2011 Proving Grounds Road-Course discussion.

[Dizmm]

Do you get to do a lap or anything before the standing start to warm up the brakes?

nope. its HSAX style.

brake shouldn’t need to be warmed up, i've used some really aggressive pads and they all worked immediately. Tires however are a different story. There shouldn’t be too much downtime between runs.

[Speedfreak]

Wow, must have been tired when I did that math.

[Dizmm]

Road course w/ no tire or brake warm up is simply just dangerous and asking accidents.

All depends on the tire you're using. This is run just like any other HSAX event. I'd love to run full flying laps, but that would raise the cost of the events tremendously. everyone would need to rent a transponders.

I've never had any brakes not work when cold. I've used PFC's, Carbotechs, Hawks, Ferrodos, RacingBrakes, all of them worked the same cold to hot.

The Timed laps are purely optional.

[Goat Blower]

I like option 3, and the idea of road course on Saturday, drag racing on Sunday. That way if I blow my shit up on the strip, I still had got my weekend's worth.

[PSI2HI]

All depends on the tire you're using. This is run just like any other HSAX event. I'd love to run full flying laps, but that would raise the cost of the events tremendously. everyone would need to rent a transponders.

I've never had any brakes not work when cold. I've used PFC's, Carbotechs, Hawks, Ferrodos, RacingBrakes, all of them worked the same cold to hot.

The Timed laps are purely optional.

I personally run R888's. Another buddy that would most likely attend runs NT01's. i've went out on cold tires and its not fun. Typically when i think auto-x its max 40mph.

Any rough idea the effect on cost to run flying laps? At MAM if i recall it was only like $10-20 to rent a transponder for the day.

[Kracka]

Typically when i think auto-x its max 40mph.
Nope.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Was it a standing start last year?

[Matt D.]

Typically when i think auto-x its max 40mph.
I've been on rev limiter in 2nd gear at autocrosses a few times (numerous venues and even SCCA events) and that is over 60mph, once shifted to 3rd for a brief moment before braking and back to 2nd.

[PSI2HI]

I know last year was open lapping saturday, not sure what went down sunday.

Anyways, typically most the auto-x stuff around here is lower speed. Point being is your not running corners or sweepers @ 60+mph. Went out on cold tires last year @ MAM and that was a handful and wont intentially be doing that again anytime soon. Whats the reason for not having a 2 day event this year?

[Kracka]

Autocross tires are designed to heat up quickly. For example, this is why Dunlop revised the original Z1 and made the Z1*Spec.