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      05-03-2016, 02:27 PM   #1
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First time at the track this friday

Any tips on sport vs sport plus and moving the shifter to "s"?
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Depends if you want good track time for having little fun time (sliding).
Sport plus + if I want good track time- I hit the shifter to the left if it's a tight course (autoX- shifter is always in the the left).

With everything off and shifter to the left- have a little fun sliding around corners.
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Thanks. I am leaning towards sport + and shifter in S. Anyone have experience with potneza s04 pole positions on the track?
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I went for sport+ and left in dry and sport and left in the wet at the Nurburgring if that helps. Sport+ in the wet was a risk I wasnt willing to take!
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Should be 75 degrees and sunny tomorrow evening. Sport + it is
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evening track event?
are you going to a drag strip or a track?
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Evening track event. I did 5 sessions, over an hour of track time. I did both sport and sport +. Sport slowed me down with traction control a couple times.

It was a blast. I certainly broke in my brand new tires, and fried the front brakes!
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Very nice
What track? Did you get to hit some high speeds?

I just did my first autocross yesterday
It was so much fun
Can't wait for my next one
And eventually track events as well
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Palm Beach International Raceway. On my best lap I hit 124mph on the back straight.
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Very nice
What track? Did you get to hit some high speeds?

I just did my first autocross yesterday
It was so much fun
Can't wait for my next one
And eventually track events as well
AutoX and track is totally different feel.
But you will enjoy both.

I tend to lean towards track to be more fun. Can push the car more to its limits. AutoX ur stuck in 2nd gear pushing it into corners...IMO.
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