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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 01:48 PM
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Safety check for high speeds

I'm planning on attending a few track days this season at one or two roadcourses nearby and was making a mental list of what I need to do to the get car ready.
I used to play around with sportbikes and ran my old CBR F4 (RIP) at one of the same tracks I'll be taking the car to (TWS in College Station) and would routinely hit 150+mph on the back straight. Pretty sure the car won't be doing anything close to that, but with 117k on the clock, I want to double check all the parts that could cause a catastrophe were they to fail at triple digit speeds. Aside from the obvious (tires, brakes, diff fluid, etc.) what should I be taking a close look at? No wheel bearing noise under normal driving, but with 117k I'm thinking about replacing them as a general precaution....anything else?
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 02:21 PM
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Re: Safety check for high speeds

At TWS... you need to check your front hubs for any play. I popped one a few years back at TWS. Luckily it was on a slower part and didn't tear anything up or break off....just was very loose and sounded like I blew a tire and losing the tread.

Also.... put in some good PS fluid like Redline or Royal Purple. I blew a PS pump at TWS another time at the end of the front stretch....doing about 145 with the steering half working.

You will probably see 130-140 on the front stretch pretty easily.
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