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      02-06-2016, 05:21 AM   #1
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SCDA Driving events

Has anyone participated in any of these driving events from Sports Car Driving Association (SCDA)? I'm really interested in going to events coming up in April at Lime Rock and also to Watkins Glenn's in the summer.
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      02-06-2016, 07:10 AM   #2
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Haven't run with that particular group, but you'll have a blast.

You don't need to worry about tires, power, etc. But get proper brakes. They can ruin your day in a hurry.

At a minimum, you need to put suitable brake pads on your car. If you're even the least bit quick and/or aggressive, you'll overheat/fade and eventually burn through the stock pads in short order. Potentially in a matter of a few laps.

Normally one might be able to get away with just swapping in decent front pads, but with the e-diffs on these cars, the rears killed slaughtered as well.

You can probably use a tweener pad if this is your first rodeo; Cool Carbons, Ferodo DS2500s, EBC yellows, maybe Porterfield R4S, or something along those lines.

As use stickier tires, gain speed, add power, etc. you may have to move onto something more dedicated. But cross that bridge when you get there.

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      02-06-2016, 11:39 AM   #3
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You can probably use a tweener pad if this is your first rodeo; Cool Carbons, Ferodo DS2500s, EBC yellows, maybe Porterfield R4S, or something along those lines.
slightly related when using the Ferodo DS2500 as both a street and light track pad: on the street, mine were incredibly noisy and grabby on my M3. I did not get to track them though. I tried a bedding procedure, but did not get to add grease to the backing plate interface with the caliper (I think that was a proposed fix, never got around to it).

When I went back to stock pads, I had a small panic moment the first time I went for the brakes because my brain was so used to hearing the squeal, it assumed no squeal = no brakes
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I am currently running hawk hps 5.0 pads on slotted rotors. Hopefully these should up well. They do have a nice bite but I have not had the chance to really heat them up.

I would like to get light weight wheels without braking the bank; not just for track use but also for my own sporty driving ��

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