MY FIRST TRACK DAY EVER!! - VW Mk6 GTI, a Good Track Car?
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- This is my first track day, and first time driving on the track in general! I cruised out to Thompson Speedway with the MassBMW crew, to take our cars on the track and see how they handled at their limits. Oh boy, did I push my Mk6 GTI to its limits.
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Does the GTI make a good track or autocross car??? After this experience, I know the GTI's issues, and what modifications I need to do, in order to make it more comfortable on the track. Stay tuned for the next video!
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The car:
2014 VW GTI Wolfsburg Edt. w/138,000 miles
6-Speed Manual
Stage 2 Unitronic ECU Tune
Unitronic High-Flow Downpipe w/200-cell Cat
Unitronic Cold air Intake w/K&N Filter
Michelin Pilot Sport AS3's
GFB Diverter Valve
Subframe Collar Kit
(More mods to come!)
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#VWGTI #TrackDay #Volkswagen
Definitely nice to see you and the rest of these folks taking their *nice* cars out and really driving them like they were designed to do. Good stuff Matt! (also thumbs up to the dude with the GTO)
I agree Mike! It's only a handful of people who will ever take their track-designed cars on the track. And it's so fun to see what they can actually do. That's my buddy Dan in the GTO. He went to the Burg! His insta is @adornator
I have 4 Volkswagens. My 88 scirocco 16v is my favorite autocross car. I bought myself a 2011 GTI yesterday I plan to build for tracking.
Content Index (In case y'all find my personality abrasive)
-Road Course Track Diagram: 1:18
-Parade Lap: 3:02
-Dan's Sizzling Battery: 5:57
-Other Cars From MassBMW and Porsche: 6:16
-Hot Laps!!: 7:13
-Overshooting Turn One: 10:28
-Final Thoughts on the GTI: 13:44
Great video as always bro! Loved that you got my goat and the STS-V in there. Hope next time we will be better and it’ll be much warmer hopefully. Be nice to get jorts out there.
Thanks Dan, can always count on you to watch my vids!! Yeah, we’re gonna get Jorts out there. No if ands or butts
Track days are great. Nice to see a CTS-V, GTO, and a couple Corvettes. That guy's M3 is way fucking obnoxious. I couldn't imagine daily driving that.
Good video overall. Even if may not have performed as well as you liked you didn't break down and no one got hurt. So that's a big win in my book 👌
Glad you liked the video! We certainly had a good variety of cars at the track. Can’t wait to do a few things to the GTI, to see how much of a difference it makes.
This looked like a blast man! Loved this track day vlog, the Mario sound effects had me dying hahah 🤣. Can’t wait to see more from ya, and I agree the stock mk6 brakes are definitely the weak point of the car. 10/10 m8 🔥
Thanks Chris!! It WAS an absolute blast. So fun to finally push the GTI to its limits (safely). I've got a few mods that are coming in and should help the car on the track. Hopefully I can eventually get Sam in the car, too, and get her reactions.
You did a great job describing the experience. I have done some motorcycle track days but no auto track days. Your video was really useful (and I have a GTI, so even more-so). Anyway, very cool, very informative and really appreciated. Thanks/Cheers!
Thank you so much for the comment, I appreciate it! I put out a video the other week, describing all of the updated parts that I installed to make it better on track. Check it out if you want to! -Matt
Fun video. Am-tip: don't park with E-brake after hot lap 😉
Ooh good tip! Thank you
If you can move your seat closer looks like your arms get crossed up easily. Good first track day! Let's link up soon
Upgrades to focus on to save you money are good pads for track, performance tires, seat time
Thanks for the advice, Phil! Yeah hopefully I can get in with an instructor, and they can help me out with some of that stuff. Totally!!
Really enjoyed the vid! I like your humour and believe that your attitude of not making up excuses but actually looking at your mistakes will surely help you better yourself.
Thank you! I appreciate that a ton. Yeah, I mean I really enjoyed being out there on the track, and anything I can do to actually improve, you know?
Running All Seasons doesn't help the grip either. Regardless, looked fun as hell. Hoping to get mine on a track soon.
Depending on how serious you go with this engine and gearbox you need a iABED baffled sump as youll kill the oil pressure sloshing the oil about (unfortunately i blew my balance shaft on a trackday in the same engine). Also the 02Q gearbox being abused on the track can strip 4th gear as it pushes away from 3rd on high rpm/torque shifts 😭. There is a 4th gear support mod which is pretty cheap. Standard oil cooler is shocking as well but again its just lots of money to prevent something that may or may not happen. I just get fed up of the car breaking everytime i took it to the track so made it a dedicated track car now.
Very good to know! I will look into the baffled sump. Since doing this video, I did a stage 2 clutch, Wavetrac LSD, rear strut tower brace, poly bushing shift linkages, stainless steel shift forks, slight lowering springs, and a spacer kit. The gearbox feels a lot more precise now, and LSD feels fantastic. The back end also feels a lot more planted from the bracing. I’m about to do poly bushings in the control arms, too. Did you end up upgrading sway bars?
@@NotSoHandyCarGuy yes i did front and rear whiteline sway bars which is definitely vworth it. Theres still quite a lot of flex even after upper and lower struts. Ive done a rear k brace and rear subframe support as well but may go towards a cage next year. I just have my gearbox apart in the garage fitting a wavetrac this weekend (drilling the rivets out was a PITA). Sounds like youve done it the right way around getting the LSD done early as ive been having a real issue getting the power down.
Also may be worth looking up the subframe deadset kits as well as mine started clunking after fitting the sway bars and Bilstein coilovers. You always just say one more mod and then youre done and then you keep buying more and more! 🤣
Good luck with the build. Ill subscribe and follow your progress 👍
We got track day next next week but I’m afraid of taking my gti it’s my first tho and the car is stock 😅
Duuude...you're doing it again!!... i'm less than two mins in and already grinning from ear to ear! 😆😂 Mario,...banana... i'm on the rollercoaster and got my arms tucked inside the ride!!.. 🙏🏻😆🎯....
Ayyyyyyyye!!! Enjoy the ride 🎢
Brilliant!! As someone who was SO nervous on his first track day but within two laps realised that it is absolutely not about racing other people but learning about your abilities, your vehicle and your confidence....and leaving ego in the paddock!!..i say hats off, top man, well done and thanks on behalf of anyone watching this and thinking 'yeah but it's not for me'. Loving the style of your videos and the laid back, honest and, much like I would...the slightly self deprecating humour! 😆🎯 (p.s., the last track day i did, i crashed. On a bike. Those lessons stick with you 😂)
@@Monkey80llx crazy how the nerves go away once you get on the track, right? I couldn’t have said it any better! Thanks a ton, man! Gotta stay humble, because that’s the only way to improve.
Looks like fun. Back in the day I had a vr6. She seemed quick, but nothing compared to modern vw.
Was the 4runner jealous?
The VR6’s are legendary! And yes the 4Runner was jealous, but he’s looking more for an off-road course 🤌🏼
Come run an autocross with me. I will be racing with Connecticut autocross rally team on May 15th in West Springfield.
Oh sweet man. Are you a part of the Masstuning TrackFest group? I'm still really new to the whole thing. DM me on Instagram and we can talk more @NotSoHandyCarGuy
I wanna track my Mk6 but I'm terrified of busting it up since it's my daily or running it too hard without some decent upgrades to it :v
Great video as always!
I feel you dude! If I screwed mine up, I’d also be screwed. But hey, do it for the Vine! Try to find a track day that lets you go your own pace so you don’t feel pressured to keep up with the modified cars!
@@NotSoHandyCarGuy For sure. Certainly helps that my brother would almost definitely be joining me with his Mustang and he has some track time under his belt. Appreciate the vote of confidence!
@@grandCurator oh, that would 100% help you out. No prob dude!
Looks hella fun!
You’ve got to take Jorts out at some point, man!
@@NotSoHandyCarGuy Maybe one day!
I don’t know why the thought of going to the track terrifies me. I mean... never been afraid of speed, I’m a stellar driver... 😑
Same though! (Minus the stellar driver lol). Maybe it's just the pressure of having to do well?
I have a USP downpipe with an AWE Touring exhaust on my APR Stage 2 MK6 and it sounds mighty delicious haha. AWE also has a loader Track version as well 🙃 just sayin...lol
Hell yes! Been looking into AWE a lot. My dad and I are actually considering the AWE track exhaust for his S6! As far as the GTI goes, I love the sound of the APR cat back and the X-Force
@@NotSoHandyCarGuy Nice! Both are pretty juicy haha. I was looking into Borla for a while too
@@hatchbackjack1755 can never go wrong with Borla
@10:35 for the oopsie. 🤫
Dammit Philjay! Hahaha