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Originally Posted by winders
Yet Ate Super Blue (now Type 200) is used in a lot of race cars here in Northern California. And I am sure elsewhere in the U.S. as well. How can this be if the fluid is so average? Because sometimes all you need in a race car is decent brake fluid. My race car gets by just fine using Ate Super Blue. I have never had a problem with my brakes so why should I spend a lot more on Castrol SRF or Endless when I don't need to??
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There are obviously varying requirements for different race cars depending on how fast they go and are being driven, the track conditions, etc. I'll go out on a limb and say that most of us here do not get into brake fluid boiling territory with our street cars, assuming that the fluid is changed regularly, which is the most important thing.
Some tracks tax the brakes more than others; for instance, Willow Springs is a track where brakes are not used much even though speeds are the highest of any track around the region.
The average person is not aware that brake fluid needs to be changed on their street car and the condition of fluid in older cars is appalling. I just changed it, (and the dried out brake hoses), on the little truck I'm driving now, as I do on every car that I work on. My point is that any decent, FRESH brake fluid in a properly maintained brake system is way out in front of the game. For true, dedicated race cars or sports cars being driven near their limits on demanding tracks, the mega dollar Castrol is probably smart $$ spent.
Since we're talking brakes, don't neglect the brake line hoses in your older street cars. They should be changed out every 10 years or so at the minimum. They never are, though.
