Anyone Track their car?

[14SonicLTZ]

Is anyone on this board have in the past or is planning on driving their sonic at a track day???

I am curious to see what kind of setup I would have to run...

 

[Van]

If it's your first track day, I'd just suggest getting (even borrowing) a helmet. Make sure *everything* is out of the car - your phone, coffee cup, stuff in the trunk, ice scraper, floor mats, etc.

Make sure your tires are properly inflated, make sure you have at least 1/2 of your front brake pad thickness left, make sure your fluids are at the right levels, and make sure your battery is bolted down.

Then go have fun!

Any respectable organization will pair you with an instructor for a day who will work with you from the right-seat to explain the driving line, smoothness of inputs, what to focus your vision on, and so much more!

Eventually there are a ton of mods you can do, but, remember, the longest journey starts with the first step! Just get out there and start doing it - you'll have plenty of time to figure the rest out as you go along.

 

[ahtoxa]

Do I track my car? Sometimes. I'd just peak out the window and make sure it's there and I know what it's doing.


Oh wait...

 

[$ub$onic]

This will be my 3rd year racing the sonic in autocross, I have also ventured onto the road course at least a dozen times.


Van covered all the basics.
Just have fun with it and be safe about it.


When your ready to start modding it for the track, feel free to pm me.

 

[Van]

Do I track my car? Sometimes. I'd just peak out the window and make sure it's there and I know what it's doing.


Oh wait...

You sound like a stalker... You need this!
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[14SonicLTZ]

This actually will be my second track day that I will be attending... my first was in 2007 with a modified 2001 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS... I will be running with NASA, I do need to buy a helmet, but they have rentals as well.

How is the driving style on the track vary from a All-wheel drive vehicle to a Front Wheel Drive?

my car is an automatic, would it be wise to run a transmission cooler? I also am hoping to get my Trifecta tune here in the near coming months...

 

[Van]

This actually will be my second track day that I will be attending... my first was in 2007 with a modified 2001 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS... I will be running with NASA, I do need to buy a helmet, but they have rentals as well.

How is the driving style on the track vary from a All-wheel drive vehicle to a Front Wheel Drive?

my car is an automatic, would it be wise to run a transmission cooler? I also am hoping to get my Trifecta tune here in the near coming months...

For your second track day, I don't think you need to worry about a transmission cooler.

Sure, the FWD will handle a little differently from 4WD, but that doesn't mean you'll consciously change your driving style... You'll still do threshold braking at your braking point... and try to ease off the brake pedal super smoothly as you're transitioning to lateral loading (turning). You'll still look way ahead down the track (I've been track driving for 18 years, and racing for 13 of those, and I can still improve how far down track my vision goes) and plan your throttle application for the earliest point where you can smoothly get to WOT (and stay on wide-open-throttle).

In short, it's still about finding the line, improving your vision, and learning to make your transitions as smooth as possible.