First Trackday

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Originally Posted by Mike R

It depends how hard you or the circuit are on brakes. Given that you could crash the car if the fluid boils (leading to a loss of pedal) or at the very least have a heart stopping moment, I don't think that it is worth skimping on for the sake of £49.

To me it is worth it for piece of mind and the prevention of turtle head moments .

I also don't like EBC pads (having had bad experiences of them years ago), but they may have improved since then. I don't think they belong on a car of this value .

Originally Posted by phoenixcsl

I'm with Mike on this one, over the years i've tried all kinds of fluid, AP, ATE Super Blue, Motul RBF600 etc.

I have had that moment myself years ago in my old E46 M3, pedal to the floor due to boiled fluid, nearly crashed, I absolutely cacked my pants, honestly thought I was a goner.

SRF is by far the most consistent, I've used it in all my cars for years, ideally it needs changing every year to keep it at it's best.

EBC pads are shocking, they melt, I had a set of rear EBC yellow in my old i8, I managed to melt them after 1 track session at Bedford, I can't even sell them for £5 on eBay as no one will bid, not much better compound than a OEM pad imo.

Originally Posted by select

Its plenty fine, sure castrol SRF has a higher boiling point.. but you need to change it annualy compared to the ATE which is fine with 2-3 years.


Also the boiling points are rather close.

# ATE Super Blue Racing: 280°C
# Castrol SRF Racing: 303°C


I've been using ATE for a few years now with pagid pads and i never had issues. Only that the paint on my calipers have become gold

Cheers guys, due to time restrictions it looks like I will have to run with current set up this monday 17th at Castle Combe, but guess I will be taking it even more steady than I would of been!
I totally agree with not scrimping when it comes to brakes and would happily pay for the right set up. My problem is, as a novice i genuinely don't / didnt know!
I assume you get some warning / pedal going soft if fluid is boiling !?
All of a sudden it seems like i am going to be the one in the more expensive car being passed by cheaper cars etc this time (more happy to be on the limit!) The other track days i have done have been in a clio cup & mx5 turbo, so much lighter cars and much lower value !
Any other tips or info gladly received