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Originally Posted by Shutter
If you're running a dozen or so track days a year, you should have dedicated track pads...
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With additional mass (significant amount with that brake system), you can run a less aggressive pad than smaller BBKs or factory brake systems. Getting a track pad just means you have a more consistent bite as well as a higher operating temperature limit to work with than "street compound" pads.
The downside for BBK are a few that people don't consider. The rigidity of the caliper will reduce the ability to damp high frequency vibrations produce when two frictional surfaces contact, in simple terms, more noise even with less aggressive pads. The other downside is the ability to bed in brake pads. More aggressive brake pads have a harder time bedding into the BBK system. The reason why is because it's quite a bit more challenging to bring the system up to temp.
Then there are upside...well...there are plenty, but consistency and lowering consumable costs over a long period of time are the main reasons behind BBKs.