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Check out our Just The Tip video on how to use a tire pyrometer if you’re not familiar with this tool.Ī basic multi-meter is also a great tool to have handy, since electrical gremlins have a way of popping up at the race track. Knowing what’s going on with your tires is a huge part of optimizing grip level at the track, so learn to use one of these and you will go faster.
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We also have our probe-type tire pyrometer with us at every track day, since this is really the best way to determine if your tires are getting up to full operating temp or are being overheated. Obviously you don’t need a high-end Stack pressure gauge that reads to two decimal places like ours does (though we love being able to set pressures with this level of precision), but we do recommend you at least invest in an accurate needle gauge with a large face so you can easily tell what your pressures are set to. We always bring a high quality tire pressure gauge with us, since setting tire pressures accurately makes a huge difference both in terms of tire grip and tire longevity. Speaking of staying clean, bring some work gloves with you, because there’s nothing worse than working on your car and then getting in your car with filthy hands and getting your leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob (or worse, your expensive aftermarket suede-wrapped racing wheel) covered in dirt and grease. The foam mats we always bring, though, since we inevitably end up working on the car and it’s cleaner and more comfortable to kneel or work on our backs with these el cheapo kiddies mats laid out on the ground. We only bring a gas jug if there’s no nearby gas station, but in most cases there is so we leave the big, stinky red container at home whenever we can.
We always bring oil and check the level throughout the day, since you’ll be amazed how fast the engine burns through the stuff when you’re ripping at wide open throttle for long periods of time. It’s a lot more compact than an air pig and does a great job adding pressure to our tires at the track. We also bring an cordless electric tire pump to the track with us.
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Zip ties and duct tape are also great additions to your tool kit, since they can be used for a variety of trackside repairs, from refastening a damaged bumper cover or wheel well liner to closing off an air leak between the bumper cover and splitter. That’s right, I’m old enough and out of shape enough to find rotating the wheels and tires a workout. We also bring a cordless impact gun, since this makes rotating the wheels and tires much faster and less tiring.
Project Kics R40 steel lug nuts are our favourite since they have a free moving seat that doesn’t scratch the wheels and they’re lightweight, strong and good looking. Lug nuts have a tendency to back off as they heat up and expand, especially if you’re using cheap aluminum “tuner” nuts. We always use steel lug nuts since they don’t expand as much and they’re far less likely to strip threads too. Tops on that list should be a torque wrench and a socket for your wheel nuts, since torque checking those after you’ve put a bunch of heat into them on the first session out on track is always a good safety precaution. Of course there’s no point in bringing a jack and jack stands if you don’t bring some tools.
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The rubber puck is a Canadian modification to protect the chassis jacking point, plus it comes in handy if a hockey game spontaneously breaks out. You can, of course, bring more or less than we choose to, but in general we drive our cars to the track so try to pack the essentials and not much else.įor starters, we always bring a lightweight jack and a jack stand or two, because more often than not we find ourselves needing to crawl under the car to adjust the compression settings on our shocks, adjust the alignment, or check for that mysterious clunking noise that suddenly appeared after ripping a few hot laps. We’ve been getting this question quite a bit in the comments on our YouTube videos, so in the interest of making your first lapping day that much more enjoyable, here’s a list of what we usually bring with us to a track day or Time Attack event.
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