Nats Prep Checklist

[gdflys]

So I've been putting this list together for a week or so. Throw up any additional items you are bringing that I haven't listed. nothing worse than showing up without something you need.


Personal Gear:

Helmet, Race gear, gloves, suit, shoes, sunglasses, sunscreen, bug repellent, Id's, umbrella/poncho, other clothes and stuff.

Car:

Race wheels/tires, track brake pads, oil/filter, coolant, spare spark plugs, spare belts, radar detector, GPS, atlas, distilled water, brake fluid, race gas

Supplies:

Bucket, sponge, car soap, detailer, microfiber towels, chamios, glass cleaner, rainx/cleaner wipes, blue masking tape, wax/cleaner, tire shine, ez up, chairs, tarp, paper towels, DV cam/tapes/batteries, Digi cam/extra cards/baterries, stop watch, lap sheets, brake cleaner, wd-40

Tools:

Jack/stands, plywood ground plate, metric rachet wrenches, sockets/rachets, screwdrivers/torx, pliers/vice grips, lug wrench/x bar, torque wrenches, tire pressure gauge, tire temp gauge, tire chalk/marker, portable compressor/battery charger, mechanic gloves, drop/flashlight, coilover spanner wrench, allen wrenches, spark plug socket/gap tool, tool bag/box


Add anything you can think of.

[KevPSR]

bottle of grey goose

[gdflys]

Quote: Originally Posted by KevPSR

bottle of grey goose

The track isn't in a dry parish is it?

[rezin8]

The track has it's own bar...

[csx321]

Quote: Originally Posted by gdflys

Personal Gear:

Helmet, Race gear, gloves, suit, shoes, sunglasses, sunscreen, bug repellent, Id's, umbrella/poncho, other clothes and stuff.

I hear ya there! The skeeters were vicious at the drag strip last year.

[rezin8]

BTW guys, I'll have my tool box on site for you guys to use, should you need to. I'll also have 2 Torque wrenches with 3/4" sockets for proper torquing of your wheels. That does not mean do not bring tools. My tool box is VERY limited in it's tools.

[thepowertowin]

If all works out I'll try to have several axles, plugs, pans, brake pads, etc. on hand as well as the performance parts.

[guhfluh]

Quote: Originally Posted by gdflys

Car:

Race wheels/tires, track brake pads, oil/filter, coolant, spare spark plugs, spare belts, radar detector, GPS, atlas, distilled water, brake fluid, race gas
.

Oil drain bucket?

[glhs837]

Small package should be mailed tommorow

[gdflys]

Quote: Originally Posted by glhs837

Small package should be mailed tommorow

excellent.

Oil bucket is a good idea too.

[gdflys]

c clamp or brake tool to push in caliper piston

[LiveWire]

I'd kinda like to know what to bring too, but for maybe different reasons. My car has got just under 1500 miles on it at the moment. I guesstimate it'll have about 2500 miles just before I leave for Nats, at which time I'll be changing the oil since I'm still on break-in factory oil. Nats is going to be about 900 miles one way for me. I'm driving the car there and back, no trailer.

I'm going to be participating in the Novice DE, and I've never done anything like it before, which is the source of my concern. I have no idea how hard the DE track sessions are going to be on the car. I would expect being a novice, and first time ever on a track, that the instructors are going to instruct accordingly and not going to have me trying to drive the crap out of my car given my lack of experience and their desire to live. So how hard is this stuff on a street car?

Should I be bringing extra brake pads, plugs, belts etc? At a minimum I'm bringing a 6-pack of oil since I'll be getting close to an oil change once I get home and it's not like the stuff will be bad after a couple weeks. Maybe coolant and transmission fluid should also be a bare minimum. I've never changed brake pads so if changing them prior to track time is a good idea I'm definately going to have to find some careful and generous person to help me out with that. Thanks for any advice.

[spcforker]

cooler(Ice Chest) and hand cleaner?
A big hammer?

[Kustomatix]

cell phone!

[gdflys]

Quote: Originally Posted by LiveWire

I'd kinda like to know what to bring too, but for maybe different reasons. My car has got just under 1500 miles on it at the moment. I guesstimate it'll have about 2500 miles just before I leave for Nats, at which time I'll be changing the oil since I'm still on break-in factory oil. Nats is going to be about 900 miles one way for me. I'm driving the car there and back, no trailer.

I'm going to be participating in the Novice DE, and I've never done anything like it before, which is the source of my concern. I have no idea how hard the DE track sessions are going to be on the car. I would expect being a novice, and first time ever on a track, that the instructors are going to instruct accordingly and not going to have me trying to drive the crap out of my car given my lack of experience and their desire to live. So how hard is this stuff on a street car?

Should I be bringing extra brake pads, plugs, belts etc? At a minimum I'm bringing a 6-pack of oil since I'll be getting close to an oil change once I get home and it's not like the stuff will be bad after a couple weeks. Maybe coolant and transmission fluid should also be a bare minimum. I've never changed brake pads so if changing them prior to track time is a good idea I'm definately going to have to find some careful and generous person to help me out with that. Thanks for any advice.

The amount of wear on the car will be directly proportional to how hard you push it. Stock brake pads and rotors are fine especialy at your low mileage. You said you'll change the oil and check all the other fluids.

The main wear you will get is on the shoulders of your front tires. The harder you push the car the more severe the wear. If you really push it you will overheat the front tire outer shoulders and most likely start to chunk tread. If you take it a little slower thru the corners then all should be fine. The pace you take is entirely up to you. Your going to have a blast.