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Originally Posted by brzest
How are your pads holding up? I bought a set of RC6's for track only. I had Carbotech XP8's last year and after the second trackday they were totally worn out (should last 6+ trackdays from what I read), mainly because I engaged ABS way too much (with stock Michelins). Hoping it won't be a problem with the Advan AD08's.
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I didn't look at the pads yet.
Yesterday wasn't a real trackday. They open the track for the public and anyone can drive there for a fee and you get 15 mins time on the track. I only drove once - with getting in and out it's 5 laps. I mainly just wanted to feel the difference the damper setting made and I think that was enough.
I bought tickets for 9 stints but I didn't want to use more of them, until I have studied the track better at home. I watched so much video from Zolder, that from the first lap each corner felt like I'd driven it before. Next time at Nürburgring GP circuit I would like to focus more on the driving and I felt I needed to be better prepared. Driving that one stint will definitely help, because I can watch my own video.
At Zolder I drove 40 laps, and that's a very brake intensive track. It has lot of braking from 170 kmh down 80 kmh, with no cooling in between. I didn't check what they looked like afterwards.
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Originally Posted by Whooosah
Great build! Excellent list of track mods. Really digging the 964 brake ducts. Ive been googling around and having a hard time finding them. 993 ducts seem much more plentiful and cheaper. Im thinking maybe modding the 993 for better flow along the middle but the 964 looks to move more volume of air. Definitely going to do something similar to my car.
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Thanks Whooosah. I got lucky and found a used pair on eBay. I think (guess) they are better that 993, because they have a smooth surface and the really scoop the air onto the brakes. At Zolder I had excellent braking capability with the RC5+ pads, and even when the brakes heated up und the pedal go mushy they kept braking just as well. I hope the mushiness will go away once I get changed to Castrol SRF fluid. It will be done next week when I get stainless steel brake lines installed.