StemmaPass
Guides
What we wish we had known before the first track day, on four wheels or two: real intervals, preparing a resale, and getting your GPS data out.
Work out how long your parts last on trackCars (8)
· 3 min read
Your first track day: the checklist that stops you going home at noon
What ruins a first track day is almost never mechanical. It's a wheel nut, a pressure, or a level you thought you'd checked.
· 3 min read
Race pads: fade, thickness, and what the caliper is taking
There's 4 mm of friction material left and the pedal still goes long. Thickness tells you almost nothing about a track braking system.
· 3 min read
A spreadsheet or a verifiable history: what a buyer actually sees
Anyone can add a row to a spreadsheet. On a £50,000 car, that's exactly the problem.
· 3 min read
Track tyre pressures: the target is hot, not cold
Setting cold pressures is setting blind. How to aim at a hot target, and why it has to be recorded circuit by circuit.
· 3 min read
Winter storage: six mistakes that damage a sports car standing still
Four months without turning a wheel can cost more than a season of track work. What really degrades, and what's just folklore.
· 3 min read
Brake fluid on track: why mileage tells you nothing
Brake fluid doesn't wear out by the mile — it wears out by heat. How to think in track hours, and when to actually flush.
· 3 min read
Selling a track car: what the buyer is really looking for
A car that has seen circuit use makes buyers nervous. What settles them isn't denying it — it's documenting everything.
· 3 min read
Exporting your track sessions: LapTimer, TrackAddict, VBOX, Catalyst
Where the export button hides in each timing app, which format to pick, and what the file actually contains.
Motorcycles (3)
· 3 min read
Drive chain: the maintenance everyone postpones
Tension, lubrication, stretch — three simple checks that decide whether your chain kit lasts one season or three. And why replacing the chain alone is a false economy.
· 3 min read
Selling a track-prepped motorcycle: what buyers actually want to know
A sportsbike that has seen track days makes buyers nervous — unless the history answers the three questions every one of them asks. Here they are, and how to answer them on paper.
· 4 min read
Track motorcycle: what a season of track days actually costs
Tyres, pads, chain, oil — on a motorcycle, consumables go three times faster than on a car. Here are the real intervals and the budget that follows.