[Roadsters] cal speedway update

[steven boortz]

hi everyone
i took my roadster to california speedway (sorry, i still call it that, along with "sears point"), and i wanted to share some things with you.

the good:  1.  ron carter showed up to hang out for a little while, and share some of his experience.  thanks again ron.  2.  i broke my personal best time by about 9 seconds with a 2:11.246, in the relative cool of sunday morning.  i attribute most of the improvement to now running R compound tires (R888s) where before i was running street tires (azenis).  the grip in the corners and especially under braking is amazing, compared to before.  i feel like a soccer player who suddenly got cleats.
3.  i didn't break the car.

the bad:  1. my front lug nuts won't stay tight through a full stint (8 - 10 laps).  i bought new rims for the R888s (205 50 15 on 15 x 7, 0-offest konig rewinds), and torque them to 80+ lbs before heading out.  each time on return some of the nuts are half that.  some are looser.... can i use loc-tite on my lug nuts?  should i? 2.  my front volvo calipers stick, always slightly against the rotor, sometimes so much so that i can't turn the wheel by hand.  i open them up before i go out, and come back and they're stuck again.  i'm running hawk blue pads, and Castrol GT-LMA.  when they stick, they heat up so fast, that i lost my pedal early in some stints.  pumping brings the pedal back, and if i start pumping early, i can still drive somewhat effectively.  but it's not the hot setup.  hehe.  ok it is.  4.  oil pressure guage reads around 40 at idle, over 50 when running 45 mph to the gas station, and about 30 or so on the track, at speed.  i have the
 stock guage, but a fairly new one.  i run mobil 1 in the 7 qt alum pan (i forget the wt offhand), with competition baffle, and U20 oil pump (in my H20).

the ugly.  thankfully, nothing i can think of.  i'm really happy about the new PB, and how much fun i had pushing this little car around the track.  i pushed it hard, and it did great.

there is still alot to do to the car, but the fun factor is right now, through the roof!

s
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