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Originally Posted by jpnovak
If you are going to be tracking the car just get some brake ducts to put air into the rotor assembly. This will greatly improve your pad and rotor life and prevent overcooking the brakes. I tracked my 71 targa for years on stock brakes and a Ferodo pad similar to the HP+. Never once had any issues with brakes after the cooling kits.
Glad to hear the car is performing well.
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I know. I've been doing DEs with the car for almost 15 years. I think my issues last week were probably induced as much by my "rustiness" as it was the increased performance of the car. I know I was braking too early and too long for much of the day. The braking system is essentially an SC system, with As in front. The car weighs about 2400 wet. I guess I'm too cheap to pull the trigger on a proper brake cooling kit, and too lazy to fab one up myself! I installed the 993 cooling scoops on the a-arms a couple years ago. That really helped a lot.
I will be curious to see how it goes at Road America. I have a lot more experience with the car at that track than at Blackhawk. That will be a better venue to gauge the real change in overall performance. I know my terminal speeds will be higher. I think I used to hit around 115 before braking into turn 1. I have to assume with the taller 8:31 box and significantly more power behind it, I will be exceeding that. Likewise at turn 5 and at Canada. The brakes will be working harder. Hopefully the combination of the Blues and a better driver will suffice
Roger