Preparing for my first DE, Never done this before Options

[michael7810]

I decided to sign up for DE with the local PCA club. The event will be at the Bondurant 1.1 mile road course. Car is a 72 1911cc driver with Yoko S-Drive 205-55-15s (summer tires) with stock suspension and no sway bars. So my question is besides removing all the junk from my trunk, making sure the battery and other things are secured, and removing the floor mats; what else should I do to prepare? I normally run the tire pressure at 26F and 28R. Thanks for any advise you can provide.

[Cupomeat]

You'll have a great time!!!

A couple things that happened to me on my first DE with my 914 of note are:
1. I found that the top of my valve cover gaskets were not properly seating (dipping down below the seal line, creating a gap) thus dumping oil out of the very top of my valve cover on hard turns. Some people weld tabs into the cover to make sure this is avoided.

2. My brakes were not as good as I thought they were. Brakes are critical and if you've never brought your car on the track, you will be using your brakes in a manner they aren't accustomed to. Make sure you can lock up your brakes on the street now. If you can't figure out what is wrong and fix it before hand. The tech inspection is a static inspection and won't check the performance of your brakes.

3. It will take you about 2 sessions to learn the track, 4 sessions to get comfortable and start having fun, and 2 more sessions to start embarrasing other faster car-drivers (IF you've never driven the track before).

4. Your little 914 is faster than most of those other drivers think, and many will not give you the pass signals you deserve as you spank them on the corners. Let your instructor tell the chief to keep reminding the drivers to LET OFF when giving the pass signal to a slower car.

5. You will have a great time!!!

Enjoy!