*The FL5 Track Junkie Thread*

[yeaitsahonda]

So like $5 race dollars?

I wish lol. Transport was 8 Race Dollars, test day and race weekend were 8.5 Race Dollars, fuel to get there and run the car was probably 3 race dollars. Thankfully work pays for the consumables. So similar to others a weekend at the track was about 20 Race Dollars. Typing this makes me realize why I quit racing and bought the FL5 lol.

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[svvitch]

How do I get on the work paying consumables program?

 

[yeaitsahonda]

How do I get on the work paying consumables program?

I don't think I could ever recommend being a mechanic or working with family to anybody but it does come with some perks. Low stress and easy work days aren't on that list but tires and brakes are lol.

 

[PointByPatrol]

I don't think I could ever recommend being a mechanic or working with family to anybody but it does come with some perks. Low stress and easy work days aren't on that list but tires and brakes are lol.

Those perks keep several race dollars available for other things that cost race dollars!

 

[yeaitsahonda]

Those perks keep several race dollars available for other things that cost race dollars!

That’s why when I sold my Miata and bought the Civic I felt like I should get a raise . Now I’m back in another Miata tho so I’m good where I’m at haha.

 

[svvitch]

I'll keep being a solution architect lol. Mechanics are very underrated with how complicated cars are getting.

 

[PointByPatrol]

I'll keep being a solution architect lol. Mechanics are very underrated with how complicated cars are getting.

Which is why I send my guys on bucket list destinations for good performance!

 

[TW00Si]

That’s why when I sold my Miata and bought the Civic I felt like I should get a raise . Now I’m back in another Miata tho so I’m good where I’m at haha.

I hope in the not so distant future I can have the place and funds to buy a used Miata for track days.

Guys, let’s stop asking each other how much sh!t costs. It’s the new don’t ask, don’t tell program here. If you break the rules, you get banned.

 

[svvitch]

I hope in the not so distant future I can have the place and funds to buy a used Miata for track days.

Guys, let’s stop asking each other how much sh!t costs. It’s the new don’t ask, don’t tell program here. If you break the rules, you get banned.

lol it just cost what it cost.

 

[BigBird]

Bar and plate intercoolers are likely the cause of overheating on a race track. They simply block too much air.

I have been saying this was the root cause. It will lead to more consistent power for longer BUT you have to do ALL the cooling mods to make it work

The V730 after it's heat cycled a couple of times is a fantastic tire. I went for a ride with one of my buddies in the instructor group with his GTI and the V730's were spectacular! I'm thinking about grabbing a set myself!

Was it a MK7 GTI that did a 2:11 in a stock turbo car with basic bolt-ons? he's definitely moving out there.

 

[PointByPatrol]

I have been saying this was the root cause. It will lead to more consistent power for longer BUT you have to do ALL the cooling mods to make it work


Was it a MK7 GTI that did a 2:11 in a stock turbo car with basic bolt-ons? he's definitely moving out there.

That's the guy! His name is Tony. He's one of my track buddies! He was on a pretty spicy tune for that lap!

 

[BigBird]

That's the guy! His name is Tony. He's one of my track buddies! He was on a pretty spicy tune for that lap!

From reading what his tune was, it really wasn't that spicy. It was really more like what a tuner would have done, but it was definitely more than he usually does. But the sweet thing is that he tunes it himself on the fly.

Definitely has that driver mod going for him

 

[PointByPatrol]

From reading what his tune was, it really wasn't that spicy. It was really more like what a tuner would have done, but it was definitely more than he usually does. But the sweet thing is that he tunes it himself on the fly.

Definitely has that driver mod going for him

He took me out with him for a few laps last weekend. He can wheel the hell out of that car. I was flying around in the passenger seat!

 

[Djseto]

How do I get on the work paying consumables program?

Funny enough, I work for one of the worlds largest CyberSecurity companies and they give us a quarterly amount of $250 that we can use on just about anything including car stuff as it falls into the Hobby category. That is as close as I get to work paying for consumables...

 

[svvitch]

Funny enough, I work for one of the worlds largest CyberSecurity companies and they give us a quarterly amount of $250 that we can use on just about anything including car stuff as it falls into the Hobby category. That is as close as I get to work paying for consumables...

Ha I used to get that with VMware. Now Broadcom offers nothing. Except RSU. It's quite a change.

I've decided to burn up my ps4s before getting a new set of 18" wheels and tires. Might as well, already have them. Buying a speedibleeder today or tomorrow. I'm sick of my mighty vac setup.

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