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I can relate. It seems the only time I get my car out is for a test hop. At least I usually take my son or daughter with me.

Oh sure, go ahead . . . laugh . . . I told you I got faster toward the end of the day. :smilielol5::bs::smilielol5:

Well, Saturday at MSR Cresson went well. It was by far my best track day thus far. I ended up sharing the track with some very respectable (and very expensive) cars from the likes of Ferrari and McLaren (I have to admit, I did a little drooling over the McLaren). And . . . I finally got some video with descent engine sound, no more wind or music (hopefully). I was able to hook up with Lance Adams who was my instructor earlier this year during my first event with Apex and he and I ended up spending most of the day on-track together just for fun. Lance drove my car during the last session of the day and, well, I think he wants a Seven now. The following videos are from the day. The first video is the shortest and combines a few select outtakes from sessions 1 and 3. In the session 4 video, I was first out of the starting grid and pretty much enjoyed a mostly open track for the entire session. In the session 5 video, I was late coming off the starting grid. Near the end of the session, the Avons on the rear were starting to get a little slippery. In the session 6 video, Lance is behind the wheel, his first experience driving a Seven. He took to it like a duck to water. Anyway, it was a fun day. My nine year old son even got a little track time with Lance in his Z06. As for me, I’m just excited to have engine noise in my vids. Sessions 1 and 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6

FINALLY . . . :svengo:. . . I got some on-track video with acceptable engine sound (acceptable for me)! :hurray: I'll post the video in the Seven Videos section. :seeya:

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He's thinking "that would be much easier (and faster) to drive to the neighbor's house for a piece of fresh pumpkin pie and coffee". :driving:

Unless you're set on having a fitted cover, you could use anything that is easy on the paint. I use a fitted bed sheet when needed. :seeya:

Problem resolved. Roger Kraus Racing admittedly sold my friend the WRONG compound for his application (honest mistake on their part). RKR cut him a great deal on a new set of A11 compound tires and he is going to sell the nearly-new A15's to someone in the autocross crowd. If anyone needs three nearly-new tires, I'll pass it on.

Mike, Nice, clean install. Being that my catch can was originally for a late model Camaro, I still have the beautiful milled aluminum spacer left over. Gotta' find something to use it in.

Avon has been contacted. As for alignment specs, don't have any. For what it's worth, the tire was mounted on a straight axle rear end.

Hey, guys, Looking for opinions/answers. A friend of mine ran at Road Atlanta this weekend. He has a Stalker with an LS1 and runs the same size Avon tire I run (10.7 x 21.5 x 15). His tires are A15 compound where as mine are A11 (A15 being a bit softer). His tires were new and he ran 23psi for both front and rear. Course was run cw. During the third session, the LR tire began to malfunction . . . see photos below. To help put this in perspective, I ran at MSR Cresson this weekend (Stalker w/ LS6) on my A11 tires; 23psi front and 22psi rear. The end of the day marked my third track day on these tires; 18 heat cycles and four hours run time (three track days with 6 twenty-minute esssions each) for my tires with normal wear. Tire pressures for my first track day were 20psi front and rear and the second was 21psi front and 20psi rear. First track day was run cw and the second and third were run ccw. We discussed blistering as a possibility, but why only this one tire? Even though the LR tire is taking the most abuse, the malfunction seems extreme. . . . your thoughts??? :grouphug:

I'm not familiar with the LS3, but I can only imagine the PCV system is equal to or, better yet, improved over the LS6 design.

Well, sometimes modifications work as expected. With the oil pan baffle, windage tray ( deflector shield, as GM calls it) and 6 quarts of oil in the engine (5.5 quarts normal), I ran six twenty-minute sessions on Saturday at MSR Cresson (1.7ccw) and experienced absolutely no low oil pressure light illumination. Oil pressure, per the gauge, remained at a 50 psi minimum during LH turns throughout the day. At the end of the day, the dip stick reported an approximate 4 ounce loss. I recovered approximately 3 ounces form the catch can on my oil/air separator. The LS6 PCV seems to work as well as, if not better than, expected. :party::party::party: Here’s a short video of the recovery:

Well, after a lengthy—and very informative—discussion with the folks at SNL Performance (LSx gurus) in Dallas, TX, I decided it best to run the PCV system full-time rather than completely delete it for track-day use. I revamped my PCV file accordingly. :deadhorse::smash::banghead: http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=23806

You buying an M-Spec from Brunton, or is there already a used one on the market?

Sorry, WRONG THREAD!!!

You buying an M-Spec from Brunton, or is there already a used one on the market?

The closest 'auto playground' to me is MSR Cresson, a minimum six-hour trek at best. Man, if I had somewhere to play that was only an hour away . . . ! I'd keep the car and play when time (TIME/MONEY FOR ME) permitted . . . you only live once. :cheers:

So, that's what a bright orange Cayman looks like leaving the track! :jester:

Just tried it; got the same warning. :ack:

Just want to confirm; vibration, not a bounce. For what it's worth, check for the possibility of a lost wheel weight. Aside form that, I agree with MHKflyer52, possible tire cord separation. Since you've experienced this before and resolved the issue by changing tires, I'd think tire breakdown (cord separation).

Well :toetap05: minus the Stalker I NOW own with its ???, I owned a Birkin with a Duratec. Now . . . About my Stalker . . . :jester:

Costly, yes, but never for nothing . . . you learn . . . you share . . . others learn. :grouphug:

Great find! I'm, a fan of Brooklands. Changed my windshield over to brooklands last winter. http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=21338

Try Emerald Performance: http://emeraldperformance.com/?page_id=17