Track Pads

[StottyGTR]

I'm looking for recommendations for which track day pad to use.

I'm running a Subaru Impreza, 280hp/1100kg, with Gold Brembo's. After searching around a lot I landed on Ferodo DS3000s but its £300 a set, this is a bit more than I'd like to spend and very potentially overkill as the car is quite light, underpowered and has pretty decent calipers.

Any suggestions for a decent cheapish pad that won't fade?

[StottyGTR]

Thanks for the responses guys, what I've taken from this is if I want a decent track pad there's no such thing as a budget one.

After reading through recommendations its between Carbotech XP10 and Pagid RS29s. The RS29s look like the best pad tbh but they're super expensive. I've had a quote from Ian at Carbotech so I'll go with them, not happy about the cost in the slightest but it doesn't look like I've got another option!

[StottyGTR]

alienwarerandy said:

Another vote for XP10, have lasted approx. 8 days so far and still have life left in them. Expensive though.

I've got XP10s now, paid a chunk for them but they seem worth it. 8 days and still have life in them though, is this a surprise? Someone mentioned earlier DS2500s lasting one track day, what are you people doing to your brakes?

I did a full season of sprints and multiple track days in a full weight 400hp Evo 8 with Carbotech XP8s a couple years ago, lots of hard road use too and the pads still had plenty of life left. I got them so hot at Cadwell park I melted my centre caps too!

[StottyGTR]

StottyGTR said:

Someone mentioned earlier DS2500s lasting one track day, what are you people doing to your brakes?

I take every word back. A couple friends of mine had DS2500s in there Leon Cupra track car and destroyed them down to the pad backing in 2 track days. I think past a certain heat the pad material falls to pieces especially as it was the inside pads that were down to the pad backing, outside had a touch more material on them.

Great pads for road use, but get them too hot and they wear very quickly.