Laguna Seca - 3/21/2014

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SanCarlosQ45
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Joined: Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:47 pm
Car: 1994 Q45 144,000
2013 Nissan Xterra Pro-4x
1967 MGB GT Special
Location: Ooltewah, TN

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So for my dad birthday I decided that we should go on a track day at either Laguna Seca in Monterey or Infineon up in Santa Rosa. I would take my 94' and he would take his new to him 2007 Mazdaspeed 3. Neither of us had done a track day before so we decided to go with Hooked on Driving. I have to say I am extremely pleased with there service and organization. Almost all beginner group drivers got a coach in the car for the entire day which consisted of 5 20 minute sessions on the track.

So how did the car do? Well it did a lot better than expected. As you can see from my sig I have quite a few modification, but my biggest concern were the JDM engine and low mileage 91' trans. But after pushing the car fairly hard there were no issues a all. The biggest problem the entire day though was brake fade. The first session was the worst, I think the pads weren't properly bedded, but was there near the last few corners on each lap. I don't have my BB setup yet so that will help considerably. The next big issue was the tires, I moved the old tires from the back to the front and put new ones in there place. The new Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 so much better than the other Hankooks I had both in the wet and dry. So much more grip as well as sidewall stiffness in the corners. I never felt like I would loose control unless I pushed it way too hard into the corners.

Anyways it was a successful day, in fact on average I was faster than my dad in his speed3 which was quite surprising and I think I can knock about 5-10 seconds off with more experience and better brakes+tires. These cars have quite a lot of potential, a lot more than people think on this forum.

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I could give a more thourough review of Hooked on Driving if anyone is interested. I would not hesitate to go to another one of their events, in fact I think we will go back in the next 3-4 months.


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