Pads And Rotors After Track Day

[jonathon]

Hi all,

I thought I'd share some pics of my unknown brand brake pads and standard rotors after completing 2 x20min sessions of hard driving, with another 20 stint at a slower pace after the brake fluid boiled!

Goes to show how important it is to have good working and high functioning brake components!

[XGTRX]

Wow 1 hour of track work on standard rotors. I reckon they did ok!

[niZmO_Man]

QFM HPX about 3/4 worn when the day started. Did pretty well considering I pushed them a bit.

Will be going A1RM for next track day.

[LANDSCRIBBLE]

I was getting huge brake fade after 4 laps (5minutes?) in my 33 gtst standard brakes with remsa pads. I think you did pretty well

[R31Nismoid]

Wow 1 hour of track work on standard rotors. I reckon they did ok!

+1

[niZmO_Man]

Using quality parts is a must. E.g.:

Some random EBS brand I think, maybe it was something else. The only pad that I could get ASAP at that time.

[sweefu]

^^ Wow!
OP: Those brakes look similar to my friend's GTR after a drive through the hill's.. My assumption was cheap + very very old pad compound.

[MrStabby]

HPX cant handle track work, same thing happened to a mate of mine. Definitely street only. A1RMs are a street/track crossover, so probably in the same category as DS2500s and will be far better.

[gtr jet]

I'm just about to do Phillip Island this weekend in my 32 GT-R with standard brakes and A1RM pads. Anyone have any idea of how they'll hold up at the island.

They were pretty average at Winton as they started to fade trying to pull up after the straights.

[34GeeTeeTee]

Ill be testing out the A1RM pads in the next month of so at Wakefield so ill report back in here....

[scotty nm35]

I had no issues at PI with A1rm's in my 2 ton whale, although I was trying to take it easy on them. I have done about 5 track days on them so far plus street driving.

Tracking a flogged set of unknown pads is asking for trouble...

[34GeeTeeTee]

I had no issues at PI with A1rm's in my 2 ton whale, although I was trying to take it easy on them. I have done about 5 track days on them so far plus street driving.

Tracking a flogged set of unknown pads is asking for trouble...

Ah nice

[gtr jet]

Should be all good then. They were brand new at Winton and that's they only work they've had.

[dkbcleaner]

Ive used the a1rm on about 4 track days and there not really confidence inspiring. They tend to let go after one or two decent laps and they wear out really fast. Waste of money in my opinion. Get a set of pmu clubracers and you cant go wrong. They have heaps of bite when cold so you can use them on the street with no problems

[gtr jet]

Thanks for the heads up. Where's the best place to grab a set of PMU's?

[34GeeTeeTee]

Ive used the a1rm on about 4 track days and there not really confidence inspiring. They tend to let go after one or two decent laps and they wear out really fast. Waste of money in my opinion. Get a set of pmu clubracers and you cant go wrong. They have heaps of bite when cold so you can use them on the street with no problems

Should give that feedback to the boys at GSL, i am sure they would want to know about it...

[dkbcleaner]

I have already haha. I bought a set of pmu clubsports of them which they recommended but i never fitted them coz i bought a set of alcons soon after with the clubracers which are a step up to the clubsports. There brand new in box if anyone wants them pm me

[djr81]

Have heard good things about the Project Mu pads. Also Ferodo DS2500 are good too. Neither are particularly cheap - if you are not in a hurry try getting the Ferodos pads ex US.

[urtwhistle]

How is the price comparison though?

[djr81]

How is the price comparison though?

Between what and what?