>From a novice noon-touring racer, there was no
comparison - track work was much harder on the brakes.
That's why the pads (albeit softer, I'd think) only
last a season or so on a race car rather than 50,000
miles.
--- Charles Christ <cfchrist@earthlink.net> wrote:
> you have not seen me race my bugeye then. ha-ha!
> they get quite a
> workout! and are just fine for stopping my little
> white rocket ship!
>
> chuck.
> the untimate payload for a bugeye!
> *burp*(pardon)!!... :)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Daniel1312@aol.com>
> To: <soavero@yahoo.com>
> Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 7:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Big Brake Conversion.
>
>
> > Actually road cars can often be harder on brakes
> than racing cars primarly
> > due to the adverse braking torque to weight ratio
> of a road car compared
> to a
> > racing car. You only have to consider the extra
> weight of a passenger,
> spare
> > tyre, junk in the boot etc and all steel (no glass
> fibre panels)
> construction
> > not to mentioned being fully trimmed and so on.
> >
> > Road cars can also be hard on brakes because they
> are required to bring
> the
> > car to a dead stop in traffic, time and time again
> leading to a build up
> of
> > heat that is not dissipated because speed and
> duration to the next dead
> stop
> > is minimal.
> >
> > Daniel1312
> >
> > In a message dated 18/07/00 19:40:47 GMT Daylight
> Time, soavero@yahoo.com
> > writes:
> >
> > << I guarantee they take a lot more abuse on the
> track than any street
> car. >>
> >
>
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