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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueRenesis82
so its about a 2 hr drive for me
Here is the address if you want to mapquest it 15538 Prairie Rd, South Beloit, IL 61080, Must admit it was a nice track, some nice turn combos. $160 for almost 2 hrs of track time By the way the inside of my tires are wearing way faster than the outsides I guess its expected, I forsee new tires after the summer or even sooner.
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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I would assume its a synchro thats getting worn out. Higher rpms means the gears are spinning faster and the synchro can't do its job of slowing things down. But thats just a guess. Blackhawk is right around an hour from Madison. Maybe less if you live on the east side.
Great thanks for the info, i was confused as how that could be, but what you said makes sense. Off to Don Miller on Monday, hope warrenty covers it. Do you take your 8 to Don Miller?
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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I drove 2 1/2 there and back today....it's isn't that bad. Actually, getting up at 3:30 was pretty bad...

It was a lot of fun. Could use better pads though, the OEM pads only last a few laps before they starts to fade. Don't think I can do enough track days to get track pads, but will definitely need something better soon.
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by More_Revs
I drove 2 1/2 there and back today....it's isn't that bad. Actually, getting up at 3:30 was pretty bad...

It was a lot of fun. Could use better pads though, the OEM pads only last a few laps before they starts to fade. Don't think I can do enough track days to get track pads, but will definitely need something better soon.
I guess you need to do more track days then
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 09:56 AM
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that's for sure. I'm planning to go to Black Hawk Farm again later in the year, and also RA.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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Yes I take my car to Don Miller. Actually its there right now getting the transmission output seal replaced under warranty. I've only had it there for warranty work. Blackhawk is particularly hard on brake cooling. Theres a lot of corners you string together so you build some decent speed and then have to brake really hard for a tighter turn. Not much time to cool off the brakes at that track which is why I usually do a couple laps fast then a couple slow. Keeps things from getting too hot.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by More_Revs
that's for sure. I'm planning to go to Black Hawk Farm again later in the year, and also RA.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 12:44 PM
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Not saying you have to sign up today for the next Blackhawk event but we did end registration a couple days early for the last one since it sold out. The next might sell out sooner. Registrationhttp://www.myautoevents.com/pls/mae/...73322863923788
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 07:04 PM
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Not saying you have to sign up today for the next Blackhawk event but we did end registration a couple days early for the last one since it sold out. The next might sell out sooner. Registrationhttp://www.myautoevents.com/pls/mae/...73322863923788
Thanks, I will as soon as I get all my other plans down for the summer.
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