Half fast
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Jersey City
- Car(s)
- Mk7 GTI
I took some video during a DE yesterday at Autobahn Country Club. I posted it on YouTube to make it easier to send to some friends, but figured it might be of interest to some people here that aren't my friends. The video is of an entire session (that got cut short) because it requires too much thought on my part to edit the video down. If you just want to skip to the best lap of the session, it starts at 11:15ish. I've done quite a few of these but this was my first time at this track. It's a pretty cool place; only complaint is that a handful of the apexes have dips in them that my car didn't like at all.
My car is also having some cooling issues that I need to sort out. So, if anybody has any ideas on that front, I'd love to hear them. The oil temps stay below 270 but I've had the coolant spike when the ambient temperature is >85. I've changed my mind about 100 times on whether to get the CSF radiator (expensive, unclear it if works), put in a Golf R aux radiator (perhaps slightly less expensive, unsure if possible without extensive fabrication, more difficult), or put vents in the hood (cheap, looks stupid on a car I drive in the street, results in holes above the shifter/battery area where water can get in). Other cooling issues I have are related to the brakes. The 986 calipers worked great on this car when everything else was stock but I'm going to have to switch to Macan calipers (already had the 986 calipers when I got the car so that's why I opted for them) to get the larger rotor/cooling capacity.
My car is also having some cooling issues that I need to sort out. So, if anybody has any ideas on that front, I'd love to hear them. The oil temps stay below 270 but I've had the coolant spike when the ambient temperature is >85. I've changed my mind about 100 times on whether to get the CSF radiator (expensive, unclear it if works), put in a Golf R aux radiator (perhaps slightly less expensive, unsure if possible without extensive fabrication, more difficult), or put vents in the hood (cheap, looks stupid on a car I drive in the street, results in holes above the shifter/battery area where water can get in). Other cooling issues I have are related to the brakes. The 986 calipers worked great on this car when everything else was stock but I'm going to have to switch to Macan calipers (already had the 986 calipers when I got the car so that's why I opted for them) to get the larger rotor/cooling capacity.