Jstang23
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I think that's a bit extreme... I agree if your track is brake intensive then it would be worth the money for dedicated track pads, but my track is not and has a lot of elevation change to allow me down naturally. I also learned how to race in spec miata, where if you were using your brakes too much you were losing, lol! My driving style in the mustang is pretty similar, so I think they will be alright.You need at a minimum an R12/R10 combo for the track this is bare minimum to not kill yourself on a race track. Especially if you step out of a TW300 tires to anything even remotely fast. I currently run AR-1's with R12/R8 combo and the heat that the pads is facing are way over that 750 degrees though my track is very brake intensive. However there is a lot of time to be had with the better pads and fluid so I suggest you follow the advice here. Not only that but Hawk are way more aggressive to the brake disks so your consumables for disks will go up. It's inevitable for consumables to go up with speed but a good set of pads like GLoc will make a huge difference in your pads budget. Believe me I went through like 4 sets of oem pads before making the change and now on my second set of GLoc front pads since the R10's (800 degrees) were not enough to not overheat and believe me you don't want overheated brake pads on the track with that rock hard pedal.
I am also okay with slowing down, I am not there to break records or keep up with Porsches. If I feel my brakes on the edge I'll just slow down. I'll definitely keep you all updated on how they hold up!
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