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I took my FiST to NJMP yesterday. I ran and instructed with a private group. More Evo's than I had ever seen at one event. I was out with the Advanced/Instructor group. My car is completely stock, except for tinted windows.
The stock brakes did well. The brake pedal is not as firm as it was, so the brake fluid could stand to be a little better. Also the tires did well, but was not as good as my fellow drivers slicks. I was passed by most cars. Every car there did have more power and modded suspensions. It did take awhile for some to catch me. I also was able to hang close to a Z4 for 3-4 laps, until I had to let some cars pass and the traffic let the Z4 get ahead. I gave a couple instructor a ride and both were impressed by by the 1.6 power and how well the car performed stock. I did run a session in an intermediate group and was passing cars and hanging on the tail of those drivers fairly easily.
This is my street car so I was not driving the crap out of it. With a few changes I could easily hang with most tracked cars.
All I would need
215 series NT01's or better
more aggressive alignment
better brake fluid
more dedicated track pad
Remove about 150lbs
a little more track time
The stock brakes did well. The brake pedal is not as firm as it was, so the brake fluid could stand to be a little better. Also the tires did well, but was not as good as my fellow drivers slicks. I was passed by most cars. Every car there did have more power and modded suspensions. It did take awhile for some to catch me. I also was able to hang close to a Z4 for 3-4 laps, until I had to let some cars pass and the traffic let the Z4 get ahead. I gave a couple instructor a ride and both were impressed by by the 1.6 power and how well the car performed stock. I did run a session in an intermediate group and was passing cars and hanging on the tail of those drivers fairly easily.
This is my street car so I was not driving the crap out of it. With a few changes I could easily hang with most tracked cars.
All I would need
215 series NT01's or better
more aggressive alignment
better brake fluid
more dedicated track pad
Remove about 150lbs
a little more track time