03-04-13, 12:09 AM
Had a couple of problems on the last track day, 1 was sorted after heading in to a fast right hander the valve stem sheared off a dumped me in the gravel LOL. That turned out to be the tyre pressure check cap was to heavy for the stem on track abuse.
But the 2nd I have not actually done anything about.
Twice I had brake fade, scary at the best of times.
I know why I got it. Basically I was not breaking hard enough so was on the brakes to long and over heated them. 2-3 easy corners later and they come back. Only happened twice on 7 sessions.
But is there a better pad or fluid I could try to help? I'm not great on the brakes so its possible it will happen again, so anything I can do to reduce that risk would be good.
I will be trying to brake harder this time so I'm dragin it less and for shorter periods.
Can't remember what pads I have in, but think I went ebc. Fluid was fresh 6 months before the track day so now is maybe a fraction over a year old. So well within spec. But I'm willing to change fluid and pads if I'm sure its going to help.
Ideas and views?
But the 2nd I have not actually done anything about.
Twice I had brake fade, scary at the best of times.
I know why I got it. Basically I was not breaking hard enough so was on the brakes to long and over heated them. 2-3 easy corners later and they come back. Only happened twice on 7 sessions.
But is there a better pad or fluid I could try to help? I'm not great on the brakes so its possible it will happen again, so anything I can do to reduce that risk would be good.
I will be trying to brake harder this time so I'm dragin it less and for shorter periods.
Can't remember what pads I have in, but think I went ebc. Fluid was fresh 6 months before the track day so now is maybe a fraction over a year old. So well within spec. But I'm willing to change fluid and pads if I'm sure its going to help.
Ideas and views?
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