ran smoothly all day, with just one minor hiccup where the car went to limp mode after some aggressive driving and zero traffic.

Chin Track Days at COTA is an outstanding group to run with. Everything is well-organized, and there’s zero drama. So far, this has been the best HPDE experience I’ve had.

My best time of the day was a 2:37 with an optimal time of 2:34. Not the cleanest, but had fun chasing another FK8 and S2000.

For a reference point, a very-experienced instructor showed up in his lightly modded FL5 and ran a best time of 2:31 (which is nuts):
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[johnny.silva7]

Very curious, what light mods did the instructor have that ran a 2.31??!! Would love to know! Thank you!

Exhaust, 200TW tires, and track pads.

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