Track Day Best Practices - MUST READ

Originally Posted by Tigger

Ok. So since nearly everyone here has a sport package (except me) please give me some pointers here. I've read many of the threads involving brakes but it seems everyone that is even mildly serious about tracking has the sport package! So given that I have standard brakes, other than brake fluid exchange (Castrol SRF going in this week) What more can I really do? Swapping to slotted rotors and aggressive pads doesn't really do a whole lot. I did that on my last car and all I really gained was noise. I'd rather just swap the pads at a minimum, leave everything else and then eventually upgrade the entire brake system to the AP Racing brakes.

But for now, on stock rotors and two pot, cast iron calipers, what pads can anyone recommend that will at least get me through a session or two at the track? I'm quite literally just starting out and now that I'm moving in two months I've lost a lot of my play funds for the near future. I just need to get through a few introductory sessions before I really start spitting money at this thing (not like I haven't already). I keep seeing carbotech XP8 but I'm sure everyone recommending them has the sport package! :/