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      11-08-2017, 09:56 PM   #23
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SpeedSF is fantastic! My next day is most likely Nov 17th with HOD at Thill..
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I'll be headed up to Sonoma this weekend with Speed SF for the first time with their organization and at Sonoma. Can't wait to experience the track in person, has been on my list for awhile.
It is an awesome track!! Have a great time.

My car is getting an AIM dash put in and some sensors are on backorder so I might not be on the track until december
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Off to Laguna tomorrow.. anyone else coming? I'd love to meet and get some tips from some of you crazy fast drivers here..
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Off to Laguna tomorrow.. anyone else coming? I'd love to meet and get some tips from some of you crazy fast drivers here..
I wouldn't be there till next year...

What kind of wheels do you have on the car and tire sizes are you running? Those look like O.Z. ?

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Off to Laguna tomorrow.. anyone else coming? I'd love to meet and get some tips from some of you crazy fast drivers here..
Didn't have this one on my calendar, just looked it up and saw it's with HOD. Never been with them, how much track time do you get per day? Next Bay Area event for me is Laguna Seca with SpeedSF for Dec 30/31.
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I wouldn't be there till next year...

What kind of wheels do you have on the car and tire sizes are you running? Those look like O.Z. ?

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P.S. Got those ZCP Typ 666 and shopping for a track set...
Look into Apex and Titan wheels if you're looking to keep cost down. I went with Apex SM10's wrapped in 275/35/18 & 305/35/18 Nitto NT01s. I haven't spent a lot of time researching, but my only complaint is limited tire choice other than the NT01's in these sizes. Great setup though that accommodates the low end torque of the M4 well and will make you very competitive. Just make sure you get camber plates or you will eat through the fronts quickly if you're driving at the limit. I got 4 days out of my NT01's on stock camber and corded the outer edges of the front tires badly.
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Off to Laguna tomorrow.. anyone else coming? I'd love to meet and get some tips from some of you crazy fast drivers here..
I wouldn't be there till next year...

What kind of wheels do you have on the car and tire sizes are you running? Those look like O.Z. ?

Thank you !

P.S. Got those ZCP Typ 666 and shopping for a track set...
These are Apex SM 10.. 18x10 18x11 et25 et44.. I have two sets on the street I run mpss and on track nt01...

Cheap and strong wheels.. I have a long history running apex wheels and never had a problem.
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Off to Laguna tomorrow.. anyone else coming? I'd love to meet and get some tips from some of you crazy fast drivers here..
Didn't have this one on my calendar, just looked it up and saw it's with HOD. Never been with them, how much track time do you get per day? Next Bay Area event for me is Laguna Seca with SpeedSF for Dec 30/31.
You get five 20 minute sessions which is pretty standard.
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I don't get how some of you guys can do without track days and take a few months off in winter lol! . I lived in Seattle before and there was a definite off season there but here in the bay area I go once a month without fail. In winter months I just wait till last few days before signing up to avoid rain.. No need for an off season in California lol
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I don't get how some of you guys can do without track days and take a few months off in winter lol! . I lived in Seattle before and there was a definite off season there but here in the bay area I go once a month without fail. In winter months I just wait till last few days before signing up to avoid rain.. No need for an off season in California lol
Lol, I agree. On track to do 28 track days this year, slowed down a bit from the year before - will have 75 track days in 2 1/2 years. California is great.

My next event will be next weekend at Buttonwillow 15-16 Dec. Bringing my E92.
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Lol, I agree. On track to do 28 track days this year, slowed down a bit from the year before - will have 75 track days in 2 1/2 years. California is great.

My next event will be next weekend at Buttonwillow 15-16 Dec. Bringing my E92.
28!! .. wish I could do that many. I can do about 12 a year... but hopefully next year I'll do more.
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I don't get how some of you guys can do without track days and take a few months off in winter lol! . I lived in Seattle before and there was a definite off season there but here in the bay area I go once a month without fail. In winter months I just wait till last few days before signing up to avoid rain.. No need for an off season in California lol
Not all of us can just up and move to Cali!!!
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Come on!! It does rain here too .. (sometimes)
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Come on!! It does rain here too .. (sometimes)
Can't move but I'll come down to visit Thunderhill and Sonoma!
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Can't move but I'll come down to visit Thunderhill and Sonoma!
It'll be fun to have you down here! Let me know when!!
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On the east coast I did winter driving track days in Ontario so there's a way to get on track regardless.
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I don't get how some of you guys can do without track days and take a few months off in winter lol! . I lived in Seattle before and there was a definite off season there but here in the bay area I go once a month without fail. In winter months I just wait till last few days before signing up to avoid rain.. No need for an off season in California lol
Its the expendables that I cant afford, brakes and tires get beat to heck at track events. I was at T-Hill on 12.16 I believe, through Speed SF. I'll probably go to another one of theirs soon. Not confident enough to play at a track with walls quite yet so Sonoma and Laguna are out for now. I'll try and remember to post next time I'm going up to T-Hill.
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Laguna has more dirt than walls, with a few exceptions
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