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 (9)
· 3 min read
Lost service book: what you can still rebuild
The book has gone missing and the car goes on sale in three weeks. Here is what can be recovered, and what the buyer actually cares about.
· 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 checks that decide whether your chain kit lasts one season or three.
· 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 they all ask.
· 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.