Just driving to the track isn't necessarily a problem - I'm about an hour away and driving to the track is the only way I can get there (don't have either a trailer or a tow vehicle, nor a place to park them even if I did). But I do pack a fair amount of stuff, including two mounted tires (two of what are nominally the street tires for the car).I guess I should give the backstory that led up to my "wooops" moment.
Signed up for a 2 day event at NJMP. Track is 90 min drive from my house. I decided just to drive to the track. No trailer, spare parts or tools or anything. (Smart decision eh? lol)
Did the street tires get flatspotted or was it a case of becoming really uneasy about driving on them?Drove home after the spin, swapped tires to slicks. Loaded trailer and hauled car back to track for day two.
I'm not surprised.The "near end of life" nt01 slicks I cut 6-8 seconds a lap off my times vs the street tires.
My guess on this is related to having too much brake pad for the tire he was on. He is running Hawk DTC 60 Pads and was previously running slicks. Those DTC-60s can be too much pad for a street tire and he was used to driving with the slicks, hence the flat spotting when braking.Did the street tires get flatspotted or was it a case of becoming really uneasy about driving on them?
This is very similar to me and my wife as well. I don't have a trailer and being I'm in a wheelchair we usually have to drive my van as well. It's almost impossible to fit everything we need plus my wheelchair in the stang. BIR is my closest track and that is 3 hours, Road America is 5 hours. We have family in the Brainerd area so we usually add a day and make it a family visit as well when we go there. Road America in July has been our "summer vacation" for the last 8 years.A bit off topic, but track days/weekends at NJMP for me have become get-away weekends for my wife and I, we stay overnight and take two cars. Usually end up at the 'Oar House' in downtown Millville, too.