Don't most of us gearheads regard our cars as toys - regardless of
whether we tow them or not?
Speaking of which, there are lots of good reasons to tow a car to an
event. I found that as I became more and more involved, it took more and
more "stuff", such as tires, tools, jacks, etc. A tow vehicle is a great
place for that stuff.
I also found that as I modified the car, it became less and less
desirable to drive it 100-150 miles to events - and it really helps my
peace of mind to know that even if the car breaks far away from home, I
can still get it back to the safety of the garage.
Oh, and on those hot, hot summer days, it's wonderful to jump in the tow
vehicle and crank up the A/C! ;^)
Just my 2 cents.
-jerry
James Creasy wrote:
>
> virtually every aspect of a race car and a street are are in direct
> opposition. thats why i have two cars. but once you start to trailer a car,
> then to me it ceases to be a car, but is instead a special toy and why not
> just get a formula car? so i may have to put on more serious brakes anyway
> (esp after i install the 530 hp all motor stroker).
>
> -james
>
> Happiness isn't around the corner, it IS the corner!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Navid Kahangi <nkahangi@interwoven.com>
>
> > Sorry to break this to you, but R4Ss suck just a little less than your
> > street pads on track. They are not made to withstand that kind of a heat.
> > R4 (without the S) is a decent track pad, but not as good as Performance
> > Friction PF90s (if you can live with the rattle). Neither R4 nor PF90 is
> a
> > good street pad. There is no magic answer here, if you want the stopping
> > power on track, you need to suffer the pad swapping pain. It's like
> street
> > tires vs. race tires.
> >
> > --Navid
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James Creasy
> > > Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 12:24 PM
> > > To: Smokerbros@aol.com
> > > Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: c2 automotive
> > >
> > >
> > > whats "green fade"?
> > >
> > > the pads had about 12,000 miles on them at the time. i have since
> swapped
> > > them for porterfield R4S.
> > >
> > > -james
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Smokerbros@aol.com <Smokerbros@aol.com>
> > >
> > > >
> > > >> i can report that pep boys brake pads lasted 2 turns on my car
> > > at laguna.
> > > >> then the pedal went bye-bye.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >Did you green fade the pads, or just put them on and run them? You
> might
> > > >have green faded them in that 2nd turn...
> > > >
> > > >CHD
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