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imag · 11-04-2009, 11:49 PM

Mike - are your Rotaras cross drilled? With cracking, I assume so.

You make a decent case for the Brembos, but the fact that they are still eating pads and rotors is a bit of a drag. I suppose 5 track days isn't bad, but I was hoping I could get to a lower maintenance schedule. I guess that's the thing about going to the track... the cost is in the hardware, not the track time.

Thanks to both of you for the thoughts. I think I'll bail on the HP+ at the rear at the very least - I'm sure they're about done by now anyway. Unfortunately, it will be a bit before I have money for a BBK of any type. My current strategy is to just lay off the brakes for the next couple track days; I'm not timing, and I've got a lot of other things to perfect, so late braking isn't really holding me back.

I might see about figuring out the front brake cooling on my own. There just has to be a way to route some air up there. If some good rotors, cooling, and the right pads could hold me off for six months, it would be really nice...

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imag Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 446 Drives: up the wall Rep Power: 16	Mike - are your Rotaras cross drilled? With cracking, I assume so. You make a decent case for the Brembos, but the fact that they are still eating pads and rotors is a bit of a drag. I suppose 5 track days isn't bad, but I was hoping I could get to a lower maintenance schedule. I guess that's the thing about going to the track... the cost is in the hardware, not the track time. Thanks to both of you for the thoughts. I think I'll bail on the HP+ at the rear at the very least - I'm sure they're about done by now anyway. Unfortunately, it will be a bit before I have money for a BBK of any type. My current strategy is to just lay off the brakes for the next couple track days; I'm not timing, and I've got a lot of other things to perfect, so late braking isn't really holding me back. I might see about figuring out the front brake cooling on my own. There just has to be a way to route some air up there. If some good rotors, cooling, and the right pads could hold me off for six months, it would be really nice...