Track Day Preparation

[Nocturnal005]

I am planning to finally take my 420R to the track, aiming for this fall. I finally have enough confidence in the build and have enough miles on everything to feel pretty good about things not falling off. I'm in the SF bay area so I am interested in running Laguna Seca and Sonoma raceway.

 

I did a few searches for track prep, but I didn't see a consolidated track preparation thread. I know these cars are already pretty well suited for the track, but there are always optimizations that can be made. IE addressing brakes seems to be a common theme. Figured it may be useful to put all recommendations in one place.

 

I do have a lot of auto-x and some intermediate track day experience, so I'm looking for more the 7 specific recommendations vs general "how do I start doing track days" input. 

 

Things I'm looking for recommendations on prior to heading out: 

- brakes: feels like the weak point of the car, generally lacking bite. I understand the rears tend to heat rapidly and chew through pads as well. Pad reccs w stock brake setup?

- alignment: is there a good track alignment starting point?

- sway bar settings: upgrade front to thicker optional bar? Rear bar settings that work the best?

- tires/tire pressure starting points (888R)

- cooling: car seems to have excess cooling - does it make sense to block off part of the oil cooler?

- any other unique things I should be aware of prior to running a 7 on the track?