I want to set the car up first because a good car can help make up for a crappy driver!
Practice makes perfect and I am sure I will learn a ton on the first day. Luckily I have an experienced buddy I will bring along to show me as many pointers as he can to speed up the learning curve. I was real concerned with the speed because, the faster you go the less effective brakes are. That is my main concern, the brakes might help save me If I get ahead of myself!!
I am excited about going, I am a super agressive driver and on the track I will be able to actually push myself to my limits and not have to worry about dangering myself or others, I can't wait. It has to be an absolute blast! By no means am I going because I think I am the best or to try and break any records, I just want to have fun and drive as fast as I can.
I am not wanting to go with a true race tire.... I used to run Pirelli PZERO slicks on the street a couple years ago! The problem was, they would take way to long to heat up before they would actually grip.... I was getting in trouble trying to go WAY faster then I should on off ramps and such to heat them up to get traction from them. What I am saying is, I have to have a tire that will grip on the street also. I cannot afford to run 2 sets of wheels and tires for track and street, I am forced to go dual purpose.
Really sounds like the C5 setup is the way to go from all the posts about them. I am really suprised about the negative feedback on the ZO6 stuff?? Those rotors and calipers look massive!!
Thanks for all the info, there is alot of good stuff here!!