[urq] Take it to the Track?

[John]

I forgot to mention the important thing: expect that you'll be driving 5/10ths in it vs. a Miata. If you can live with that, you'll have a blast.

On Jan 14, 2014 10:36 PM, Stephen Redford <shr42 at msn.com> wrote:

--- Oh, one more thing.    I think you might want to try driving with the diff's onlocked at first , then try locking the Center diff. so you can see the diff.   Some people don't recommend driving on the street with the center locked as some binding can occure at slow speeds in tight turning situations.  I drive mostly with the center Unlocked, except at the track I like it better Locked..     Snow driving is something you should ask the Lists about, concerning Locking vs not Locking the diffs.  , Center Or Rear ...   When it snowed here in Seattle,  I locked the center diff only ...  I didn't drive very much in the snow --- to many idiots in the City !!!
--- Take Care ,    Stephen H Redford  ;85Urq

On Jan 14, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Paul Ahvenainen wrote:

> OK, so I have had my bone stock '83 US spec urq since July.  Now that the wine harvest and the holidays are done I want to get some more work done on this beast. But I'm thinking of having a play date first. I've got all the basic safety stuff sorted out.  The 30 year old brake fluid is gone, ditto the transmission fluid, differential fluid, dexron, brake pads, timing belt etc etc etc.
>
> Sonoma, aka Infineon, aka Sears Point is calling out to me.  NASA has an HPDE event February 15th. I've done hundreds of laps there in a Miata. But I have zero experience with an awd car at the limit. Also this car is 1200 lbs heavier.
>
> Anyone out there track their reasonably stock urq?  How does it behave at the limit?  Any special things to keep in mind?  Is this a stupid idea?
>
> I'm kind of hoping it rains.
>
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