So my first track event is coming up next weekend (March 15-16) at Sonoma Raceway. This is the first track event I've been to in 15 years, and I'll be driving what amounts to a brand new car both in terms of time of manufacture and in terms of my familiarity with it.
I don't have a trailer or anything of the sort. At most, I have another car that can transport some stuff. Much of the available capacity will be taken by the original wheels and tires that came with the car, as I've no idea how long I should expect the tires I'll be running with to last (my intention is to run the Forgestar F14 19x10 wheels with Bridgestone S-04 Pole Position 285/35-19 tires on them), so expect there's at most one car's trunk capacity available.
So, my question: what are the essential tools for the track? Because I lack familiarity with the specific mechanicals of the car, I don't have familiarity with the various bolt sizes and such, so please be specific here. I'll be taking spare rotors and pads, my Harbor Freight 2 ton aluminum floor jack, jackstands, a couple of scissor jacks, my torque wrench, and whatever other tools you guys would recommend given the limited space.
I suppose, too, that I should spring for the shop manual, but if there's a convenient resource for things like torque specs for the basic bits and pieces one can expect to remove and put back (wheel lugs nuts, caliper attachment bolts, etc.), that would be most handy.
I don't have a trailer or anything of the sort. At most, I have another car that can transport some stuff. Much of the available capacity will be taken by the original wheels and tires that came with the car, as I've no idea how long I should expect the tires I'll be running with to last (my intention is to run the Forgestar F14 19x10 wheels with Bridgestone S-04 Pole Position 285/35-19 tires on them), so expect there's at most one car's trunk capacity available.
So, my question: what are the essential tools for the track? Because I lack familiarity with the specific mechanicals of the car, I don't have familiarity with the various bolt sizes and such, so please be specific here. I'll be taking spare rotors and pads, my Harbor Freight 2 ton aluminum floor jack, jackstands, a couple of scissor jacks, my torque wrench, and whatever other tools you guys would recommend given the limited space.
I suppose, too, that I should spring for the shop manual, but if there's a convenient resource for things like torque specs for the basic bits and pieces one can expect to remove and put back (wheel lugs nuts, caliper attachment bolts, etc.), that would be most handy.
That's good to see. I was sure I'd have to get a tire trailer to transport a dedicated set of wheels & tires. Those look like the 18x10 D-Force? With 285 or 295 tires? I am guessing no harness bar or roll hoop? It looks like I can spread out some of the expense I was looking at. 
