Burning rubber smell from 2008 Cayman s series edition 1

[Johnniem]

Had this amazing car for two days and covered 500+ miles. At the end of both 200 mile stints I noticed a strong smell of burning rubber; as if I had just driven down the Stevio pass and used the brakes very heavily (that was a real experience in my TVR Chimaera!). I note comments on t'interweb about riding the clutch but I don't think it is that. It has 24000 miles on the clock so any coating would probably be well gone to the underside. The miles were petty much 98% motorway miles so brakes were rarely used.

Any thoughts on the experts forum?

By the way, the Cayman is a truly sublime drive. It does everything one asks of it and I love it so far.

[Johnniem]

I had read that on various sites that raise the same query. I suspect a quick check over at an OPC would be the best course to take. So many opinions out there. As an owner who is new to Porsche it seems weird to hear that a burning rubber smell could be normal in such a highly engineered car. All in my opinion of course! If it's normal then that is fine but I felt the need to find out more so thought I'd jump on here to see what the long term owners thought. Thanks for your comments mike.

[Johnniem]

Thanks for all your responses. As to what brakes they are then you are asking the wrong man. Sorry, only had a porsche for three days so haven't worked my way round it yet. Must get the manual out. It is no 17 of the 777 design series edition 1 Caymans. Whatever brakes that was given is what the brakes are. They seem to work fine. I will check if there is any steering pull on braking but i haven't felt any of that so am presuming no. Am glad that it seems to be a common thing!