Re: c2 automotive

[James Creasy <jcre@pacbell.net>]

i can report that pep boys brake pads lasted 2 turns on my car at laguna.
then the pedal went bye-bye.

i went on short notice and i didnt have a chance to change them....

-james c



-----Original Message-----
From: Kit Wetzler <kitwetzler@mindspring.com>

>> Please explain to me how to drive Laguna without being hard on the
brakes.  I
>> ran on Friday in the 1:55 to 1:57 range with crappy tires, half boost and
>> boiling brake fluid.  I used engine braking as much as I could but still
>> cooked the fluid.  A 1:46 is insanely quick...  Now you make me want to
>> modify my stock car!!!
>
>Try using Hawk Blues or something like that... they make a huge
>difference in the amount of braking that you can do.  I literally
>crumbled the stock pads on the S2000 to nothing but backing plates and
>dust in 4 sessions at Laguna.  Hawk Blues withstood 4 full days at
>buttonwillow and have 80% of their life left...
>
> -kit