Jefferson Circuit, of course. Once again, a set of pads feels the wrath of the road racing gods.



Maybe this would explain why my brakes felt like *** at the end of the day.

They were Carbotech Panther Pluses, and had seen 5 track events before giving up today. I have a set of XPs in the box ready to avenge their fallen comrades.

Edit: I wish I had taken a pic with them next to a new set. This shot doesn't really do them justice.


[Modified by Floyd, 8:53 PM 6/30/2002]

 

That's what my Hawk Blues looked like after morning practice on sunday. Except that mine fell off the backing plate.

Warren

 

that's nothing ask george about the set I have with bent backing plates, and a hole you can see through. Still went 1:01 on the JC with them. Yes, that's right P+'s work all the way to the backing plates

Glad you had fun David

 

You think that's bad you should see Corey's pads and rotors. He cracked the right front rotor and both of them are scored up like mad.

 

"scored" was a bit of an understatement. He had deep groves (at least a half dozen of 'em) all the way around the rotor, both sides. And the passenger side was cracked from the top almost to the rotor hat. He sez he wore out a set of XP's just this weekend... ouch.

 

You did better than I, Dave. I managed only 3 events with the Panther + pads and yes, JC was tough on the brakes. You need to come down to CMP next month!

Ahhhh, the smell...

Jason-
who enjoyed the JC, but glad he drove it just one day

 

How Many Hyper-Type R's where there @ Hyper-JC on saturday, from the Hyper-Control Tower I could see what look like about 7 or so Hyper-Type R's in Hyper-Yellow in Hyper-Black.

P.S. I think I am Hyper-Insane now.

 

I found the JC to be one of the hardest tracks on brakes. It is short and not terribly fast but you use them a lot and they don't have time to cool off.

 

Yep. I still say CMP is worse, though...

Jason-
who's looking forward to, and not looking forward to CMP

 

6 events on 1 set?? Umm, that's good value.

Hardest tracks in the south on brakes:
1)CMP
very close 2nd) VIR-south
3) JC

In 25+ events, the only brake problems I've ever had have been at these 3 tracks.

 

Went to lunch jumped in the HYPER-Del Sol brake light was on.... Pedal Was fine... Jumped back out check Fluid Level.... down on the min. line... guess I hyper-boiled it out in my little 10 to 15 lap sprint on the hyper-JC?

 

The more pad you use, the lower the fluid goes, because the piston is farther outside the caliper.

Warren

 

who went through a set of P+ in TWO track events (Summit and VIR) and buried a set of rotors along with them...

 

1) You drive too fast
2) You still have the terrible OE brakes
3) This will continue to happen until you:
4) Slow the f$%k down, or
5) Invest in some NX brakes

Matt, who solved this problem on his SE-R, and did not slow the f$%k down in the process....

Edit: 4 weekends (1 at CMP, 1 at VIR south) on my P+ pads, and still have a day somewhere left in them. 11 weekends on rotors. Big(ger) brakes own.

[Modified by MaddMatt, 11:56 AM 7/1/2002]


[Modified by MaddMatt, 11:58 AM 7/1/2002]

 

Yikes.. I hope I did use that much pad!!! Guess I will look tonight.


[Modified by HYPER-Solracer, 7:59 PM 7/1/2002]

 

While I doubt the validity of #1 and acknowledge the remote possibility of #4... you forgot an option.

6) Route rotor-saving air to hat. (Plus, it's legal.)

Andy - who didn't get his yummy RE71s this weekend but hopes to next.

 

Umm...good luck.

Matt, who at on time attempted to route rotor saving air to hat and still burned through brakes like Shultz burns through Hoosiers.