Neal 111 Report post Posted December 2, 2017 Hi all. Track day drivers. I need to replace my brake pads before next Saturday and a day chasing Lauren round Oulton Park. Personal goal keep her in site for more than two laps. Anyway my budget is £200 which of the following offers the best track pad. I must be able to drive to the circuit. Ebc yellow pads Stoptec performance Street pads Hawk pads All as seen on fensports website Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted December 2, 2017 14 minutes ago, Neal said: Hi all. Track day drivers. I need to replace my brake pads before next Saturday and a day chasing Lauren round Oulton Park. Personal goal keep her in site for more than two laps. Anyway my budget is £200 which of the following offers the best track pad. I must be able to drive to the circuit. Ebc yellow pads Stoptec performance Street pads Hawk pads All as seen on fensports website Cheers If your budget is £200 I'd consider the project Mu pads. HC800+ if you want decent daily use from them or clubracers if you're happy to sacrifice some daily drivability. Also worth looking at the carbotech offerings too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted December 2, 2017 Difficult one, the Project Mu pads are good, but more like £276 when last bought a full set. What most people are going for are PFC pads on the front (which are actually really cheap) and EBC Yellow pads on the rear. That should be well within budget. The Carbotechs are apparently very good but squeal like an absolute bastard. So, PFC fronts and EBC yellow rears seem like the best bet. It's what Kev and a few others run. Good luck with keeping me in sight. I've just had a major brake upgrade. 2 Lucas and KevinA reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucas 244 Report post Posted December 2, 2017 PFC Z-Rated Front & EBC yellow stuff / Cosworth street master rear (Don't forget to ask me for a discount code if you are going through with those ) If you want to track it, PFC do track compound pads, but you're looking at 248 just for the fronts.. Or project mu like Lauren said Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 111 Report post Posted December 2, 2017 @Lucas@PartBox could I please have a discount code. I'll order them tonight. Pfc and ebc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 111 Report post Posted December 2, 2017 I'll be chasing you @Lauren I may not catch you unless you are messing about going sideways but Jack might. Still a good goal. Do you have a garage. I've not reserved one but going to nick a spare one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Church 209 Report post Posted December 2, 2017 I wonder though why so much emphasis on track use is placed .. yet only hybrid/street pads considered? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 111 Report post Posted December 2, 2017 Hiya @ChurchI have street pads if you know of anything in budget let me know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Church 209 Report post Posted December 2, 2017 I myself driving on hybrid pads (Ferodo DS2500) .. but it's also because i focus more on street use, and not loading them much and for long on few times i get on track, limiting to short sessions with cooling inbetween, still on non very grippy tires and not supercharged. If i'd primarly focused on track side of things (like it somewhat sounded in some of posts here), i'd get track pads. Imho most hybrid pads are not enough for serious track abuse, more like oem+. A bit higher temp range, a bit more braking needed to overcook/glaze them vs stock .. but also not as much cons of track pads. Though of course question being what is that one actually wants and prioritises :). THE very best way out is to have two set of dedicated/specialised pads, one for track, one for daily, and swap them depending on use. Track pads are awful on street and street pads inadequate on track. Hybrid ones are not much of an answer either, being like what all-seasons are vs proper summer or winter tires in respective seasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted December 3, 2017 13 hours ago, Neal said: I'll be chasing you @Lauren I may not catch you unless you are messing about going sideways but Jack might. Still a good goal. Do you have a garage. I've not reserved one but going to nick a spare one Who's Jack? No, I never bother booking a garage, it's a rip off really. I just go and ask someone who has one to put my jerry can and helmet bag in. There weren't any spare garages last time I was there, so that is unlikely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 111 Report post Posted December 3, 2017 3 hours ago, Lauren said: Who's Jack? No, I never bother booking a garage, it's a rip off really. I just go and ask someone who has one to put my jerry can and helmet bag in. There weren't any spare garages last time I was there, so that is unlikely. Jack Hardy, he's my instructor for the day. Currently competes in the mx5 super cup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Church 209 Report post Posted December 3, 2017 I wonder, how much similarities or not are in handling between twins & mx5 .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich 378 Report post Posted December 4, 2017 I have PFC Z rated up front and Hawk at the back. Seem like a good pairing for street and light track - no noise, cheap pads, stop well. I found Cosworth pads wear too fast and squeal too much for my taste. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thetyrant 30 Report post Posted December 4, 2017 I have some used but refaced etc Carbotech XP8 front and rear i could do you a good price on as they came out my old 86, certainly a big jump in performance over all the above mentioned pads, bit dusty and can squeak if doing gentle road use but if you want to stop these with suitable fluid are all you need drop me a pm if of interest. Ian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 111 Report post Posted December 6, 2017 Ordered Pfc z pads can't believe how cheap they are. Hope they arrive in time. 1 Lauren reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites