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Originally Posted by rice_classic
I am convinced that heat must be solved for first which is reason I spoke to that without muddying the waters. Great release and response is secondary if your pads are overworking abs, grooving your rotors, laying down uneven transfer layers or are fading. You can drive around some release/response characteristics and still be fast, it's hard to be fast if managing pad fade or uneven transfer layers.
In other news - The GLOC guys are seemingly very engaged in SCCA racing contingency and have been working well for Hayai (both the pads and the customer service). Since I'm worried about Runoffs this year (not attending) and I'm doing more local races this year, I may sport some GLOCs once Hayai has finished finalizing his preferred compounds with them.
Here's the problem with racing - even if you tested a bunch of stuff and found the "winning formula" - after you've been using that formula for awhile it's VERY easy to be attracted to wanting to try other options just "in case" something else is faster. Brake pads and tires being the most attractive of the bunch.
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Precisely why testing is king!
You'd laugh if you see some of the posts I've made selling used pads that have maybe half a mill of use, and tires that have 2 cycles on them