Question about circuits / brakes

[Paul_M3]

Hi guys,

I have a question which I'm sure many of you will be able to help me with.

I'm currently thinking about brake set-ups as I intend to do at least 2 or 3 trackdays this year.

I did a trackday at Snetterton last year, and my brake set-up just about coped.
(My M3 has got 345mm CSL discs, Pagid RS29 pads, braided hoses and decent fluid)

Therefore, my question is simply this:

How hard is Snetterton on brakes compared to places like Brands Indy, Bedford, Silverstone?

Cheers,
Paul.

[tertius]

I would say (having only done it once) that Snetterton is fairly easy on brakes - the three big braking zones are all preceded by long straights or a sweeping curve (Coram?) that should allow most brakes time to cool. So either your braking technique needs work (aim for shorter and harder braking periods) or you don't have enough cooling as that sounds like a fairly adequate setup.

[Paul_M3]

Thanks for the reply.

I had done a fair bit of reading up beforehand, and was trying to brake hard for as short a period of time.

I'd been made aware that people cooked their brakes by using them 'too much, too gently'.

Perhaps I wasn't putting it into practice as well as I thought?

[deviant]

Paul_M3 said:

Thanks for the reply.

I had done a fair bit of reading up beforehand, and was trying to brake hard for as short a period of time.

I'd been made aware that people cooked their brakes by using them 'too much, too gently'.

Perhaps I wasn't putting it into practice as well as I thought?

Get an instructor in the car with you as its hard to tell on your own if your doing it right. You might feel like your braking hard / late enough but most people don't try nearly hard enough and often need a push in the right direction.