Taking the 360 to the Track

stock car on slicks or is there some track prep done?

glad to see people driving their ferrari as intended.

 

kudos to u for enjoying it where it was made to be!

What kind of wheels are those?

 

sounds like fun...let us know how it is...

Also, I'm interested in why you decided to run slicks and your thinking on that...

 

Best grip, faster times...
Why not run slicks on track?

 

Good luck if you're running stock springs/sway-bars/shocks, and stock pads/fluid/brake-cooling on the Pirelli F430 Challenge slicks.

As usual, driving the car at 5/10th or 6/10th masks most deficiencies.

Great looking wheels, on the perfect color for track use, gun metal grey, same color as brake dust.

 

forgestar are not heavy also.......sure it was fun...be careful though

 

Have fun!

Bring the grooved tires as well since it's supposed to be rainy all day tomorrow.

 

better install a challenge grill,its getting hot there.!!!

 

also considering the same what kind of modifications would you recommend? can not afford carbon rotors!!!

 

I think the best modification would be to save the $ on tires and go with street tires and lots and lots of seat time. You will know when you are ready for more tire, trust me.


The best mod you can make to improve track performance is usually driver training and experience.

 

Those wheels are gorgeous, hope you had a blast.

 

I made the mistake of putting slicks on a street car once. Porsche 993. It wasn't a disaster, but it wasn't fun. The tires had so much more grip than the suspension could handle and I could drive - well sort of drive - through turns on fully compressed springs.

I did eventually outfit the car with a Porsche Cup suspension and Pagid racing pads, but until that point, I ran DOT racing tires. Much more manageable. This was all pre-Ferrari Challenge.

Oh right. I also ran my 360 Challenge on street tires. When we all got our cars in 1999 (for the 2000 season), there were no slicks in the U.S. That was fun, but kinda dangerous. Sliding all over the place on an Oval with an infield didn't yield disaster..but the potential was there.

Either way. Have fun!

 

Did you run uprated pads and fluid?

 

Because the (that specific one) car will be better on street tires.

And, assuming he doesn't have a ton of time under his belt, the driver will be better off with street tires.

Putting sticky tires on a beginners car is the biggest mistake one can make.

 

I would think the car would feel like a wet noodle on slicks. Bending and twisting.

 

I think that as you get more comfortable with your car you will find that standard rotors and pads are inadequate for serious track driving, one reason likely being heat buildup, especially on fronts. I currently run Brembo big brakes and Pagid black or yellow, on fronts and still am concerned with heat dissipation. We had a ZR-1 in our run group this weekend, he flew by most of us.

Rob

 

cool pics. see if you can get us some action shots!

 

I agree that slicks are Not for beginners, but no one mentioned he was a beginner.
When I started racing in my Elise, I gradually went from R compounds to Hoosiers to full Yoko race slicks. On the Elise, the car is race ready out of the box - don't have to change much with suspension (you could upgrade to double adjustables, but not necessary).

I wouldn't say that street tires would be better than slicks. Perhaps an R compound or Hoosier R6's would do well. I don't know how a 360 suspension is setup for track, but if it's like the Elise, then it would be very advantageous to put slicks on it (granted driver has experience). It sounds like the springs may be soft, so adjusting shocks along with slicks would obviously be the best combination.