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Bedford GT Circuit - 31st May Open Pit Lane

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xxx_mojo_xxx:
Is everyone here planning to go for the basic full day booking?

geordie56:
Hi Tony thanks for the advice, I was supplied my BBK by Daveb and he has said the pads supplied can be switched no worries when I go on track days. I have 365mm ap 2 piece discs and mintex pads for the road at the minute in, and have only done 1500 k on them. I have a set of mintex m1166 racing pads that will require a few hard stops to get up to braking efficiency, all I want to know is will I be best changing these on the track due to not having very good stopping with them until they reach temp? Dave has said to put them in just before a track day not on the road. The tyres I have not got yet, I have read a lot of good reviews on the t1r and hurdy says he rated them, would I be better with sticking to getting some r888's then?

tony_danza:
Tough call on the brakes, it's a lot of messing about swapping before and after the track day. Bedding them in will be a pain too, as you'll have to do a hard first session not knowing the circuit and leave them for a good few hours to cure.

I'd trial them, see how they work from cold? Change them, go and bed them late at night and run around when it's quiet - get a feel for how much you've got. If they're shocking, stay on the road pads. You're hardly going to be giving it full beans in such a nice car.

What's your fluid like? How fresh, is it something like RBF600??

Tyres - you're not thinking of R1Rs are you?? They're great. T1Rs are deffo sh*t.

geordie56:
Sorry my mistake I meant r1r's so would I be better on these or r888 do you think? Bearing in mind they shall be for dry only really anyways as the vredesteins I have, have great reviews for an all rounder so if it's lashing down or damp I can just leave em on. as for the brakes it's only 20 mins to change them and I will have wheels off at the track anyway to change them so no harm in knocking a cple of pins out and changing pads. I may trial them this wend but dave did say you need heat in them as they will be shocking when cold.

tony_danza:
Oh, absolutely get the R1R over the 888 - 1.5mm more tread, won't kill you on standing water and they wear better too. Who cares if your car is 1 second a lap faster on 888s really??

Get looking now though as the Japan situation has made supply scarce.

Brakes - cool, see how you get on.

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