Indeed-
they worked for the Mk1 Jag E- type,
so you'd think they'd be at least adequate
for a car that weighs only 2/3 as much...
Of course, like all sane racers, I'm sure you only race
with fresh fluid. It appalls me that the AVERAGE age of
brake fluid in street cars is 4 years...
One of the differences with racing, too, is that
you have a LOT of airflow if you do it right.
And most of road courses have a nice long
straight to get the heat soak down on calipers.
So sometimes brakes that work fine on the track
crap out on the way back down on the 'going to the sun' road...
>
> I always wonder 'why' when I read complaints about roadster brakes. At
> Sloan Racing, both roadsters run stock calipers and rotors and we don't
> suffer brake fade. Both cars weigh in at about 2100 pounds and we race on
> slicks twice the size of the biggest street tire you can fit under a stock
> fender. We race at Nelson Ledges, MidOhio, and BeaveRun.
> I used one of the SCCA G Production prepared cars for a SCCA drivers
> school. We ran 6 twenty minute sessions both Saturday and Sunday at Nelson
> Ledges. The track is a 2.1 mile, 13 turn road course and is considered one
> of the fastest tracks in this part of the country. Never had problems with
> the brakes. And I can assure you, that as a rookie, I used and abused them.
> I think a Wilwood conversion is cool and I'm sure bigger rotors with
> multiple pistons can stop the car quicker, but I'm not sure most drivers
> need them.
>
> Just my 2 cents (and probably worth less!)
>
> Paul Kort
> Ohio
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