I've a feeling your right. really doesn't seem to be much activity with FK2/FK8 track use. i know i'm not the first to track the car (fair few on youtube), but the experience I've had with the car it does feel like i'm the guinea pig and just finding things that should be visible to any one.You’ll find majority of FK2 and FK8 owners have bought the car, marketed as a track orientated car, but use it solely for the road. Then proceed to claim it’s not a good road car..... (awaits bites)
As for the rear brakes I’ve found sometimes track dependent it can work the rear brakes harder than others. I went Donington Park few years back and killed a rear set of pads. I’d also make sure all your stability controls are fully switched off as it’ll apply rear brakes for stability control.
I saw a blue FK2 at Abingdon earlier in the year and it seemed to fly! The pace it had against my modded ep3 was mad, just looked so composed. I'd love to have a go in one.
Which date were you at Abingdon? It would be funny if it was you I saw.
A few subtle mods is always nice as it gives you another chance to learn the car and see what it can do differently.
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Surprised there isn't a thread already about trackday chat for FK2 owners... time to create one or no interest?
i'm off to my 2nd track day in september - Abingdon airfield.
My first day (at abingdon) showed rear brakes and tyre sidewall/edge as a weak spot so i've added some more camber with the dream balljoints and swapped the burnt out projectMu NS rear pads with something more track focused. who knew rear brakes would be a limit on a fwd car!
It's a vaguely familiar circuit and see how well the current changes react like on the car.
plenty of spaces left at Abingdon if anyone's interested (via MotorSport Events). Plan is also to run at donnington and/or mallory mid/late next year too once the FK2 is preped to handle track better. I really don't want brake issues in some of the corners on those two circuits.
I was a black ep3, I'm sure I was behind you on the first session and saw you a couple of other times.I've a feeling your right. really doesn't seem to be much activity with FK2/FK8 track use. i know i'm not the first to track the car (fair few on youtube), but the experience I've had with the car it does feel like i'm the guinea pig and just finding things that should be visible to any one.
I keep seeing this 'make sure TC is fully off'. afaik simply pressing the TCS button till the light goes on the dash is fully off for the FK2. either way, it was in +R and TCS off for the trackday
on a pad size perspective, the FK2 is stupidly small. FK8's are noticeably bigger as are focusST's, 3-series, and '1-size-up-from-smallest' alfa's i saw shopping tonight. I'm wondering if the FK8 rears will fit the FK2 as a direct bolt-on replacement.
based off my post history on another forum, looks like 20th april. i do remember a black FN2 behind me.
first outing, i think most of the group got a bit frustrated with the lotus refusing to indicate and move over to let us past. some of the caterhams and that black track beemer (600bhp i seem remember for some reason) were the only things passing. i do wish those atoms that turned up were running, would of loved to hitch a ride in one.
not done much to it yet. dunlop RT2 255/35/19's, remus cat-back, and TDI-Norths intercooler for the power stuff. standard rear pads and (still) loxy's HC800 pads he sold on that april date.
i'm now sporting more camber & dixcel Z rear pads. rt2's are too soft and get chewed up & roll over on sidewall a bit too much, but they'll be due for replacement near the end of the year so hoping i can put their replacement off till next spring and go cup2's for more grip.
Not sure if i'll be fitting rear brake cooling ducts before or after the september event. rather not burn through £180 rear pads every trackday but it's already known the projectMu NS pads aren't up to it. An NSX owner ran them with similar experience as me.
thanks for the merge loxy. cant figure out why i missed this main thread! :S
Having done both Silverstone and donnington I found that the car performed very well on both, after Silverstone I fitted a Cusco rear anti roll bar as I felt when really pushing there was a little roll on the rear.
Having done both Silverstone and donnington I found that the car performed very well on both, after Silverstone I fitted a Cusco rear anti roll bar as I felt when really pushing there was a little roll on the rear. I have michelin pilot super sports and they were unbelievable never once felt like they were going to give up and the grip was really good all day, brakes I felt were brilliant although at donnington my rears were quite low so didn't push as much in the afternoon as I wanted to but I've now gone for the PBS pads on the front and standard on the rear. First impressions of the PBS are really good, excellent initial bite and seem to get better the more you push them just waiting on the rears now. Power wise I have various mods and am booked in for ktuner next month but I'm not after high figures just want to optimise what I have but it gives me the opportunity to modify further if I choose, I'm going to do donnington again in September and am going to look at the tegiwa bottom ball joints and fast road set up hopefully before I go.
Use something like RS29 pads and they’ll open your eyes to what decent pads are capable of.
just done a quick spec lookup peak friction levels are hc800'[email protected], and rs29's are 0.49u. rs29's have a lower max temp (700c). what makes them better on the track than the projectmu's?
just done a quick spec lookup peak friction levels are hc800'[email protected], and rs29's are 0.49u. rs29's have a lower max temp (700c). what makes them better on the track than the projectmu's?
Having done both Silverstone and donnington I found that the car performed very well on both, after Silverstone I fitted a Cusco rear anti roll bar as I felt when really pushing there was a little roll on the rear. I have michelin pilot super sports and they were unbelievable never once felt like they were going to give up and the grip was really good all day, brakes I felt were brilliant although at donnington my rears were quite low so didn't push as much in the afternoon as I wanted to but I've now gone for the PBS pads on the front and standard on the rear. First impressions of the PBS are really good, excellent initial bite and seem to get better the more you push them just waiting on the rears now. Power wise I have various mods and am booked in for ktuner next month but I'm not after high figures just want to optimise what I have but it gives me the opportunity to modify further if I choose, I'm going to do donnington again in September and am going to look at the tegiwa bottom ball joints and fast road set up hopefully before I go.