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Completely forgot about is. The computer drive must have finally gotten its act together and allowed YouTube to upload
Fielding - Ashhurst - Tui Brewery - back of Masterton - Rimutaka (yes mis-spelled in vid) and Wellington. That was a big day.
Music survived without censure. Alan Parsons must be too old to assert copyright.
Fielding - Ashhurst - Tui Brewery - back of Masterton - Rimutaka (yes mis-spelled in vid) and Wellington. That was a big day.
Music survived without censure. Alan Parsons must be too old to assert copyright.
Better quality, lower price is my take on them - and they stop fine.
The only thing is to remember to do a proper cool down lap and ideally toddle around at idle for a bit to help cool the rotors after a track session. Some also roll the car a few feet a few times to even up heat transfer from the calipers. Drilleds relieve stress by cracking (spider leg cracks around the drilled holes, bad when they join up, head for an edge or get longer than about 5mm). Slotteds do it by warping - so cooling them down properly is a good investment.
It's very unusual for rotors to warp. What people think is warping is usually uneven pad transfer.
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Slotted rotors crack too (and these are proper Alcon race rotors):
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It's very unusual for rotors to warp. What people think is warping is usually uneven pad transfer.
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It's very unusual for rotors to warp. What people think is warping is usually uneven pad transfer.
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Speaking of brakes, what do most folks use for rotors? I'm a bit confused by the difference between genuine Porsche, and OEM, and whether it really matters. Do you guys use Sebro or Zimmerman or what? Needless to say my indy says only genuine Porsche...
I don't want to compromise in anything to do with brakes.
I don't want to compromise in anything to do with brakes.
I got a quote last week from BNT (my front discs are 304mm) $600 for Zimmerman cross drilled.
BNT also do Brembo (I dont think you can question the quality of them).
Might be worth trying eBay? I can get Pagid dics from the eBay store carpartssaver for $45 pounds each. Youshop shipping should be around $100 NZD.
I put fresh rotors on front and rear just before the NITT in September, so they've seen a fair few outings. Probably at least 10-12 full days, possibly more. 3/4s of a set of PFC 06s used on them and now a set of PFC 08s. No complaints about their longevity... just the replacement cost!
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I know a few 993 track guys who have invested in the Girodisk system (alloy hat, fastenings and 350-380mm disc) and swear by them. They dont sound cheap either tho.
Im thinking if you can get a full year out of a set of those discs and two sets of pads for say 15-20 track days at the pace the GT3 is capable of then that probably not so bad. I wonder if additional ventilation would help?
I thought John was hardcore with 17 track days in the last 10 months. This is the calender for a mate of mine (TRAKCAR) on another board. He was running a 997.1 GT3RS then 997.2 GT3RS then 4.0RS and he sold that (got too valuable) and now has a 964 RS while he waits for his 991 GT3 RS.
I thought he was joking when he said he does 40-50 full track days (20 min sessions) each year! His consumables cost is eye watering and the cars are very well prepared and all of them quite heavily modified from stock (bigger brakes, better suspension) even stuff like teh 4.0RS. When you get into it this hard even the factory stuff out of teh box needs upgrading asap.
Booked:
May 9 Friday Bwillow
May 10+11 Saturday+Sunday Bwillow
May 17+18 Saturday+Sunday SpringMountain
May 31+1 Saturday+Sunday Chuckwalla
June 3 Tuesday Thill
June 5 Thursday THill
June 6 Friday THill
June 7+8 Saturday+Sunday Thill
June 14+15 Saturday+Sunday Sonoma
June 19 Thursday LS
June 20 Friday LS
Napa with Petra
June 21+22 Friday+Saturday LS
June 28+29 Saturday+Sunday Sonoma
TBD:
July 11 Friday Thill
July 12+13 Saturday +Sunday THill
OR
July 12+13 Saturday+Sunday Autoclub HOD
July 18-20 Friday-Saturday-SundayLS
July 26+27 Saturday+Sunday Willow Springs
Aug 2+3 Saturday+Sunday Thill
OR
Aug 9+10 Saturday+Sunday Autoclub
Im thinking if you can get a full year out of a set of those discs and two sets of pads for say 15-20 track days at the pace the GT3 is capable of then that probably not so bad. I wonder if additional ventilation would help?
I thought John was hardcore with 17 track days in the last 10 months. This is the calender for a mate of mine (TRAKCAR) on another board. He was running a 997.1 GT3RS then 997.2 GT3RS then 4.0RS and he sold that (got too valuable) and now has a 964 RS while he waits for his 991 GT3 RS.
I thought he was joking when he said he does 40-50 full track days (20 min sessions) each year! His consumables cost is eye watering and the cars are very well prepared and all of them quite heavily modified from stock (bigger brakes, better suspension) even stuff like teh 4.0RS. When you get into it this hard even the factory stuff out of teh box needs upgrading asap.
Booked:
May 9 Friday Bwillow
May 10+11 Saturday+Sunday Bwillow
May 17+18 Saturday+Sunday SpringMountain
May 31+1 Saturday+Sunday Chuckwalla
June 3 Tuesday Thill
June 5 Thursday THill
June 6 Friday THill
June 7+8 Saturday+Sunday Thill
June 14+15 Saturday+Sunday Sonoma
June 19 Thursday LS
June 20 Friday LS
Napa with Petra
June 21+22 Friday+Saturday LS
June 28+29 Saturday+Sunday Sonoma
TBD:
July 11 Friday Thill
July 12+13 Saturday +Sunday THill
OR
July 12+13 Saturday+Sunday Autoclub HOD
July 18-20 Friday-Saturday-SundayLS
July 26+27 Saturday+Sunday Willow Springs
Aug 2+3 Saturday+Sunday Thill
OR
Aug 9+10 Saturday+Sunday Autoclub
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Based on the SITT I suspect we would have to start very close together to be dicing it up on a Playday session as we're talking minimal lap time differences, so fending or chasing would be a conscious decision on one or both of our parts. That's the beauty of the AIM Solo - you don't need to compete wheel to wheel to know if you're improving. For my part I'm determined to break 1.19.50 at least once this season. Based on last year it will be a first session run on a cold morning that sees the best times.
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I can just picture pulling out from the pits with each of us encouraging the other to go in front. Personally, I'd prefer to chase as I can pull back if you start getting inventive with lines
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Completely forgot about is. The computer drive must have finally gotten its act together and allowed YouTube to upload Video Link: http://youtu.be/oK91NY8duzA Fielding - Ashhurst - Tui Brewery - back of Masterton - Rimutaka (yes mis-spelled in vid) and Wellington. That was a big day. Music survived without censure. Alan Parsons must be too old to assert copyright.