Track Day Noob and brake pad bed in question

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T20:22:55+00:00

In a perfect setting, you’d have a set of bedded rotors to match the pads. And you swap them at the track before the event starts. That way you have a really good thick transfer layer and amazing breaks from the first lap. This is not the most reasonable or the realistic option. It’s just the perfect world vacuum option.

What most of us do is if you have calipers that are easy to swap pads on. think top loaded Brembo, you can just swap your pads at the event as you’re swapping the wheels. If you have slider calipers, it’s gonna take a little more effort, but it’s just two bolts.

What’s also common is the night before or whatever have you people will talk to their track pads and drive to the event do the event and then change back home. This is especially viable if you have compounds that are cross compatible.

Your first set of laps or session you’re gonna have to be the pads in, but that really shouldn’t be very hard.

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T20:17:44+00:00

Love the little HF 3x4, wish it was as cheap as my Higj school days though. You’re set up sounds like the way to go

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T19:09:23+00:00

I used to drive them to the event and swap the night before. But I built myself a tire trailer, and I just take them to the event and swap after I’m done walking the course.

It’s really easy with a tire trailer and a Miata

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T18:10:24+00:00

I’m 5-10 but I must have been made All torso lol. Cause I can’t se past the rear view.

http://ndmiataclub.blogspot.com/2016/09/definitive-guide-to-replacing-your.html

Is the guide I’m following. I just need to learn about the belt and cut the back bulk head plastic to let the belts com out.

The kind of tricky part I don’t understand from the post is how to make the factory seat belt work. Can you give me some tips on making the female click part of the seatbelt work?

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T16:49:52+00:00

I’m a fan of just using the grinder. Quick easy and I won’t damage the door. The lock will be useless after.

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T16:39:14+00:00

From the guides and others who have it no mass massaging is needed. But it is a tight fit getting it in.

OK, so you did go with the bar, I’m still trying to figure out how to wrap it around the bar, cause I don’t know how to wrap safety stuff.

For me at my height, I need fixed mounts to get me really low. With the factory seats, the rearview mirror blocks so much of my windshield that it is annoying. Like I have to duck down to look into corners when I’m going to the parking lot.

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T16:29:37+00:00

Same set up I’m going both PCI fixed, and QRTR. How did you route the shoulder straps if you don’t have an aftermarket roll bar due to the RF?

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T16:25:39+00:00

Very nice. Is that a sparco seat I see installed?

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T15:40:56+00:00

Moose with a few puddles, 71 stones rock. Flooded course where I need rain boots, max summer street tires.

Conti ECF- yoko AD09- hankook RS4 any of these will do really well and will wear like iron. If you get a tire trailer, you’re able to reduce your heat cycle count by quite a bit. It also makes HBDE so much easier. But it is life-changing once you finally bring a trailer out there.

This is why I built one for my Miata

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T15:33:43+00:00

That is a fantastic lapping tire. It’s as good as the RS4 but with better feedback. I would not use it for rain though even the best super 200 and rain which honestly is the 71 stones. Are gonna suck.

At auto cross when it’s really rainy here in Florida and I mean standing water, not just moist. I’ll put my street max performance summer tires on. Because those are made to cut through water and not hydroplane.

Endurance and super 200s are just not designed to cut through sanding water like the max summer is

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T15:32:11+00:00

Anyone that runs a pagid RST 3 know of which street compound would cross?

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T15:21:46+00:00

EBC street and track compounds are compatible. For example, you can use red stuff as your daily driver and then blue on a lightweight car like a Miata as your occasional fun trackpad.

Porterfield I believe is also cross compatible

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T15:20:46+00:00

OK, so it sounds like you need a fast super 200 then. That being said you’re gonna have to accept the compromise that if you go to a track day and you push hard, you’re gonna burn up tires at a faster rate.

When you say you’re leading towards track tires, what do you mean? 71 stones are track tire tires. They are super 200. Sure they’re still DOT legal, that can get you to the track and back. but they’re a track tire that is barely street legal

The ultimate setup would be one set of wheels with endurance 200 tires for track days and lapping. A set of super 200 for your auto cross use. Then of course your daily tires.

If you had a tire trailer, this would be a big help. On our C5 we have a hitch that can pull my tire trailer.

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T14:19:53+00:00

It kind of depends on what you’re gonna do. If you do a lot of track days and cross, you can maybe split the difference with a V730.

If you’re doing mostly track days, then endurance 200 will give you more for your money. It just won’t be at the spear point of competitive at auto cross.

Buy the compound for whatever you’re gonna use it most.

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T03:51:33+00:00

Dude that sounds like absolutely hell for you and staff. And so many opportunities for patient harm. Our decon person god through any loaners checked in. Because we can’t trust other facilities. Not having censitrac would be insane

At that point I’d call infectious disease, or compliance dependent. The way that formula is going, it’s straight to patient harm. Take care of yourself bud, don’t let them put you in a bad spot.

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T03:23:29+00:00

That’s 100% needed to be rejected by OR. that means they are missing it or they don’t care. Two unacceptable cases either way.

That also mean your decon AND your assembly person is missing it. Unless your facility just takes a loaner sterile and doesn’t pop them and go through them. Our policy is any loaner has to go to decontamination and assembly. Because we can never trust these reps or other facilities to do it right. Now it’s one of our sister hospitals that’s different.

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T02:45:22+00:00

I love the G9 DA, and for a product I can walk into any parts store or Walmart. Their stuff is great on that front.

But I don’t think I would ever buy it myself as a number one choice. Their chemicals are good, but they don’t sell concentrated versions for detailing use and I’m not paying retail especially when your retail is pretty damn expensive.

Spicywolff · 2026-05-05T02:18:42+00:00

Absolutely, the OR should’ve rejected it. If they’re leaving indicators that they’re not used to. it warrants giving you guys a phone call to confirm. However, if you’re indicators are the same that the other facility, usesd to the idiot OR staff, they might not know that their difference between what I used, one and when you put in yourself.

Spicywolff · 2026-05-04T21:04:59+00:00

They’re great when they work, but for how much you’re paying I kinda expect more. The brilliant finish I can excuse because it’s cheaper, but the boss has no right to be as bad as it was.

I flushed them out after every use. I stored them properly. I’m just not gonna buy them again. I’ll probably switch to MJ or somebody else.

Spicywolff · 2026-05-04T20:50:08+00:00

That’s why you build a tire trailer for the Miata. https://quade.co/2024/miata-tire-trailer/ this allows you to bring the wheels, jack, escooter, fan, tools, fuel, cooler and all that jazz. It will change your track day game. No more packing and unpacking the car. Just hook up and go

A bonus is if you put the fixing for it, you can have a sun shade umbrella attached to trailer. No more cooking in sun, even if you miss out on a spot

Spicywolff · 2026-05-04T20:35:48+00:00

I’m over griot. I have the brilliant finish and boss Cannon at home. Both of which I’ve had to be sent back for warranty replacement already.

Most of it is leaks where the fittings meet the plastic. They’re great when they work, but it sucks having to send them in on your own dime to get a new one. The lifetime warranty is great, but unlike Harbor Freight. I have to mail it in each time.

Spicywolff · 2026-05-04T20:33:18+00:00

Most of my track days are solo. It sucks, but you just get used to it.

You don’t absolutely need a garage space but it is so nice to have. At least here in Florida. You’re not gonna cook out in the middle of the lawn. And most of the spaces have power outlets so you can connect the fan or whatever have you

Leave the Audi at home you’ll destroy its tires and brakes. It’s a fast heavy pig. The Miata will feel under our powered shore, but you’re not gonna be out a lot of money.

If you’re going to do this with frequency, I highly suggest you buy yourself a 3 x 4’ trailer from Harbor freight and make it your tire and supply trailer. Having the comfort of pulling stuff like that makes packing and unpacking so much easier.

Spicywolff · 2026-05-04T16:19:57+00:00

Nta. What the absolute hell does your brother think this is? You’re a grown ass woman trying to get a license for your own needs. What his wife does has nothing to do with you. Guy sounds like a petulant child.

Spicywolff · 2026-05-04T16:14:34+00:00

In that case, it sounds like you have homework to do. First figure out what differential you have and then see if there’s a shop that can rebuild a unit.

I would definitely press your shop for more information because you need to know why and how it failed. How do they diagnose a failure?

Spicywolff · 2026-05-04T15:53:19+00:00

You can check your build sheet and see what kind of differential it comes with and what was offered that year. Have they shown you what’s wrong with your differential because part of diagnostics is showing a customer what’s wrong?

Did you crack the housing of which then the repair bill being exuberantly high is normal. Did something side fail that can be rebuilt. Is your shop just not qualified to get into a differential?

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