Tracking the 914 - Need some street love too..., Turning this into a regular thing... Options

[infraredcalvin]

1st track day in the bag with the new 914, no decent pics yet (there was a photog in attendants, but haven’t seen his pics yet). Car rand great and although running with much newer machinery she was holding her own once her driver brushed off the cobwebs... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

Since this was essentially her first shakedown I found a number of little things I need to address, one in particular I’m questioning:

After a few laps I noticed - mainly on a flat sweeper turn, when entering hard on brakes and trailing off while turning in I’d get a soft groan from my outside wheel (drivers in this case). I’m thinking wheel bearing? I’ve never had one go bad on the front spindle before, so I’ve never heard or felt the slight vibration before. Never really occurred on any other turns.... thoughts?

[infraredcalvin]

I’m hearing you about running rich. I’m still getting into the 10s at WOT, track is 1500 ft higher in elevation than my house, so rich here is going to be really rich there. I may try downsizing mains and idles one more time, see where that gets me. These afr gauges are a godsend and a curse, in the search for perfect AFRs.

As for driving there, well not yet, a uhaul will work fine, it’s easier to drop the car at the track and not worry about it in a hotel parking lot.