up4speed
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I finally put a couple of thousand miles on my new Z Nismo, so it was time to take it to a track and enjoy it!
I took it to New York Safety Track, which is a very tight and technical course (originally designed for motorcycles). I really like that track (I've probably been there a dozen times in the past). The Z was a lot of fun and handled great. It was very neutral, communicative and balanced. Very easy to drive quickly. However, since it was the first day, I pretty much stayed at 8/10 because I wanted to be gentle on the car, as well as get used to the car. Additionally, I didn't have track insurance and didn't want to make a very expensive mistake, lol. I drove it in Sport + mode (auto) and put the traction control in "Traction" mode. I was running stock tire pressures, just as a starting point, and they seemed to wear appropriately, and not roll on the sidewall too much (almost perfectly to the arrow indicator), so I left the pressures at stock pressure all day and with the heat, they got up to about 38-39 PSI. I was consistently hitting 1.3 G's on the turns and 1G on the braking from speeds of about 115MPH, and the brakes held up fine.
Overall, I'm very impressed, but If I had to be critical of it and point out any negatives, I would have to say that it felt a little heavy. I think Nissan did a good job at masking the weight, but I still felt it and was bothered a little because I prefer lighter cars. If that car was about 500 - 700lbs lighter, it would be a truly amazing car. Other than that, I have zero complaints, and I think Nissan did an amazing job on this car, and I will probably enjoy it for a long time on and off track!
Here is a video of one lap, I took my friend around with me for a session. He loved it too (he drives a worked C5 Corvette Z06):
I took it to New York Safety Track, which is a very tight and technical course (originally designed for motorcycles). I really like that track (I've probably been there a dozen times in the past). The Z was a lot of fun and handled great. It was very neutral, communicative and balanced. Very easy to drive quickly. However, since it was the first day, I pretty much stayed at 8/10 because I wanted to be gentle on the car, as well as get used to the car. Additionally, I didn't have track insurance and didn't want to make a very expensive mistake, lol. I drove it in Sport + mode (auto) and put the traction control in "Traction" mode. I was running stock tire pressures, just as a starting point, and they seemed to wear appropriately, and not roll on the sidewall too much (almost perfectly to the arrow indicator), so I left the pressures at stock pressure all day and with the heat, they got up to about 38-39 PSI. I was consistently hitting 1.3 G's on the turns and 1G on the braking from speeds of about 115MPH, and the brakes held up fine.
Overall, I'm very impressed, but If I had to be critical of it and point out any negatives, I would have to say that it felt a little heavy. I think Nissan did a good job at masking the weight, but I still felt it and was bothered a little because I prefer lighter cars. If that car was about 500 - 700lbs lighter, it would be a truly amazing car. Other than that, I have zero complaints, and I think Nissan did an amazing job on this car, and I will probably enjoy it for a long time on and off track!
Here is a video of one lap, I took my friend around with me for a session. He loved it too (he drives a worked C5 Corvette Z06):
. You’re so right!
