How to Prep Your Car for the Track

If you re looking for more information on car prep, check out these links, ordered by topic: 1) Brake Pads -https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a20771252/everything-you-need-to-know-about-brakes-and-track-days/ Excellent article from Road and Track with more beginner info on how brake setups work. -https://www.maperformance.com/collections/brake-pads Link to MAPerformance s selection of brake pads for the street/track. Great selection. I use Hawk DTC-60, but there are many, many great options. 2) Brake Fluid -https://trackdays.ie/best-racing-brake-fluid/ Great article on track brake fluids. Ends with a big cost vs effectiveness comparison. Motul RBF600 is recommended here. -https://brakeperformance.com/flushing-brake-fluid.php Guide to flushing brake fluid. -https://www.maperformance.com/collections/brake-fluid Link to MAPerformance s selection of brake fluids. Of the selection, I ve used only Motul RBF600. ATE Type 200 is another that has served me well. 3) Fluids -https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/c3/motor-oil/16075 Link to Advance Auto s Oil catalog, where I get the Mobil 1 I run in the Evo. Your needs may vary. -https://www.maperformance.com/collections/drivetrain-fluids Link to MAPerformance s Drivetrain Fluids catalog, which, if you have an Evo, has most of what you need. 4) Tires -https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/g1219/10-things-to-know-about-performance-tires/ Informative article on performance tires like those you might want to use at the track. -https://www.tirerack.com/tires/types/perfCat.jsp?perf=EP Link to Tire Rack s selection of Extreme Performance tires. This would the category my AD08Rs would fall into. Mark s R888Rs are even stickier than this. 5) Cooling -https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/buying-maintenance/a7429/lost-art-cooling-systems-rob-siegel/ Article from Road and Track on cooling, extolling the virtues of changing out old parts for new. -http://www.koyorad.com/ Koyorad s website where they sell a bevy of cooling products for a ton of different applications. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @gearsandgasoline Contact us via email at: gearsandgasoline@gmail.com You can buy T-shirts here: gearsandgasoline.com Primary camera gear that we film with: Panasonic S1h with MC1 adaptor https://amzn.to/3G918cO Panasonic S1 https://amzn.to/3HajZ8q Gopro Hero 9 https://amzn.to/35vHU4s Rode VidoeMicro https://amzn.to/3g4YpGA Rode mic go https://amzn.to/3rVWeeb Sandisk Extreme Pro 300mbs https://amzn.to/3g6vn9H Ronin Rs2 https://amzn.to/32FStAU Canon 24-105 https://amzn.to/33VIKXK Canon 70-200 https://amzn.to/35k3lFo Rokinon 35mm https://amzn.to/35krZpq Rokinon 14mm https://amzn.to/3Gej9GM Sigma 35mm https://amzn.to/3II1NU7