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First track day tomorrow, any advice? tire pressure or tips?

Only bummer is that I have a triptronic.

But Im excited about my first track day tomorrow .
So more ari pressure or less than for the street?
Any tips or advice is welcomed.
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Only bummer is that I have a triptronic.

But Im excited about my first track day tomorrow .
So more ari pressure or less than for the street?
Any tips or advice is welcomed.
The Tip can still be a lot of fun - just remember to keep it in manual mode and make sure you downshift early enough for corners that it downshifts before your turn-in.

I don't know what tires you're running but for PS2s I think most people start out a little higher than the street pressures (e.g. 32-34/38), and try to keep the hot pressures around 40. If you do a search for track tire pressures you will find several threads with others' recommendations.

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Im running PS2 tires
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We ran the PS2s on our CS and they work very well. 39-40 hot at all 4 corners seemed to work the best. When they cool off all the way your low tire pressure warning will go off as they will be in the 30-32 range.
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As said - around 40c hot is a good start point.

One point will be your brakes (if you're using them properly), the peddle will get soft after a while - just have a couple of laps hardly using them and they'll come back and remember not to put the handbrake on when you get back after a run - warped rotors are best avoided.

If there are guys giving instruction, make use of them.
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Only bummer is that I have a triptronic.
But Im excited about my first track day tomorrow .
So more ari pressure or less than for the street?
Any tips or advice is welcomed.

It may be a little too late now, but it doesn't hurt to have the alignment checked, and if possible ask the fronts be set to as much negative camber as possible, or at least to the maximum allowable under the factory specs. I've seen several Caymans (mine, a press vehicle and a third party) go through the outside front edges of their tires rather quickly. Maximizing the front camber seemed to slow this down a bit.

Doesn't hurt to have the alignment checked in any event. If it's your first time, listen and take notes on other things you'll want to consider by way of setup and preparation for your next outing. Simple things like a tire pressure gauge, notebook to keep track of things and begin building a check list of stuff to have or think about bringing/doing. ~ Oil, sunscreen, folding chair, etc. Do you want to consider getting a specific set of tires and/or brake pads etc. for the track or will you be satisfied with a run as you brung setup etc. Have fun.
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