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Originally Posted by michael lang
JonasJMac, please understand no disrespect intended in any way, shape or form, you shouldn't be having this problem with your car's braking especially on a track like VIR. There are so many places where your car's brakes have long periods of cooling. Carrera brakes are simply just that good on their own. I have thought in the past of doing an upgrade to something like Boxster brakes to get a larger contact patch of pad material on the rotor surface but after really thinking about it decided that my reward to effort wasn't justifying the expense and 930 brakes are really just ridiculously expensive when you break it all down.
I would start by looking in the mirror, you have to ask yourself why is this happening? Evaluate the way you apply the brakes, the way they are released. Look at your braking markers at the track, do they need to be adjusted farther out or closer in? Think about possibly adjusting your braking marker out a little more before turn in to give your car more time to settle and get your to a speed that you're comfortable with as you go through the turn BUT using less pressure on the pedal so you don't scrub off all your speed. One thing that I will do from time to time is jump in an instructor's car that is similar to mine and watch him while he drives so that I can emulate what he is doing so I can develop that habit in my own car. The reason why I will only get in a Carrera like mine is that I'm trying to get to the next level and if I get in a newer much faster car is that the car will be so much faster that I will never give my eyes a chance to adjust properly to the increased speed that whatever excersize I'm learning will be useless and wasted time.
If you feel that you absolutely must spend some money and hang some parts, start with a cooling kit of some type, the 993 kit is very basic and requires minimal effort, I'm not big fan of that one. I have the duct kit installed in my car with the ducting going directly into the rotor backing plate. I have had that on my car for about six or seven years, been fine and doing its job. If that's not enough for you, then I would suggest if you haven't already done so, go with solid discs front & rear. The crossed drilled look nice but as your speed increases they just don't hold up, way too thin and crack like you wouldn't believe. I hope this helps you, best of luck this season. See you at the track.
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+1 Well said. Get an instructor to ride with you and observe your braking technique. You may be using your brakes a bit too long, i.e. applying too early, as you approach turns. Stock Carrera rotors, a nice track pad, and possibly brake ducts is really all you should ever need to DE your car. I have that setup; I have run in the Instructor group for 7 years with that.