Trackdays

[gmdh555]

Does anyone take their back seats out or is that just too sad? How about the spare?

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[172gal]

Alot of them rip the seats, spare, absolutely everything when they go up the strip!! Not sad at all mate.

 

[Jon1978]

I dont have a spare!!

 

[CocoPops]

Wot is it Tescos say???

"Every little helps"

No idea, but I can understand people doing it. Not sure if Id bother myself

 

[Dash]

Anything to make it a bit lighter should help I suppose.

Would adding a little helium to the tyres help

 

[Rich-D]

Quote: Originally posted by gmdh555 on 03 January 2004


Does anyone take their back seats out or is that just too sad?

I only ever strip my cars for 1/4 mile racing, never bothered when Ive done track days.

However we did strip my mates mk1 172 last time we took it and that made quite a difference to the handling as it oversteered more, which we wanted.




Quote: Originally posted by gmdh555 on 03 January 2004



How about the spare?



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Spare?!

 

[Roamer]

(172)Hmmmmmmm only things Ive got to take out now is all the plastic trim and the dash, got rid of the back seats and spare ages ago, and now swapped the heavy front seats for nice lightweight ones - in fact the passenger seat will be out for 1/4 milen this year toooo

(williams) yup take it all out when going 1/4 milen, but put back in afterwards - its my can carry friends car lol - But I dont carry a spare - just a complete waste of weight lol

 

[gmdh555]

scuse my ignorance, but what do you use instead of a spare, something out of a can?

 

[Jon1978]

Supposedly - or as I did, the AA

The trouble with the foam is that if you get a puncture on the motorway, your journey is buggered, as you can only do something like 20mph on the wheel!

 

[Griff]

http://www.123bikes.co.uk/acatalog/co008.jpg

 

[telford_mike]

Waste of time stripping the car for trackdays - losing the rear seats isnt going to help you catch that 911 or Noble after all. 1/4 mile-ing is a different matter, and every bit definitely helps! I might even go on a diet this year

 

[david16v]

if you take the seats out it helps with carrying the spare track tyre/slicks

 

[telford_mike]

Quote: Originally posted by david16v on 04 January 2004


if you take the seats out it helps with carrying the spare track tyre/slicks

lol; + trolley jack, foot-pump, pot-noodles...

 

[david16v]

yup - dont forget the noodles

 

[Rich-D]

Quote: Originally posted by telford_mike on 04 January 2004

1/4 mile-ing is a different matter, and every bit definitely helps! I might even go on a diet this year

LOL

I think Im gonna do that too...

 

[BenR]

Quote: Originally posted by telford_mike on 04 January 2004

Waste of time stripping the car for trackdays - losing the rear seats isnt going to help you catch that 911 or Noble after all. 1/4 mile-ing is a different matter, and every bit definitely helps! I might even go on a diet this year

yes it does, i specifically remember passing a noble and stretching a large gap......wheres the pic gone..........