I drove on a open road course in the rain with the windows down for fun.


And ran over some orange cones in a parking lot.


But nothing beats drag racing. For those brief 14.77 seconds I am free.

 

I wish, but haven't made it to Buttonwillow yet. I will never drag my car, I don't believe the was made to go in a straight line. We aren't driving mustangs or Camaros.

 

Yes, it's the whole reason I bought this car, .

 

road race america-->roadracing
great lakes-->drag
miller park--> autocrossing

non brembo brakes ftl

 

Make it up to Laguna Seca if you can (since you're in CA). Definitely worth the trip.

 

is there a track in the los angeles area?

 

Fontana, Willow Springs, Sonoma... all in Southern Ca. I have to believe they have open track days with a nominal fee and possible professional instructors sponsored by local Z clubs or Nissan/Infiniti dealers.

 

Once, Buttonwillow raceway.

 

I've hit these only once:
Streets of Willow (completely stock vehicle... maybe I had the Nismo LSD already... I forgot)
Buttonwillow (New front brake pads, Nismo LSD, GY F1 GS-D3)

And done multiple Auto-X's in Atwater with Fresno SCCA.

My plan for 2008 is to get a set of brake pads and rotors to use exclusively for the track so I don't eat through my daily driver pads (and to make sure I get home after the track). After Buttonwillow, I had no rear brakes left because they were still the original pads.

 

Had it out one weekend over the summer.. open diff though. Sucked so bad I bought the Nismo when I got back. I had the EBC yellow pads which worked out pretty good for non Brembos.. Did the grand slam weekend at Pocono; 5 tracks, one driver, priceless. lol
The Z is a fun car at the track, but I made the mistake of running Pocono's long course. I was going about 145 and still getting passed like woah! Dam new Z06's
I used to have an integra type R, that was my track *****...

 

Only on the 1/4. Road courses and AutoX eats the life out clutch, brakes, tires, everything.

 

I've run with the SpeedVentures group a couple of times. They hit all the local tracks.

http://www.speedventures.com

 

I think the 1/4 is worse on the clutch.

 

On some Sundays I slowly drive to visit the God of my choice, but I bought all my Z cars to test my skills and the Japaneese engineering from Datsun & Nissan.


Like anything exciting in life it costs to play........I like to play Ricky racecar when I can.

 

I take my Track 350z to SearPoint, Laguna Seca, and Thunderhill often.
Upgrade the swaybars and tires and you have a great track car.
Marc Mc

 

I autocrossed (one or two a month) for two years on the OEM brake pads and tires. When I changed brake pads, I still had about 50% left. The new pads got 18 months of autox, 6 track days and have about 25% left. Admittedly, tire wear from the track days is relatively high but all things considered it was worth it.

If you can shift a car, then there's no more wear on the clutch in an autox or track day than driving in city traffic.

There's no way on earth that you can claim that the ¼mile puts less stress on your clutch and drivetrain than any other form of motorsports. The launch alone claims more clutches, transmissions and rear axles than you're willing to admit.

 

4 years of autox, although this past season was the first in the Z.

Also done a road course which is a blast. If you havent done it, man up and do it.

 

I did. Both myself and my wife.