Tracking the XK ?
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Tracking the XK ?
I raced in SCCA for 20 years, mostly in Formula cars - Formula Ford, Formula Continental & Formula Atlantic. After retiring from SCCA racing (due to a bad accident) I returned to racing with the Porsche Club in a 996. I still race the 996 a couple of times a season, but I was thinking it might be fun (interesting) to take the XK to a Driver's Ed (which isn't racing). I read some of the limited posts about tracking an XK but would like some additional input from anyone who has actually tracked their XK. I guess my biggest question would be regarding the brakes. Do they hold up? I suspect they do not as stock pads typically fade fairly quickly on track.
Cheers.
Cheers.
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The X150's a bit heavy and there's a fair bit of roll you'll have to get used to in corners, combining lifting, braking and steering but once you get to know the car, it's not too bad. Sticky tyres are a must as well, as traction's not the best. Standard single piston floating calipers and pads fade quickly and will not survive a track event. Use a true track pad and replace the fluid with higher boiling point race fluid like Motul 600. I had to go with fixed 6-piston Alcon calipers and Pagid yellow pads, made ALL the difference.
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The difference from xkr to xk springs is day and night, the xk is extremely comfortable but very very soft you'll find a far bit of body roll....if you can I would highly recommend swapping out to xkr strut/springs that is if your planning on tracking quite often or even coilovers .
I think good tyres are common knowledge, brake fluid flush , if you can't upgraded your front brake package (380mm & 360mm from xkrs/xkr & ftype are straight swap) perhaps a good set of pads .
Obviously plenty of other items could be performed but definitely upgraded springs , brakes & tyres would feature quite highly on my list
I think good tyres are common knowledge, brake fluid flush , if you can't upgraded your front brake package (380mm & 360mm from xkrs/xkr & ftype are straight swap) perhaps a good set of pads .
Obviously plenty of other items could be performed but definitely upgraded springs , brakes & tyres would feature quite highly on my list
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The X150's a bit heavy and there's a fair bit of roll you'll have to get used to in corners, combining lifting, braking and steering but once you get to know the car, it's not too bad. Sticky tyres are a must as well, as traction's not the best. Standard single piston floating calipers and pads fade quickly and will not survive a track event. Use a true track pad and replace the fluid with higher boiling point race fluid like Motul 600. I had to go with fixed 6-piston Alcon calipers and Pagid yellow pads, made ALL the difference.
There's an old adage about track driving........"don't take anything on the track that you can't afford to lose".
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The difference from xkr to xk springs is day and night, the xk is extremely comfortable but very very soft you'll find a far bit of body roll....if you can I would highly recommend swapping out to xkr strut/springs that is if your planning on tracking quite often or even coilovers .
I think good tyres are common knowledge, brake fluid flush , if you can't upgraded your front brake package (380mm & 360mm from xkrs/xkr & ftype are straight swap) perhaps a good set of pads .
Obviously plenty of other items could be performed but definitely upgraded springs , brakes & tyres would feature quite highly on my list
I think good tyres are common knowledge, brake fluid flush , if you can't upgraded your front brake package (380mm & 360mm from xkrs/xkr & ftype are straight swap) perhaps a good set of pads .
Obviously plenty of other items could be performed but definitely upgraded springs , brakes & tyres would feature quite highly on my list
Is there any trick to changing pads or is it fairly straight-forward?
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Cheers.
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