500E brake pads for the track

[Michael]

Recently at a track event at Lime Rock Park, David Hendy and I both experienced severe brake fade whilst running OE brake pads and stock-sized rotors (David running OE rotors, me on Ate PowerDisks) as well as new Ate Super Blue fluid.

Well, I'm happy to report that I just ran Lime Rock again, and my fade was ELIMINATED. Yeah! This time around I ran cryo-treated OE front rotors and EBC Red Stuff brake pads. They acted just like the OE pads, but never ever went away. On the down side, I used them for just the trip to/from the track (40 mi. each way) and then 90 miles on the track; took a look at the pads, and there's almost NO material left! I can't believe I used them up completely! So, looks like I need to drop $90 per track event, just for pads.

As to the rotors, they handled the abuse exceptionally well. I've re-installed OE pads, and it stops as smoothly & quietly as ever. I'm now a big fan of cryotreating, and will likely have this process done on any future rotor purchases.