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Here's the car advice: Gotta have good brakes and expect them to fade -- you'll just have to see how yours do at the track. Remember to build a little heat before blasting them, and definitely take a nice long cool-down lap with no brakes. Tire pressure: Pump 'em to the 40s somewhere. I like to drive to the track (build heat), then pump them to 44ish. You can always bleed from there. If your TT is a stock suspension set-up, then I recommend much higher rear tire pressure (or lower front pressure) to help dial out the understeer. Coolant: I was told running at high boost for extended periods would implode the lower Rad hose, and you could blow your engine. True or not, I installed the Stillen lower Rad pipe to be safe. If you can't get this done, then WATCH YOUR TEMP GAGE! I added Red Line Water wetter after a full system flush, and it must have helpep because I had no cooling issues even with a bra in place! Here's the driving advice: Be smooth, not herky-jerky. If you have never been to driving school, then get tips only from guys who really know what they are talking about. Find the guy who knows the track, and ask to follow him around to learn the line. The best advice I had came straight from Steve Millen: After braking for a turn, crack the throttle plenum open as soon as possible to get positive intake pressure. This will make the car very stable in the corner (at a maintenance or slightly accelerating speed). Do not carry braking very far into the corner; you will tend to lose the rear end (it's called trail braking). Your eyes: LOOK UP> What I mean is look through the corners, not at the curbing or corners themselves. Your binocular vision has a better sense of balance/roll/yaw when you look through the corner. It is OK to take quick glances down. Try it. Caution: As you get more aggressive, you are bound to find oversteer. Z32s can snap sideways VERY FAST. I wish there was a way to explain here, but there is not. Maybe my best advice is to keep your vision up when the car gets out of control (your brain will have an easier time dealing with it), and be very quick with your hands in countersteering -- don't just follow the rear-end sideways; try to catch it. Otherwise, you'll have a blast! Wish I could be there. Be safe! BG
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