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Best tires for track day requested -- Virginia international Raceway

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Old 05-02-2021, 06:49 PM
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Best tires for track day requested -- Virginia international Raceway

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Cup 2’s! Get out your checkbook
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Cup 2s... VIR... when are you planning to be here?... I’m a VIR Club member and a VIR flagger...


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says cup 2's dont fit 2013 e550 4 matic ....next best choice? these can be track only tires. i am new member of vir. next track day is may 18-19. i was at last track day and moved up to touring.
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https://www.discounttiredirect.com/b...-cup-2/p/26368

there you go, assuming you are running the stock tire size
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245/35-ZR 19 on 19x8.5 offset: 40mm wheel - front
265/30-ZR 19 on 19x9.5 offset: 45mm wheel - rear

No problems at all...




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perfecto. .many thanks .ill be in Brian Merritts 8am..class. Tom Ulbrich
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Cup 2s... VIR... when are you planning to be here?... I’m a VIR Club member and a VIR flagger...

I looked into a membership once.......the initial cost......plus the limited number of days you could drive, plus the fact you still have to pay even if you're a member put me way off. How is it going for you personally? What does a flagger do? I'm also in NC
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Best deal out there!....

20 days is a limited number of days to drive???... you must be a track rat if 20 isn’t enough!!




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Best deal out there!....

20 days is a limited number of days to drive???... you must be a track rat if 20 isn’t enough!!

After reading through this again it seems I have been a bit over zealous.....20 days does seem like a lot, of course I have never even been on a track unless you count the track at Disney World that they shut down in 2018 due to an accidental death. The VIR does seem expensive though.
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That's cheap as hell. I wish we had something around Chicago like that. Autobahn in Joliet is $40,000 initiation plus $5,500 a year in dues! Absolutely nuts. I need to move.
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Come on down for a VIR Club day!... $350 - 4 - 30 minute sessions... buffet lunch...


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https://virnow.com/wp-content/upload...efits-2021.pdf
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be my guest for 1 or both days. may 18/ 19 thinking its $175 per day. rookies program is no passing as all about safety. plu plus 1 mile long straightaway.

talk mrmbership later. find out how fast you care to push your car on that mile straight away. S curves are best on planet. plus plus..
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That's cheap as hell. I wish we had something around Chicago like that. Autobahn in Joliet is $40,000 initiation plus $5,500 a year in dues! Absolutely nuts. I need to move.
Hot damn really? I stand corrected!! VIR seems pretty rad, especially after watching that video Duffer posted!
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While I've not looked into it, I'm pretty sure track days at the main track here, Laguna Seca, are at least that expensive.

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