Thursday 14th August 2003

Teenager Ploughs On

Literally, as 16 year suffers brake failure in Carrera Cup GB

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[dandarez]

jus goes to show, Porky brakes are no good!

[unlicensed]

is that kid actually 16?

[Don]

dandarez said:

jus goes to show, Porky brakes are no good!

Is that right. Driven many Porsches? Ever owned one? Porsche brakes are reknowned for their almost infeasible balance of day-to-day-on-road-from-cold usage and fade free stopping ability on track..

Race cars go wrong sometimes - is a fact.

[dontlift]

Don said:

dandarez said: jus goes to show, Porky brakes are no good! Is that right. Driven many Porsches? Ever owned one? Porsche brakes are reknowned for their almost infeasible balance of day-to-day-on-road-from-cold usage and fade free stopping ability on track.. Race cars go wrong sometimes - is a fact.

So do road ones, managed to boil mine last week on a it of a country lane bonanza

[Don]

dontlift said:

So do road ones, managed to boil mine last week on a it of a country lane bonanza

You want to get yerself some of that there DOT5 brake fluid....

I've never managed to boil the brake fluid in either of my two recent Porsches. And, believe me, I've tried - oh yes - I do track days and, although you can really smell the hot brakes, I've never had any fade at all...

>> Edited by Don on Friday 15th August 06:34

[iguana]

dontlift said:

So do road ones, managed to boil mine last week on a it of a country lane bonanza

Blimey that takes some doing, I felt that my old 944Lux brakes when in top top order were not too far away from the performance of my S2 brakes. Best you make up some decent brake cooling ducts & get rid of the backing plates then.



Don you are right that porkers have always had great brakes for the era of the car, but if you drove somat like an old 80's 911 turbo you would be suprised at how different the brakes are, leagues away from big reds and the thought that the same brake set up was used on the 917 le mans cars is just scary as they look like a couple of pieces of weetabix that clamp a small saucer in comparison with modern stuff.....






>> Edited by iguana on Friday 15th August 07:48

[dontlift]

iguana said:

dontlift said: So do road ones, managed to boil mine last week on a it of a country lane bonanza Blimey that takes some doing, I felt that my old 944Lux brakes when in top top order were not too far away from the performance of my S2 brakes. Best you make up some decent brake cooling ducts & get rid of the backing plates then. Don you are right that porkers have always had great brakes for the era of the car, but if you drove somat like an old 80's 911 turbo you would be suprised at how different the brakes are, leagues away from big reds and the thought that the same brake set up was used on the 917 le mans cars is just scary as they look like a couple of pieces of weetabix that clamp a small saucer in comparison with modern stuff.....

Brake ducts and ducted backing plates are going on this weekend and I am already using Castrol Response racing fluid and goodrich hoses etc, it was a little hairy when arriving at the braking point pedal went almost straight to the floor, but i did learn one thing from the experience..... I dont need to brake for that corner ---- THANK YOU LEDA

>> Edited by dontlift on Friday 15th August 08:14

[DanH]

Wow 16 yrs old an in the Porsche cup. If he's sponsored thats amazing to get that far.

If daddy paid, I'm just jealous.