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Subject: [Tigers] Tiger Brake Pads
From: Joel Martin via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:19:37 +0000 (UTC)
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After a 215 mile one way trip running around 60 mph and then a straight up,=
 switch backs, too many to count, run - brakes took a toll.=C2=A0 Right fro=
nt had some smoking at bottom of mountain.=C2=A0 Brakes heavily used going =
up as well as down.=C2=A0 First - second gear a major work out, not to ment=
ion the operator - not sure I ever down- shifted 2nd to 1st this many times=
 in any kind of run.

I was not really happy with the braking performance.=C2=A0 Any Hawk pad rec=
ommendations, tire rack sale,=C2=A0=C2=A0 HPS - High performance street, PC=
 - HP Ceramic or HPS 5.0 HP street, anyone who has used for awhile and were=
 happy or not happy, comments=C2=A0 would be appreciated.=C2=A0 Model and p=
art numbers would be appreciated as Tire Rack does not list Sunbeams.=C2=A0=
 Not big on pads with alot of dust or noise.

This trip was to a British Car show outside of Ashville, NC.=C2=A0 About 20=
0 car participating.=C2=A0 9 Sunbeams, 7 Tigers, 1 Alpine and 1 Algir.=C2=
=A0 Alpine won 1st with my Tiger coming in second.=C2=A0 Hot day and fun.=
=C2=A0 Next big Sunbeam gathering is the British Car Day outside of=C2=A0 C=
harleston, SC on October 19th.=C2=A0 If you are in the Southeast, you shoul=
d try and make it although you must be pre-registered, no day of show regis=
trations.
Thank you for the recommendations.

Joel Martin



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ly:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" data-=
setdir=3D"false">After a 215 mile one way trip running around 60 mph and th=
en a straight up, switch backs, too many to count, run - brakes took a toll=
.&nbsp; Right front had some smoking at bottom of mountain.&nbsp; Brakes he=
avily used going up as well as down.&nbsp; First - second gear a major work=
 out, not to mention the operator - not sure I ever down- shifted 2nd to 1s=
t this many times in any kind of run.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=
=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I was not reall=
y happy with the braking performance.&nbsp; Any Hawk pad recommendations, t=
ire rack sale,&nbsp;&nbsp; HPS - High performance street, PC - HP Ceramic o=
r HPS 5.0 HP street, anyone who has used for awhile and were happy or not h=
appy, comments&nbsp; would be appreciated.&nbsp; Model and part numbers wou=
ld be appreciated as Tire Rack does not list Sunbeams.&nbsp; Not big on pad=
s with alot of dust or noise.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"fals=
e"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">This trip was to a Brit=
ish Car show outside of Ashville, NC.&nbsp; About 200 car participating.&nb=
sp; 9 Sunbeams, 7 Tigers, 1 Alpine and 1 Algir.&nbsp; Alpine won 1st with m=
y Tiger coming in second.&nbsp; Hot day and fun.&nbsp; Next big Sunbeam gat=
hering is the British Car Day outside of&nbsp; Charleston, SC on October 19=
th.&nbsp; If you are in the Southeast, you should try and make it although =
you must be pre-registered, no day of show registrations.</div><div dir=3D"=
ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"=
>Thank you for the recommendations.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=
=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Joel Martin<br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" dat=
a-setdir=3D"false"><br></div></div></body></html>
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