Had my 3rd HPDE3 track day in the P3D yesterday, got some decent in-car video in case anyone is interested. There were 4 sessions yesterday, ended up skipping the second so I could run to the parts store and get some sandpaper to sand the glazing off my brake pads.
1st session I had a little off-road adventure, watch starting at 14:25. In the session before mine, a guy in DE2 did essentially the same thing but wasn't able to correct it and went into the tire wall off the right side of the track.
3rd and 4th sessions were pretty uneventful.
3rd:
4th:
This was my first time using a HPWC to charge at the track...plugged into a 14-50 outlet and was able to consistently get 48 amp charge rate throughout the day. Going from a Gen 1 UMC at 40 amps to the HPWC at 48 amps appears to make the difference between being able to stay at track vs leaving for a lunch time supercharging session. I didn't get to do all 4 sessions yesterday but the charge and discharge rates were in line with what I had predicted, and sans brake problems I'm confident I could have done all 4 sessions, starting the day at 100% and ending between 10-15%.
My Hankook RS4s now have a total of 6 sessions on them, they have done great but have noticeable wear on the outsides. Camber adjustment is next on my list.
After trashing the stock brake pads my first time out back in April, I upgraded to RB rotors and XT910 street pads. Appears that I should have gone with their more aggressive XT970 track pads. The 910s are significantly better than stock....where the stock pads glazed over halfway through my first session, the 910s are good for about 2 full sessions. I sanded mine down during the day, then put 2 more sessions on them and they were glazed again.
Here's what I found when I pulled them after 1st session (they also had 3 sessions on them from last outing):
Sanded them down and put 2 more sessions on them. Here's a pic I took this morning....had to sand again. Glazed pad on left, sanded pad on right. Rears were also glazed, didn't get a pic.
So what's next.....I decided the 910s are going to be my street pads combined with stock rotors, and I'll likely get a set of XT970s for the next track day to pair with my RB rotors. Also need some camber adjustment, that likely won't happen until late Feb or early March though.
Also found that the frunk is a perfect fit for a large floor jack
1st session I had a little off-road adventure, watch starting at 14:25. In the session before mine, a guy in DE2 did essentially the same thing but wasn't able to correct it and went into the tire wall off the right side of the track.
3rd and 4th sessions were pretty uneventful.
3rd:
4th:
This was my first time using a HPWC to charge at the track...plugged into a 14-50 outlet and was able to consistently get 48 amp charge rate throughout the day. Going from a Gen 1 UMC at 40 amps to the HPWC at 48 amps appears to make the difference between being able to stay at track vs leaving for a lunch time supercharging session. I didn't get to do all 4 sessions yesterday but the charge and discharge rates were in line with what I had predicted, and sans brake problems I'm confident I could have done all 4 sessions, starting the day at 100% and ending between 10-15%.
My Hankook RS4s now have a total of 6 sessions on them, they have done great but have noticeable wear on the outsides. Camber adjustment is next on my list.
After trashing the stock brake pads my first time out back in April, I upgraded to RB rotors and XT910 street pads. Appears that I should have gone with their more aggressive XT970 track pads. The 910s are significantly better than stock....where the stock pads glazed over halfway through my first session, the 910s are good for about 2 full sessions. I sanded mine down during the day, then put 2 more sessions on them and they were glazed again.
Here's what I found when I pulled them after 1st session (they also had 3 sessions on them from last outing):
Sanded them down and put 2 more sessions on them. Here's a pic I took this morning....had to sand again. Glazed pad on left, sanded pad on right. Rears were also glazed, didn't get a pic.
So what's next.....I decided the 910s are going to be my street pads combined with stock rotors, and I'll likely get a set of XT970s for the next track day to pair with my RB rotors. Also need some camber adjustment, that likely won't happen until late Feb or early March though.
Also found that the frunk is a perfect fit for a large floor jack
