Exe Crew Track Weekend - Winton Motor Raceway

Weather:
Saturday - high of 17 degrees Celcius
Sunday - high of 18 degrees Celcius

Hot tyres pressures:
33 PSI front and rear, targeting 32 PSI

Difference in car setup:
Roll center adjustment kit installed at the rear.
Hankook Z214 tyres

Lap times:
Saturday
S1: 1:54.9350 2:04.1640 (timing stopped working in the final laps)
S2: 1:52.0490 1:40.3820 1:37.3310 1:41.3080 1:37.0410 1:48.4670 S3: 1:52.9280 1:37.0820 1:38.6980 1:37.8290 1:38.8720
S4: 1:48.6180 1:37.6510 1:36.8790 1:37.1360 1:36.9160

Sunday
S1: 1:53.5210 1:38.7470 1:36.7540 1:37.0360 1:38.4880 1:37.1890
S2: 1:59.1220 1:38.3390 1:38.9800 1:36.8390 1:37.0700
S3: 1:55.8710 1:38.2150 1:37.1890 1:36.5130 1:36.2750 1:36.5300 1:37.3950
S4: 3:00.1120 1:42.7680 1:37.4170 1:37.0640 1:55.0640 1:37.2040
S5: 1:54.2210 1:38.3540 1:37.5990 1:37.3670 1:37.6890 2:13.2600

Comparison with previous PB:

High and low speeds:

Video of the new PB lap - 1:36.28

Nugget Nationals - Winton Motor Raceway

Weather:
Raining in the morning, dry in the afternoon. High of 21 degrees Celcius.

Lap times:
S1: 2:26.8780 2:15.8860 2:26.5740
S2: 2:18.2820 2:16.2960 2:10.2980 2:08.5390 2:05.3150 2:04.3660 S3: 3:30.3310 1:53.2170 1:46.7400 1:43.6000 1:42.8330 1:41.0430
S4: 1:49.1030 1:39.7000 1:38.3910 1:38.5300 1:38.8740

Sessions 3 and 4 were dry, but didn't get close to my PB time for Winton.

Front brake caliper refresh

After 11 years of tracking the Z, the front brake calipers looked like this...

Given the age of the calipers and the abuse they had received, I decided to try out a new set of calipers. I noticed that Z1 Motorsports in the US offered a package that included 370Z factory Akebono calipers, adapter brackets to fit the 350Z, braided brake lines and a set of rotors to suit. Firstly, I downloaded the caliper template to make sure my wheels would still fit.

With everything confirmed to fit, I took the plunge and ordered a set of the brakes.

I love opening presents...

This is the adapter bracket fitted.

And the caliper is fitted with the Z1 Motorsports slotted rotor. 370Z rotors are 355 mm in diameter, compared to the 350Z's 325 mm. These should offer a little bit more heat capacity.

Here they are fitted with the wheel back on.