Topic: Race Pads: Rotor Wear?
I read people posting in multiple threads about how great their race pads are for lasting multiple events. Rather than hijack a thread, I'm posting new.
With the magical Everlasting Gobstopper brake pads, are you finding increased rotor wear as compared to your previous faster-wearing pads?
On a mini I'd once built for vintage racing (drove it mostly on the street but did 1 event and then sold it... YAWN) I used some HAWK black brake pads. Granted, the mini is under 1300# and the rotors are 7.5" diameter, but what I found was that the pads seemed to suffer from almost ZERO wear BUT the rotors were half gone by the time I was done using the car. The braking was great, but I didn't realize the rotors (Brembo) took such a beating.
So when it came time to do the Lemons mini, I opted for performance street pads (EBC Red) and while the pads need to be changed every 1.5 - 2 races, the rotors are still looking great. No problems with braking performance on these pads compared to the HAWK. I went this route because the pads are cheaper than the rotors and it would seem silly to change the rotors and keep the pads.
Anyway, interested in learning what real cars are like.