My first track day

[70 Cam Guy]

I am very impressed with how this little car did on the track. I waved a bunch of faster cars by me but for my last lap in the Z I passed as many as passed me. Can't wait for the next session!

I was waving people by in the straights but doing decently enough in the corners. The torque was nice in the L24 out of the corners but most of the cars caught up when the straights grew longer. Nobody else in my run group showed up with stock horsepower.

I also can't wait to go again. To be able to hit it full-on and not worry about pedestrians, dog-walkers, bicyclists, etc, is so nice.

I ordered a large print from the track photographer and put it up in the office. The coworkers were all asking if it was me

[steve91tt]

I was waving people by in the straights but doing decently enough in the corners. The torque was nice in the L24 out of the corners but most of the cars caught up when the straights grew longer. Nobody else in my run group showed up with stock horsepower.

The Rebello 3.0 liter made the straights easier to deal with. I would say that I could out accelerate 25-50% of the folks in my run group. If I could only reproducibly get the corners right! Next time.

[Casey_z]

Friday night at Toronto Motor Sport in Cayuga Ontario.

Take it to the track for $60.00.

The reaction you get with my Z on the track is amazing:cool:

My grandson thinks Grampa is cool too.

Casey

[gnosez]

Back at the '03 Z convention I had a friend's wife ask me to ride along with her on the track and as she came up to a hard left turn following a long straight (100+mph), she hit the brakes, they grabbed and I ended up under the dash board.

The 280 had won first place in DD the day before at the car show and the seats were all covered in Armour Oil. I then took her out in my 240 which has Corbra racing seats and 5-pt harnesses.

Staying pinned in your seat is the first step in being able to concentrate on driving your car on a race track. If you need to reposition yourself after every turn or use the wheel for leverage you can't pay attention to what happens next.

Glad to hear you had a great time out on the track and hope you continue to take your Z out so others can see what a beauty they were and still are.

[esmit208]

Steve

If you are really interested in honing your skills do some karting at a facilty that has relatively quick karts. It relieves the worry of shifting and you learn how to use the brake to keep the machine in a straight line. Also watch a few heel-n-toe videos to learn how to use the transmission more effectively. The downshift should always be preceded by a throttle blip. Keep it on the Island!