FF2Skip

So you only go to events where no damage is done? I'm not sure I've ever been to one like that.



Check that... I ran one on Shenandoah(one blown motor though) and another in torrential rain to only have a TR6 hit a wall, but was driveable.

mikegarrison

We had a Scooby at Pacific Raceways who had a brake line failure too.

But they are rather rare, nowadays.

And I disagree about the advice quoted above. I do not think it would hurt to replace the brake lines (unless you do it wrong!), especially on cars that might be 10 years old now. But the OEM lines are at least as strong as the aftermarket lines, and I don't think that there is any evidence they suffer from track use.

Regular inspection (which you should be making anyway) is probably sufficient, especially for all but the oldest S2000s.

Aftermarket parts are more dicey, because they have not necessarily been designed for durability.

The big variable is how the parts have been treated during service. NEVER hang the rotors off of the brake lines. This puts a lot of stress on the fittings that they are not designed to take.

scareyourpassenger

A friend of mine had a fitting pop loose on his stock 2006 s2k lines last year. It could have been a quality control issue since he takes care of his car properly.

EK9B18

Like I can predict it...

Still when I hear about an event that turns into a wreck fest, it does make me happy I wasn't there. Last Redline time attack on 'doah for instance.

FF2Skip

Dude, not even the same. RTA was pathetic in 2008. 2007 wasn't nearly as bad. This last weekend wasn't anywhere close to either of those events. I was at all three.

And btw, when I say I ran an event on Shenandoah without an accident happening, I mean I was the organizer.

EK9B18

Pretty sure I helped you push your S2k back in the trailer that day. I assume you're "Nerd Racing"? If so, I remember you had a hell of a day, broken motor and then the trailer flat. It was a good event. I love 'doah.

I was driving a Black WRX at the time...

I actually think there are fewer accidents on 'doah than on main. I think people with lots of power are more careful. And the slower cars just don't have a real straight to get going really fast on.

I've been trying to find out what kinds of lines real race cars use. I'd be willing to spend $300-500 for a set of lines if I thought they were measurably better than the $115 goodridges.

FF2Skip

You're close. Yes, I'm NERD R, but the car we pushed onto the trailer was an instructor's BMW. I was going to give his car a lift back to Alexandria and had a trailer flat. That was the SVTOA event in 2008, iirc. My car wasn't running right, that's a fact- stroker motor. It definitely wasn't at a RTA because in 2007 I won RWD Modified. In 2008, I instructed on Saturday only.

The only two times my car has ever been pushed into my trailer were at VIR- one needlessly; the other a rod through the oil pan. And for the $8500 estimate, that was from Wagon Works, known to be a high-end shop.

I believe I vaguely remember you as someone who offer assistance to me or the other instructor. If that was in fact you, thank you.