[heeltoe86]

I'll add to this since I'm on the opposite coast and have experienced this for myself. (Vegas really, but lately I've been driving to SoCal for 86Cup events) Like the OP I have experienced brake pad taper and equate it more towards not being able to do the pedal dance because of inadequate time for vehicle warm up. I've noticed if not done, and trail braking that the traction light will come on while trail braking into most corners. After a few hot lapping sessions without pedal dance I would end up with pad taper on the loaded front wheel. With pedal dance done properly I wouldn't have the traction light flash while trail braking and obviously brake pad wears more even. CSGMike and David have been a tremendous help with my braking issues. I used to do 3-4 events on a set of race pads like XP10s, ClubRacers on stock calipers. Now with the Sprint kit I've been seeing 8 events on my most recent pads PMu 999s. It is integral to pad life to make sure the pedal dance is done especially for more advanced drivers. This mostly relates to HPDEs and time trials. I have yet to pull the ABS fuse to see how the car really reacts to analog braking. I hope this sheds some more light into the matter.