If there ever was a brake test, this was it. Really impressed. Oklahoma is hot... Really pushed the limits of cars and brakes. You could say that I have a tendency to really late brake. Loads of confidence all day. Session after session. By far the best pads I have ever run on a car. If there was a day to fade or boil fluid, that would have been it. Bottom line - when you are confident in your car, you drive better.
Temp: 105F+ outside, 50-60% humidity. Track temps of 115F+
Track: Hallett Raceway OK, 1.8 miles, hard track for brakes and fluid, open class test/tune day.
IR Gun: 1200-1400F post cool down.
Braking rundown:
Coming off 10 onto the front straight I was redlining 3rd at 7200 RPM (~95mph). Tap brakes sub 100 feet and dive into the corner (over stripes). Back up to redline in 3rd coming into 2nd. On clear laps, I was diving well into 200s on full brake. Deeper than everyone else that I was running up to on the track. Light tap in 5 to set the car. 6 was another late apex. Braking was done well at the end of the stripes on the right. Wide open up to 7. No braking up and over 8 wide open over the hills. And dive deep into 9. Again, deeper than everyone else I saw in car. Pull though 9 to straight on 10. Didn't touch brakes to stripes on left.
Session:
Hottest HPDE I have ever done in 4 years. OK has some heat here. 105F ambient, humid, track temps even hotter. Full driving gear. Shedding water weight like it was my business. Car coolant temp was in the red at the end of every session. Oil was hot. Pressure was maxed. Tires where hot. Was running mid-to-high 1:35-40s.
Brakes were flawless. 5 15-minute sessions and the video attached here was me running 9/10ths v. a E36 M3 (who was also an available instructor for the A group). Thats 240hp v. my 170hp. I was able to out brake and corner him in 1, 2, 6, 9, 10. Had some looks at inside lines (not allowed to pass in corner). His torque pulled him better out of the turns. Then I was able to reel him in again in braking. Even forcing some errors.
Full Video:
http://www.vimeo.com/14334555
