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Originally Posted by redlined600
I'll take the DTC-60s if you don't want them. I really can't believe you guys aren't fading HP+ pads.
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The HP+'s used to fade on my STI up at BIR and in my limited experience in the FRS, braking hard into turn 13 after the standing start lap, the HP+ felt like they were fading a bit.
For autox, DCTC and similar, I think the HP+ is good. For full track like BIR, other big road courses, I think a higher temp pad is needed. But if you go too aggressive, you'll overpower "street" tires.
Another thing to be mindful of when you go to a more aggressive pad (not saying you're having this problem, just general info), is that you have to learn to brake later and use more of the brake. A friend of mine said he was running DTC-something and was over heating them at BIR because he was braking too early and not aggressive enough - thus longer pad to rotor contact, more heat, more fade. Later, more aggressive braking = less friction time, less heat. There is of course a happy medium.