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Originally Posted by AZ_1LE

FYI, I didn't have issues with weeping brake fluid, but did have issues it at my first track day with grease puking out of the calipers. I found out it was the grease they put on the ends of the pads to slide in the caliper. Basically, they used way too much, the caliper got hot, and it dripped down. I did end up getting on my pads, which sucked

Thanks for the comments! Did you have to throw away the pads after that, or were you able to push through it? I didn't notice any effect on braking performance, just crap all over the wheel barrel.

Originally Posted by AZ_1LE

By the way, they were running the same track config and 1:54 is within just a few seconds of what the race prepped Caymans were running. The GT3 Cup cars were running mid to low 1:40's.

Damn. In that case I am pretty happy with my times! My best ever at Sonoma was a 1:52 in a 991 GTS with ceramics. I'm hoping I will match that in the 1LE next time I go there.

Originally Posted by glamcem

congrats on the car and your first event. Small weeping on the brake fluid is normal. It happens to me too on the first session after I bleed the brakes before an event.
You may use some water and towel to clean it. Make sure you don't over tighten the bleeder screws but they're also tight enough.

If you have an air compressor, my friend mentioned that he uses to get rid of the small amount of fluid in the screws after tighten them

Thanks glamcem, that's a good tip. Glad to hear I'm not the only one!

Originally Posted by Electric

Seems like alot of people complain about overly sensitive throttle in the mid range. I wonder if it's a perception due to the throttle being too slow during its initial repose (due to the shape of stock throttle body.) Another words, perhaps it's not that it's too sensitive, it's just the slow initial throttle response miscalibrates your senses.

If that's really the case, perhaps ported throttle body can solve the problem by making the entire throttle range more linear.

It's not a "throttle response" issue, it's the mapping of pedal position to throttle position. To me, throttle response means input lag: the delay from moving the pedal position to the time the throttle and engine respond. Although there is some noticeable throttle lag, that's not really what I was concerned about. It's more like if you hold the accelerator pedal around 3/4 down, the engine is putting a decent amount of power out, and then if you incrementally push further, then all of sudden the throttle opens up sharply. It seems to me like a steep throttle mapping. For that reason I was overly cautious on corner exit.

Originally Posted by seanblurr

Nice, my favorite track for sure! My calipers weep as well, it must be 'normal'. It can be an intimating track to really push yourself, so don't harp on times too much. I posted a video in the track section if you want something to compare to. Hope to see you out there sometime!

Thanks, I'll check it out!

Originally Posted by wjones14

Excellent report! That track looks like awesome fun with the elevation changes. I've seen the NASCAR race there plenty of times on TV and even driven the track a lot on my PC with the old NASCAR 2003 Papyrus racing sim. But of course, nothing is like the real thing.

Your car looks great too - I'm close to ordering a 2018 Summit White 1LE, black bowties, and PDR myself - and if I do get it, the first mod would be the rock guards!

Good advice about the painter's tape too. Thanks for sharing the video and story.

If you ever get a chance, definitely do Sonoma, it's a blast. Actually, my first-ever HPDE was there in 2008 during a November downpour. Learned a lot that day!

Originally Posted by Ryephile

First of all, thanks for sharing and congrats on a successful first time out!

Regarding the brake bleeders, you're not alone. The more time elapses, it seems the 6-piston calipers are prone to leaking. Mine were weeping and it took 4 heat cycles to snug them up enough to have them finally stop. Jaymsu also recently put the 6-piston kit on his SS and he had to quit his last track day early because his calipers wouldn't stop leaking all over his wheels, where his stock 4-pistons were fine. We're both veteran track guys with a lot of experience under our belt; the bleeders are at fault here.

Hmm. I wonder if it is a safety problem or just a potential cosmetics issue with brake fluid eating away at the caliper paint and the wheel finish? I'll keep a very close eye on it this weekend, I'm headed to Auto Club Speedway for my first time at that track. Worried about braking into Turn 1 after the oval section!