[Mike R]

Originally Posted by Chad

thanks for advice. I will get these put on the wheels and try them this wk ,, see how they feel at 30 psi” ish. Hopefully get some new pilot sport or cups Really didn’t want to spend a fortune 1st track day. But also didn’t want to be on the edge, will do castrol srf brake fluid this wk ,, been looking at pads dam expensive ,, front and rear. Doesn’t seem any change from £500 Don’t think I’ll be doing these ,, ma have to just run normal new Textar street pads I already have this time, bed them in this wk with new fluid,see how they feel as noted other post don’t think I’ll be going for a lap record

I haven't been to Angelsy, so I don't know what it is like on brakes, but if you don't change the pads, it could potentially ruin your day. I once put in a brand new set of Pagid street pads in my S2000 (as I couldn't get RS29s in time, and the existing ones were getting low) and in the first 20 minutes of being on track at Bedford, they were down to 2mm off the backing plates (giving me some heart-stopping moments with the pedal going to the floor - despite the SRF fluid). Luckily I brought the worn RS29s with me and was able to fit those and finish the day with no issues.

So with road pads, you could find that your day would be cut dramatically short and would be a loss of the best part of the day where you were sitting on the sidelines WISHING you had fitted proper pads...... I can't express enough how braking on track is so much different than the road.

You can get extended life out of your investment by refitting the road pads for street use and only using the RS29s for track, but I find that I get so used to the braking performance of them, I can't bring myself to go backwards .