Vipersrule
Enthusiast
I've only had my RT/10 for a couple of months, but want to prepare to do some racing in the next month or so. A few questions for those of you who have already been there, done that.
First of all - I want to stay pretty much stock and KIS (keep it simple). I plan on driving the Viper for a few years stock and making a project out of it in a few years - plus it gives me time to get to know the base car. Likewise, I want to drive my Viper - it's not going to sit much. I want a pretty easy conversion from racing to street. I don't want to spend hours going from one to the other - in fact - I'd like to drive the car to the track and home again.
I've worked on cars quite a bit, so I pretty much have the ability - it's just the idea of the Viper (my first new car). I have to get past the mystic of touching this "perfect" machine with a wrench
Here's the questions:
1) Brakes:
What type of brake pads should I keep on hand for the road racing?
I've changed brakes on trucks and cars in the past - just never the Viper.
Do you tend to change out front and back for racing or just fronts?
Are the back brakes disk just like the front?
How long does it generally take to switch them out for racing?
I plan on purchasing EBC greens for normal driving based on what I've read.
2) Helmut:
Suggestions? Simple, effective.
3) Tires:
Suggestions? Drag versus road racing?
Should I have both front and back sets?
Again thinking simple and cost effective.
Is there anything else that I need to be aware of to be a prepared as I can - seeing as how I've never raced before.
Thanks
First of all - I want to stay pretty much stock and KIS (keep it simple). I plan on driving the Viper for a few years stock and making a project out of it in a few years - plus it gives me time to get to know the base car. Likewise, I want to drive my Viper - it's not going to sit much. I want a pretty easy conversion from racing to street. I don't want to spend hours going from one to the other - in fact - I'd like to drive the car to the track and home again.
I've worked on cars quite a bit, so I pretty much have the ability - it's just the idea of the Viper (my first new car). I have to get past the mystic of touching this "perfect" machine with a wrench

Here's the questions:
1) Brakes:
What type of brake pads should I keep on hand for the road racing?
I've changed brakes on trucks and cars in the past - just never the Viper.
Do you tend to change out front and back for racing or just fronts?
Are the back brakes disk just like the front?
How long does it generally take to switch them out for racing?
I plan on purchasing EBC greens for normal driving based on what I've read.
2) Helmut:
Suggestions? Simple, effective.
3) Tires:
Suggestions? Drag versus road racing?
Should I have both front and back sets?
Again thinking simple and cost effective.
Is there anything else that I need to be aware of to be a prepared as I can - seeing as how I've never raced before.
Thanks