Hey guys, first post here, been a lurker off and on - I'm tempted to get myself an F-Type V6S Manual and take it to the track once a month or so..

SO.. with that said, I would like to ask you fine gents... Does anyone here regularly take their F Type to track days?

If so, how are they holding up?

Any mods you had to do to make it trackworthy? (I'm thinking probably brake pads, right?)

Thanks in advance guys!

 

Haven't tracked mine yet, but plan to take it to Buttonwillow when the weather cools. Depending on what track you frequent, (for example the big track at willow springs or the roval at auto club speedway) you could run it stock and then upgrade pads, wheels and tires as you wear things out. My 2 cents, I think the factory 255/35/20 tires are too small for the front of the car, so slightly wider rims with 265/30/20 or larger tires would help.

 

Haven't tracked this car yet either but I'll be going out with JLR for their event at Chuckwalla in October then plan on Buttonwillow before the end of the year.

 

Mine chewed up differential after about 30 hours of track use running fully stock. However, it is possible that it was faulty part from the start.

I would not mod this, as track + mods = guarantee you won't get any warranty repairs.

 

I haven't tracked mine yet, although I've been planning to for a while. Too much going on elsewhere to have it bubble up to the top. Birthday's coming up though, so maybe I need to get that plan back on track (pun intended).

One thing I'm sure will come up is the stock spring rates (and ride height). I think it needs more spring and less height, but for my daily driving I don't think I can really tolerate the drop.

 

There is no doubt that handling on this car is much improved with the shorter, higher rate springs.

 

Improved - sure. Do you need it? I don't feel that *I* need that improvement and *I* prefer my spine disks intact as I have a railroad track to cross on my way to work. Some people posted here they felt F-type has too much lean and wobble otherwise. These people are WRONG and never raced a chump car or drove a classic roadster.

 

Fortunately, I knew how to turn chumps into competitors and don't find the classic roadsters to be as fun to drive as the F-Type. Even with my current setup, the F-Type rides much more smoothly than my other 3 vehicles, so I really don't know what I'm missing.

 

I haven't raced CHUMP but I've raced LeMONS. I'd say it depends on the car. Classic roadsters? Haven't tried those either.

My feeling is the the body roll is tolerable in everyday use, but am sure that if I put the spurs to it at Sears Point ... er ... Sonoma Raceway, it'd feel squishy. Especially with the fresh Michelins. Not enough that I'd skip the track time, but I'm sure it'd be a bit rolly-polly in the 3-3A and 8-8A transitions.

Still, you drive what you've got and the lower springs I'd really like would prevent me from parking at work, or at the local liquor store. The former would be unfortunate, the latter, tragic.

 

I'll take it to Laguna Seca in a couple weeks after I swap the factory PZeros for PS4s.

 

So I think we established that lowering F-type would get in the way of lizzardo's drinking, and it the only reason he is not considering it.

I'm with you.

 

We're in accord. Cheers!

 

I've tracked mine and there were no issues at all except the following - you should swap out the brake fluid for Castrol SRF, also I've developed a clicking/popping noise that occurs on occasion when the suspension is flexing (I'll be taking it in to have this serviced). Other than that the car is a very capable track weapon.

 

With an engine cover off (must do on the track), I have not experienced boil over or noticeable fade tracking my F-type in a cooler Canadian climate. YMMV in the 110 degree desert track.

 

I still think the car bounced a lot more than I prefer on bumpy courses. Its better than stock, but still doesn't foster trust at high speed on bumpy roads.

 

I get this too. Just when going up my driving at an aggressive angle.

 

I'll let you know what I find out - hopefully none of the glued panels delaminating

 

I am not sure if I will track my F Type again...it is a heavy car that handles well but my steering got a problem after my last trackday....it made crumbling noises when turning the steering wheel while the car was stationary..it was replaced by a new one under warranty.

 

I track mine - F-type R AWD. I have not seen another at any of my track days. She holds her own and is a blast to drive. Like me, it could benefit from shedding a few pounds but otherwise delightful.

 

i track mine, only thing I notice is that the brakes start to smell a lot after 10mins of racing. maybe aftermarket brakes will improve that.