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VaSteve

07-31-2012 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by roundel (Post 407322)

Avoid PF 97s. The iron oxide is a horror with whatever it touches if it gets wet. Hawk HT10 uses brass as the binder and cleans off easily without damage. Don't be the guy that attends a DE (drivers EDUCATION) and then won't drive on the skidpad or in the rain because his pads will become demonic if they get wet.

I am glad to see the logic of track pads is sinking in. FWIW when I 1st got my 911 I had about 200 track days in other cars but wanted to learn the weird dynamics of a 911 on 11 year old street tires. I figured a sport pad would suffice in my 200 hp 2800 lb car on Flintsone tires. I was wrong. They were vaporized to the backing plates in about 6 sessions while I thought I was pussy footing it.

Shit. Now you know why i dont do the skid pad. :o

Carrera51

07-31-2012 06:55 PM

You already answered your own question earlier when you said you like the PF08 on your Cayman R. You will like them on the 997S as well.

Trak Ratt

07-31-2012 07:02 PM

Love the 97s!! Have used them since they fist came out. Have them on 84 race car and 996 DD

}{arlequin

07-31-2012 07:36 PM

maybe it would be better if instead of switching pads you just switched the cars instead?

goin to the store? use the street car that has street pads.
goin to the track? take the track car that has track pads.

so easy even a dorki can do it

Dr K	07-31-2012 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by HoodPin (Post 407307)

Worst case scenario, the pads don't stop the heavy, powerful car well enough and you go sliding off the track (but hopefully you'd learn this in turn 1 at Summit Main and just get stuck in the gravel)

FTFY... :p

racer

08-01-2012 11:44 AM

So.. after 18 pages.. any decision yet? ;)

Trak Ratt

08-01-2012 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by racer (Post 407449)

So.. after 18 pages.. any decision yet? ;)

yes... more data!!

CanAm

08-01-2012 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by racer (Post 407449)

So.. after 18 pages.. any decision yet? ;)

Not yet, but getting close.

One thing I should have mentioned earlier is that I've done two track days with the 997 using the stock pads and they held up fine. Lack of bite compared to race pads, but they did slow the car as needed without obvious fade. I wasn't as fast then as now, but not slow either. That's what got me thinking that Z-rated might do the job.

But OTOH, WG chewed through the stock pads in the Cayman quickly, indicating that something significantly better than stock pads is needed for the track (especially if Red instructors drive the car :shock:). Not sure yet whether I'll try the Z-rated or just go straight to the full race pads.

Vicegrip

08-01-2012 01:03 PM

By all means try the Z pads. How else will you know or not?

HoodPin

08-01-2012 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Irfan (Post 407459)

.....But OTOH, WG chewed through the stock pads in the Cayman quickly, indicating that something significantly better than stock pads is needed for the track (especially if Red instructors drive the car :shock:). Not sure yet whether I'll try the Z-rated or just go straight to the full race pads.

As I may have mentioned before, WG is tough on brake pads. We experienced the same problem on our first visit. Both the Boxster and 944S2 ate up Hawk HPS brake pads. But, figured out this was because of 5 braking zones from 100+ mph. No other track comes close. Prior to WG, Hawk HPS easily lasted the entire weekend.

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