Well this escalated quickly....

I don't think it's been covered in the 6 pages here but.. Sometimes being slow can be harder on pads.



Before I was "fast", I had braking issues because I braked early and spent too much time on the brake pedal. As I got faster, even though I was converting more speed into the heat, I was spending much less time on the pedal. Less time on the pedal = less heat soak into the system and pad material and more time dissipating heat.

Exactly. Anybody who thinks going faster is harder on the brakes, isn't done developing as a driver. Learning how to set up for corners and get more OFF of the brakes sooner will yield faster lap times while putting less heat in the brakes and giving longer pad life.

When my car understeered more I was trail braking more and pads didn't last as long.

Going faster is harder on the tires, and those are expensive!

So long as the tires, Pads, and braking system can handle this heat.