So the moral of the story is:
Run race compound pads on your street driven roadster and you'll be fine!
-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Krakauer [mailto:jsk977@optonline.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 12:21 PM
To: Paul; Alvin Gogineni; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Wilwood big brake kit!
I Agree with Paul. Never had much of a problem with the brakes on my CP SRL
which I raced in the late 60s - early70s. Ferodo DS11 material on the front
and Nissan green stuff for the rear. Of course the DS11 material was of no
use until warmed up. And I know they got real hot since I once boiled the
brake fluid in the pits at Bridgehampton after a long practice session
without a cool down lap! Wouldn't have mattered much in any case since the
GCRs back then didn't allow for brake swap outs anyway.
Jerry Krakauer
SRL311 00099
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul" <9laser3@bright.net>
To: "Alvin Gogineni" <gogineni.alvin@gene.com>;
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 6:55 AM
Subject: Re: Wilwood big brake kit!
> ----- Original Message -----
>> I considered modifying the braking system of my roadster after I ran out
> of
>> brakes at Turn 2 at Laguna Seca. That experience started my search for
>> better brakes, which culminated in my decision to buy a big brake kit.
>>
>
> 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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