1999 C5 Corvette
- C5 Corvette Useful Links and Documentation
- "Open Source" C5 Corvette Parts
- Current Parts / Specs & Personal Bests
- C5 Corvette Sway Bar Sizes & Leaf + Coilover Spring Rate Research Notes
- C5 Alignment - A Collection of Starting Point Suggestions & What I Run
- Cadillac Brembo Front Brake Upgrade on a C5 Corvette - Information, Notes, Track Testing!
- C5 Corvette - DIY Oil Cooler
- C5 Corvette Wing - The Enthusiasts DIY Way - Everything you need to do a chassis mounted wing yourself.
- Nine Lives Racing C5 Corvette Front Splitter + Mount - Install & Review - DIY Splitter Ramps
- C5 Corvette Cooling Upgrades, Modifications & Reccomendations
- C5 Corvette Brake Upgrade Options
- Removable Steering Wheel - Parts List, Videos, What I did & What I Recommend
- Track Wheel Bearings - MPI Race Bearing Review (Superior to SKF X-tracker?)
- Amazon Seats In a C5 Corvette -- At the Track, with C6 belts, and with a 5 point harness
- C5 Corvette Wheel Well Vents to Louvers - A how to, a review, and does it matter in the rain.
- Suspension Upgrade Time - Installing QA1 Proma Star Double Adjustable Coilover + Progress Swaybars
- C5 Corvette Square Wheel Handling + Track day Tire Reviews
- C5 Corvette Transmission Removal/Install & Z06 VS Base Trans
- Creating Trackable Power In a C5 Corvette
- Weight Reduction - Putting the C5 Corvette on a diet!
- Track Day Reports
- Track Day 01 - Tracking a Stock 1999 C5 Corvette
- Track Day 02 - C5 Corvette Second Track Day - Laguna Seca
- Track Day 03 - No changes but all fun @ Button Willow CW 13
- Track Day 04 - Takeaways & C5 Corvette Square Setup W/ Federal 595RS-RR tires at the track!
- Track Day 05 - Streets of Willow Springs CW - QA1 Coilovers & More
- Track Day 06 + 07 - Streets of Willow -- Apex Wheels + Chunky tires, 650 rear springs, and more!
- Track Day 08 + 09 - Streets of Willow -- New PB, Caddy Brembos + Larger Pedals for driving improvement, but blown coilover!
- Track Day 10- Streets of Willow - Rollbar, 5 pt harnesses and fixed coil-over
- Track Day 11- Streets of Willow CW - Delrin Bushings
- Track Day 12- Streets of Willow CW - AMT Differential Mount
- Track Day 13 - SOW CCW - Bucket Seat and Oil Cooler
- Track Day 14 - SOW CW - Further Oil Cooler Testing and New Suspension Settings
- Track Day 15 - Buttonwillow CW1 with PCA - 315/30R18 Falken 615s - LS7 Clutch + Aluminum Flywheel
- Track Day 16 + 17 -- Big Willow & Streets of Willow -- Front Splitter only on a high speed track and then a tight and technical track!
- Track Day 18 - SOW CW - New Wheel Bearings (MPI), rotors (KNS), brakes (XP10s) and... now overheating!
- Track Day 19 - Laguna Seca - Hot brakes, technique improvements, and a new PB
- Track Day 20 + 21 - Streets of Willow CW & CCW - Instructing, Tire Headaches and Coolant Reservoir Cracks
- Track Day 22 + 23 -- Streets of Willow -- Part 1 of Bring the C5 to WA
- Track Day 24 + 25 - Thunderhill East - Part 2 of bringing the trailer back
- Track Day 26 -- The Ridge -- DIY Wing and a Bunch of mods!
- Track Day 27 + 28 -- Thunderhill East Cyclone - EBC Pads, Radiator Flaps, Improved Spring Rates
- Track Day 29 + 30 - Thunderhill West - Reno SCCA Time Attack
- Track Day 31 - PIR (Chicane) with Cascade Sports Car Club (instructing) - Anti-gravity Lithium Battery
- Track Day 32 - Oregon Raceway Park (ORP) Counter Clockwise (CCW)
- Track Day 33 -- PIR with Track Night in America
- Track Day 34 -- The Ridge with Turn2 Motorsports - Trans Problems
- Track Day 35 - The Ridge with SCCA Track Night In America - New Z06 Trans!
- Track Day 36 -- PIR With Cascade Sports Car Club -- Better Data, Intake Manifold / IAT temps, and oil pressure is back!
- Track Day 37 + 38 - Ongrid Time Attack at The Ridge Motorsports Park - Kooks Long Tube Headers and Professional Awesome Bump Stops
- Track Day 39 + 40 -- Thunderhill West Time Attack W/ Reno SCCA -- Rear "diffuser", Replaced Booster, Trailer Improvements!
- Track Day 41 - PIR W/ SCCA Track Night in America - Trackspec Hood Vent Wickers, Data Acquisition & More Wing Angle
Track Day Reports
Submitted by shredjesse on Wed, 02/07/2024 - 14:10
So I've logged and blogged about every track day I do, the upgrades and modifications I made going into them, and the takeaways from each and every single one. There's some useful information in there for folks, along with just general writeups of how track days are goin for myself. I often refer back to all of these to see just when I changed rotors or brake pads or other such things.
Hopefully you enjoy the content!
- Track Day 01 - Tracking a Stock 1999 C5 Corvette
- Track Day 02 - C5 Corvette Second Track Day - Laguna Seca
- Track Day 03 - No changes but all fun @ Button Willow CW 13
- Track Day 04 - Takeaways & C5 Corvette Square Setup W/ Federal 595RS-RR tires at the track!
- Track Day 05 - Streets of Willow Springs CW - QA1 Coilovers & More
- Track Day 06 + 07 - Streets of Willow -- Apex Wheels + Chunky tires, 650 rear springs, and more!
- Track Day 08 + 09 - Streets of Willow -- New PB, Caddy Brembos + Larger Pedals for driving improvement, but blown coilover!
- Track Day 10- Streets of Willow - Rollbar, 5 pt harnesses and fixed coil-over
- Track Day 11- Streets of Willow CW - Delrin Bushings
- Track Day 12- Streets of Willow CW - AMT Differential Mount
- Track Day 13 - SOW CCW - Bucket Seat and Oil Cooler
- Track Day 14 - SOW CW - Further Oil Cooler Testing and New Suspension Settings
- Track Day 15 - Buttonwillow CW1 with PCA - 315/30R18 Falken 615s - LS7 Clutch + Aluminum Flywheel
- Track Day 16 + 17 -- Big Willow & Streets of Willow -- Front Splitter only on a high speed track and then a tight and technical track!
- Track Day 18 - SOW CW - New Wheel Bearings (MPI), rotors (KNS), brakes (XP10s) and... now overheating!
- Track Day 19 - Laguna Seca - Hot brakes, technique improvements, and a new PB
- Track Day 20 + 21 - Streets of Willow CW & CCW - Instructing, Tire Headaches and Coolant Reservoir Cracks
- Track Day 22 + 23 -- Streets of Willow -- Part 1 of Bring the C5 to WA
- Track Day 24 + 25 - Thunderhill East - Part 2 of bringing the trailer back
- Track Day 26 -- The Ridge -- DIY Wing and a Bunch of mods!
- Track Day 27 + 28 -- Thunderhill East Cyclone - EBC Pads, Radiator Flaps, Improved Spring Rates
- Track Day 29 + 30 - Thunderhill West - Reno SCCA Time Attack
- Track Day 31 - PIR (Chicane) with Cascade Sports Car Club (instructing) - Anti-gravity Lithium Battery
- Track Day 32 - Oregon Raceway Park (ORP) Counter Clockwise (CCW)
- Track Day 33 -- PIR with Track Night in America
- Track Day 34 -- The Ridge with Turn2 Motorsports - Trans Problems
- Track Day 35 - The Ridge with SCCA Track Night In America - New Z06 Trans!
- Track Day 36 -- PIR With Cascade Sports Car Club -- Better Data, Intake Manifold / IAT temps, and oil pressure is back!
- Track Day 37 + 38 - Ongrid Time Attack at The Ridge Motorsports Park - Kooks Long Tube Headers and Professional Awesome Bump Stops
- Track Day 39 + 40 -- Thunderhill West Time Attack W/ Reno SCCA -- Rear "diffuser", Replaced Booster, Trailer Improvements!
- Track Day 41 - PIR W/ SCCA Track Night in America - Trackspec Hood Vent Wickers, Data Acquisition & More Wing Angle