ITHERTZ66 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 I'm wanting to do a little road racing, autocrossing and drag racing for fun this summer with my GT-H. I'm not looking to compete or modify the car to do this - just want to have fun and learn how to drive my car FAST. I'm not sure how to handle this with an automatic, and my car also has a Whipple. Has anybody attempted this with the automatic GTs or GT-Hs? I wonder what the best way to handle the shifter and right foot is? Just keep it in DRIVE and not worry about it? Any tips for me would be appreciated as I'm not used to automatics for any kind of "sporting" event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Patten Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Practice left foot braking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmor Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 My initial thoughts: No. 1 - re: mods, you will need to upgrade the brake pads at least. For example - http://www.hawkperformance.com/performance/hpplus.php No. 2 - make sure your tires are in good shape. What tires do you have? No. 3 - for road racing, I highly recommend you take a class or two or three to get started. No. 4 - if not modifying, stick it in drive and go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SGT4578 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Buy a TCI ratchet shifter, you are not gonna want to shift the gears manually with the stock piece. You also are not gonna want to leave it in drive either. Plus, always remember to turn off the TCS. www.tciauto.com/.../streetfighter-reg-05-... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmor Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 May wanna leave the TCS on until you get more experienced LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 I would encourage a High Performance Driving Class. I did the Bondurant class (and am taking the advanced class in the days before the bash this March). Miller Motorsports also has a school as does Spring Mountain (Ron Fellows). TCS on and off will certainly affect the feel of the track, especially in turns. I would turn it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITHERTZ66 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Actually, I will be doing a HP driving class at BIR. As for brake pads, It seems those Hawks have mixed reviews. Most of my driving will be street - some have reported that those pads are incredibly dusty and loud. Others, don't report this. I don't want to have to change out pads just for a track session. Are they street friendly or not? Do I need new rotors to mate with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 I've done all of those with my GT-H. In drag racing, you will be fastest just putting it in Drive, traction control off, overdrive off. (based on your tune of course with how your shift patterns are set up, etc.) Totaly stock, the fastest way in the quarter is drive, with no question. I've done everything imaginable with shifting, braking, launches and was never able to be faster than drive. Now that you are supercharged, it will depend a lot on how your tune is set up for shift patterns. For road racing, the ratchet shifter is the way to go. The stock shifter is pretty hard to deal with holding 1st, only hitting second or third. That is the hardest time I had with the short stock shifter. The ratchet shifter is awesome for knowing what gear you are locked into. Most autocrosses you will be left in first or second gear. Stock shifter is ok, but again the ratchet shifter helps here also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown Away Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 One important thing that has been looked over is to get an additional trans cooler installed. I learned the hard way. The factory trans cooler is worthless if your going to track your car. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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