Night Event at Willow Springs-Streets of Willow -July-7-8 SoCal
06-06-2012, 09:48 PM
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May go to spectate, I went to Willow Springs last weekend for their first Drag Racing event for the Summer. Want to go to this to meet others and hang out.
06-14-2012, 09:01 AM
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Stock pads will not be sufficient; street/track pads like Hawk HP+ aren't always good enough.
Some say pricey brake fluids are needed, but I use Valvoline Dot 4 (1 qt = $7) from autozone. The quality of your brake bleed is what's most important, so I do one bleed while swapping out pads, drive the car for a day or two being hard enough on the brakes to engage ABS (and bed the pads in), and then bleed again. Also remember to bleed starting from passenger front caliper, and work clockwise.
Some say pricey brake fluids are needed, but I use Valvoline Dot 4 (1 qt = $7) from autozone. The quality of your brake bleed is what's most important, so I do one bleed while swapping out pads, drive the car for a day or two being hard enough on the brakes to engage ABS (and bed the pads in), and then bleed again. Also remember to bleed starting from passenger front caliper, and work clockwise.
06-14-2012, 01:32 PM
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A very common front pad is the Hawk dtc60, PN: HB361G.622
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ds=+HB361G.622
They have a low initial cost with good performance, but often only last 4 track days.
For the rear you should be able to get by with Hawk HP+, PN: HB145N.570
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...k%3AHB145N.570
For open track use, the above pads are about the cheapest you can get away with. They are popular pads, so if you dont do any more track events they are easily resell-able. If you are in the beginner or intermediate run group, there's almost no way you'll overheat these pads.
For a little more money, you can get these pads that last much longer than 4 track days.
https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/936...ke-pad-review/
http://brosms.com/products/s2000_pad.php
But good luck on the overseas shipping reaching you before July.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ds=+HB361G.622
They have a low initial cost with good performance, but often only last 4 track days.
For the rear you should be able to get by with Hawk HP+, PN: HB145N.570
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...k%3AHB145N.570
For open track use, the above pads are about the cheapest you can get away with. They are popular pads, so if you dont do any more track events they are easily resell-able. If you are in the beginner or intermediate run group, there's almost no way you'll overheat these pads.
For a little more money, you can get these pads that last much longer than 4 track days.
https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/936...ke-pad-review/
http://brosms.com/products/s2000_pad.php
But good luck on the overseas shipping reaching you before July.
