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PETERC4CAB
10-16-2003, 04:36 PM
Just wash and wax my car last weekend. Went to the track for a day and came home with this mess...
Guess got more work to do this weekend.
Peter:nixweiss :nixweiss
SK2003TypeS
10-16-2003, 04:48 PM
Auto X ? Get them off ASAP, bugs are very acidic.
Welcome to Autopia :wavey
Preachers Sheets
10-16-2003, 05:17 PM
Looks like you had some fun, you must of been moving pretty fast :)
C-MDX
10-16-2003, 06:44 PM
And wash the entire car too. Welcome!!!
PETERC4CAB
10-16-2003, 08:21 PM
Actually, it`s a pretty slow road course. The fastest I hit was 115mph. Went offroad one time and got the whole car dusty.
Had fun polishing, washing, waxing her
Had fun driving her,
Now gotta wash her again.......:D:D
Kinda glad I got those 2 coats of Klass on there and a fresh coat of Pinnicle Soverign.
Peter
imported_bigltc
10-16-2003, 10:29 PM
Yeah...115 is pretty slow. I mean, the fastest I`ve driven was like 80mph. :rolleyes: :p But anyways...seems like you had a lot of fun!! Have a great time cleaning!!! :)
forrest@mothers
10-16-2003, 10:52 PM
Off course? Must have been The Streets of Willow Springs.....
Pandora
10-16-2003, 11:40 PM
It could certainly be worse. I`ve pretty much written off the forward facing paint of my track car. Anytime you`re on a track with other cars, those surfaces get blasted with all of the track debris.
Of course off-road excursions don`t really help either! I`ve done a few of those with my "antiquated" rear suspension coming around to say hello.
Don`t forget that if you like all of your paint, racers tape is pretty cheap and will save a lot of post-track clean-up. My next track car, a Lotus Elise, will get to be more familiar with this then the coupe. Also, don`t forget to clean the wheels after sessions, they really take abuse from the extra brakedust. My wheels were just recently powdercoated brake-dust grey to minimize the guilt I feel from not immediately cleaning them. It just seemed easier to have wheels that always look dirty and then never feeling bad when they really are!
Enjoy the track, I`m sure the 996 is a blast, they really belong out there!
Ben
PETERC4CAB
10-17-2003, 10:37 AM
McoupeBen:
I`ve posted another thread on stuff to use for your Lotus when you get it. It`s an interesting product. Look for thread 4 those of you who track their cars.
Forrest:
Actually, It was Buttonwillow. There is really nothing to hit out there, but damn it gets dusty if you ever wondered off the road.
Peter