Budwise
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I'm signed up to go to MSR Cresson in March for a total of 8 twenty minute sessions. I'll have maybe 5000 miles at most on the car by that time, all DD duty so the OEM pads should still be in pretty good shape.
My question is, has anyone had much experience yet tracking with the OEM pads? Did they withstand the abuse and did you feel you needed more bite?
What I want to avoid is burning up the pads by the end of the first day and get stuck in line at the shop trying to get new pads and missing seat time.
I know the front uses the same pads as the 2014 GT500, but apparently there are no rear pads yet from anyone? One race shop recommended I go with Hawk DTC 60's on the front and just use the OEM pads on the rear. I don't plan to get new rotors every year just for 2-3 track weekends though so I'm considering getting something more mild like HPS or HP-Plus's or a Carbotech XP8. I'm also leery of running such an aggressive pad up from with OEM in the rear. I've heard that is a no-no, right?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
My question is, has anyone had much experience yet tracking with the OEM pads? Did they withstand the abuse and did you feel you needed more bite?
What I want to avoid is burning up the pads by the end of the first day and get stuck in line at the shop trying to get new pads and missing seat time.
I know the front uses the same pads as the 2014 GT500, but apparently there are no rear pads yet from anyone? One race shop recommended I go with Hawk DTC 60's on the front and just use the OEM pads on the rear. I don't plan to get new rotors every year just for 2-3 track weekends though so I'm considering getting something more mild like HPS or HP-Plus's or a Carbotech XP8. I'm also leery of running such an aggressive pad up from with OEM in the rear. I've heard that is a no-no, right?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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