South Louisiana...July...Track Day...Good Idea???

Bimmer_Engineer · 06-14-2018, 07:53 AM

So I got an email from a colleague of mine that shows there is a track day at the local road course in late July. My car is a 2007 335i with 90k miles that I recently bought from my dad...by the time this rolls around I'll have the following mods...

Injen Intake
Ebay FMIC
MHD stage 1 or 1+ tune

My dad had all of the scheduled maintenance done on the car so it's in good shape, and the spark plug light just came on so i'll be changing them in the next week or two.

The car does not have an oil cooler though and I'm wondering if a July track day is really a good idea. The air temp will likely be over 90 and the humidity will be 80-90%...the course is about 45 miles from my house, 24 of which will be on a 2 lane bridge with no shoulders and limited opportunity to pull over...

I've never driven the car in limp home mode...but I'm wondering how likely ya'll think it is I have to limp across this bridge...

cdgatti · 06-14-2018, 08:03 PM

id only do after putting on an oil cooler. make sure your brakes are in good shape as well

Bimmer_Engineer · 06-15-2018, 08:12 AM

That's kinda what I figured...there's another one in September...I'll probably wait for that and try and do the oil cooler and charge pipe in the meantime...

Thanks...

Donethat · 06-15-2018, 08:28 PM

Your brakes are most important. Run the best possible pads you can afford. It’s no fun once your brakes begin to fade.

cronus · 06-15-2018, 10:02 PM

If it's the "Track Day Lite" I doubt you'd have any issues. Two 20 minute sessions and everyone follows the instructors pace car. No passing allowed. Max speed you'll see will probably be around 100 on the straightaway.

If the car gets too hot just let it cool off a bit before you cross the Causeway.

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Donethat Private First Class 339 Rep 142 Posts Drives: 10’ 328 Msport w/ESS huffer Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: 305 iTrader: (2)	Your brakes are most important. Run the best possible pads you can afford. It’s no fun once your brakes begin to fade.
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cronus 3 pedals 5 Rep 114 Posts Drives: 09 E90 335i Join Date: May 2009 Location: New Orleans iTrader: (0)	If it's the "Track Day Lite" I doubt you'd have any issues. Two 20 minute sessions and everyone follows the instructors pace car. No passing allowed. Max speed you'll see will probably be around 100 on the straightaway. If the car gets too hot just let it cool off a bit before you cross the Causeway.
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