Brake Pads - Spider

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

     I have been running Porterfield pads on my ITB race car.  They made a street pad.  Run over to Paul Spruell's and ask Paul or Michelle for some.
     I would not hesitate to run race pads on a trip to the track.

Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City



In a message dated 3/6/2003 4:18:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

> Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 11:39:13 -0500 
> From: "Bain, Bill" <Bill.Bain@domain.elided>
> Subject: Brake Pads -  Spider
> 
> I checked over the Spider on my return from Roebling and I note that the
> Mintex brand front pads are about worn to the point that they should be
> replaced.  That's a good thing because that means that I'm driving
> "harder" on the track and having to use the brakes more -- Roebling is a
> course that can be pretty easy on brakes until you crank it up a few
> notches.
> 
> My understanding is that VIR is not so easy on the brakes so I'm looking
> for a recommendation for a good street/track day pad.  Since I have to
> drive the car there, I can't use a track-only pad.  The rotors are
> nearly new (less than 3000 miles).  Any suggestions?
> 
> Bill Bain 
> AROC Atlanta 
> '83 Spider (way too much fun to be legal!) 
> '87 Milano (even more fun once I replace the rear driver's 
> side
> caliper!) 
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