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+1 Crashmy911

For novice group runs, you will be taking in a lot of information and processing. You may not push the car too hard.

+1 David in VA

I don't even think about bleeding the brakes anymore with the Castrol SRF. I replace it once a year and that's it. About $65 a quart, but well worth it.

One thing to watch out for is losing brake fluid through the reservoir vent. On the our SC cars, its on the left side of the bottle. Most turns are right hand on the track. The brake fluid will escape through the rubber tube and exit under the pan of the car......then get all over your paint down the left hand side. Not good as brake fluid makes for a great paint stripper. Especially ATE Blue or Gold...ask me how I know.

I tried a few different things over the years that included pinching the vent hose off and running the reservoir about half full to a catch can mounted under the hood. The best solution for my situation was to drill a hole in the center of the fill cap and pinch off the original vent nipple. That solved problem once and for all.

For brake pads, I like the Hawk HT-10. They have a nice initial bite with good fade characteristics and they don't leave nasty dust all over your wheels.....not like the Blue compound. I find the Pagid Orange pads to lack that initial bite of the Hawk, but then i suppose becomes a matter of preference.

As far as oil cooling goes, I tried the fender mounted coolers with fan and so on. Until I installed a front mounted cooler with AN-12 hose, I always had to "come in early" due to excessive oil temperatures. You want to keep your oil temp at 220 or less. Anything more is risking bearing damage.

Oh! And consider personal safety a top priority. Harness and Hans are a must if one is installing race seats and roll cage/bar. Otherwise slide around on factory seats and belts until you can afford the whole setup together...IMHO

I would add the you want to tuck as much rubber as you can under the fenders. 225/245 if possible. It should have been against the law to shod these car with 195/215 tires.

Have fun. My home track is Road Atlanta, but I really enjoy VIR whenever I can get up there. I never tire of those climbing esses.