Mancation II Drive North, or ship car to CA?

[Trackrat]

Originally Posted by jenk12m

you guys are going to be walking zombies by watkins glen

no point by's and just rude...lmao

Funny!

Two-thumbs up for living life to the fullest. What a great plan to drive yourselves silly and hang out with like-minded maniacs. You are making memories that 99.9% of people can only fantasize about

[jenk12m]

Yea this is something I wish I could make the entire trip. Can't wait till the macationIII in Cali next year

[TRAKCAR]

Mancation III East VS West on home turf...

[TRAKCAR]

Updated info:
Autobahn Country Club NASA registration open now
July 7 Leave 9AM arrive some hotel +/- 9PM July 8th from hotel to Autobahn
9+10 track

Road America PCA registration June 6th.
July 10 leave Autobahn arrive Ostoff hotel 4 hours later.
11+12 track

Mosport Private track day, e-mail me for details.
July 12 drive a few hours find hotel leave early 13th. arrive Mosport hotel late
14 track

Mid Ohio NASA registration open.
July 14 1 leave Mosport arrive Hotel Mid Ohio 8!! Hours later. Need to haul ass and maybe drive a bit the 15th.
15-16-17 track

Watkins Glen Audi club, registration open
July 17 leave Mid Ohio arrive Hotel Watkins Glen 7!! Hours later. Need to haul ass again.
18+19 track

[bman]

WOW! New title "Real Manication II"

I can't find one stop on the tour that I can attend

[jenk12m]

Bman there is always a way

[FTS]

That is hard to believe Brian; don't make this one at the last minute like VIR. Although I am thrown between the Pirelli UTCC time trials vs. this one in July, but meeting these nuts somehow seems much more attractive, especially after they are drugged.

[TRAKCAR]

Let's just say we are likely a create a story per stop, some intended, some are just forced upon us


We just bought a couple of dozen RA1 335 shaved 5/32nds today. I think we have the market firmly cornered

[jenk12m]

5/32 instead of 2/32?

there will be so many stories, yall will need a film crew to catch everything

[TRAKCAR]

Unshaved, sent to shaver for that perfect 5/32nd shaving!

Film crew. I'm on it.
These guys have nothing on me:
http://overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com/_ne...ver-mancations-

[Izzone]

Originally Posted by jenk12m

5/32 instead of 2/32?

there will be so many stories, yall will need a film crew to catch everything

And we got them cheaper than the 2/32 tires

[bman]

Originally Posted by jenk12m

Bman there is always a way

Originally Posted by FTS

That is hard to believe Brian

but meeting these nuts somehow seems much more attractive,

It's a struggle. We have a 3 day Potomac PCA event at Summit Point 15-17. And I heading to the Glen on the 29th-31st.

I witnessed a brief moment on Manaction I and "attractive" isn't the word I would use to describe. Worn out, hung over and dirty seems more appropriate....that's why I am frustrated I can't join them.

Originally Posted by Izzone

And we got them cheaper than the 2/32 tires

I am making the switch to 18"! I've been running 19" and can't take the lack of tire options anymore.

[TRAKCAR]

Quick update

- We registered and paid for all the events and booked most hotel nights:
Autobahn Country Club July 9+10
Road America PCA 11+12
Mosport 14
Mid Ohio 15-16-17
Watkins Glen 18+19

- We're both getting the PFC dimpled front rotors and we will have 3 sets of worn front OEM rotors and 1 set of OEM rear rotors with us as spares.

- Running PFC08 pads and we will take 1 extra set each with us, they won't last 10 days. We will see how far they go. I am adding front brake ducts next week, but I don't think they are really needed at those tracks. Nothing Like Sebring PBIR and Homestead. I think the brake parts manufacturers designed these brake killer tracks down here

- Cars are both Dyno'd for the fun of it, bit Dyno'ed at about 420HP, so that looks good as well.

- Tires: Toyo 18" RA1 245F and 335R. We each will have 2 sets mounted on rims and we will have about 6 rears and 2 fronts each to mount.

I hope there is still room for a beer cooler

Both cars' allignment is the same, the only difference will be the LSD and brake ducts that I have, but Izzone is thinking about doing that as well.

[bman]

I did a mini-mancation last week! No comparision to Peter's trip but....

Drove Watkins Glen Wednesday. About 4 1/2 hour drive to WG. I drove up and back in less than 24hours. Interesting twist on the day when we ran the short/Nascar track from 3-4:30pm. That was cool.

Also, drove NJMP Thunderbolt on Saturday. A little over a 2 hour drive. Drove up at 5am, tracked 5-25 minutes sessions and was home in time for dinner with neighbors. This was a NJMP member day which was very enjoyable. I attended as a guest. They served breakfast and lunch which were terrific and the atmosphere was welcoming and laid back.

I changed the aero by adding the GT2RS front splitter and wing lip. Also, added more front spring and a turbo tweak. I used these two days to test the changes. Unfortantely, I need more testing! Car feels much different and was hard to read. My confidence was shaken and I couldn't get a handle on why the car felt bad. I made a sway bar change didn't do much to improve things. It was some of the worst and least comfortable driving I can recall ever experiencing and it was due to my inability to understand the chassis.

Back to Mancation II - You guys are going to love Watkins Glen! This was my 3rd time there and 1st time back since the first weekend in August. It's awesome!

[FTS]

Only the front springs, not rears?