or better yet... brake deeper/later in the braking zone. i've seen deposits like this due to folks riding their brakes on the track. it takes a bit of getting used to but brake later, much later!

 

If you are tracking the car on 255 RA1s it is a must (at least in my opinion) to have a dedicated set of track pads. The kind of heat you can generate on the track with those sticky tires will glaze a set of street pads very quickly. With the Brembo calipers it's very simple to change pads before a track day and well worth the added effort.

As far as which pads to choose, there are a few options from both Performance Friction and Pagid that would fit the bill. If you are first jumping into track pads, the Pagid Yellow would be a good place to start. They are good to 1100 degrees and their friction value isn't too high so they are easy to modulate. They are also an endurance racing pad so they last a long time and are easy on rotors.

A logical choice from Performance Friction would be the 97 but they are no longer available for the Evo rear so you would have to step up to the 01. They are great pads and good up to 2000 degrees but they bite HARD and are more difficult to modulate than the Pagids. It's easy to get into the ABS very quickly if you don't modulate them correctly. For that reason my recommendation would be the Pagids. I used Yellows as my first track pads and they were very driver-friendly and I got almost a full season out of them on street tires.

-Dan

 

Reading in another thread that some of the T2 guys recommend the Hawk DTC 70s. Claiming they are easier on the rotors than the PF97's and that they CAN (some disagree) be street driven safely. Thoughts?

Thread:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...=218567&page=4

 

I read a post a little bit back in the threat about the Driver side glazing. I have noticed heavier wear on my driver side front as well. Dose anyone know why the front left would do this more so that the other corners?

 

As other have already said, join the club. Best advice I have is to immediately install the AMS brake cooling kit. Significantly improved cooling makes a dramatic difference.

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Should probably use a zippy disc and a drill like when you first install some new rotors and they have the factory glaze; and rough 'em up

 

Yeah, as newbie I dug up this thread.......time to kill at work today ;-)

Don't screw around, as Dan said Pagid RS29 is THE choice for track work. Period.

 

I think a lot of people will disagree with you. I for one want more bite than I've read these offer.

Everyone has their own favorite pad or group of pads they prefer.

 

I need info as I will be doing some auto x in the future

 

If its only Auto-x stick to stock pads, Hawk HPS, etc ... don't go any higher than Ferodo DS2500s.

 

More bite? Pagid RS14 -