With everything installed that is available before 4/9, I’m likely going to give the HPS 5.0 pads one more go, only because I can’t get EBC pads in time for the event, and they have a stupid long brake in period needed before they truly bed in.
I’ll see how the HPS do with the better fluid and upgraded cooling ducts.
I reiterate that HHR is NOT hard on brakes until you try and track during the summer months when ambient temps are 90+*F and higher.
It has 3 hard brake zones, and they’re spaced fairly far apart relative to the track length, giving the brakes a good 15-20 seconds of cooldown before the next application.
Each time is only 95-105mph down to 45mph, and trail braking is both possible and encouraged for executing turn 4 (the carousel).
Turns 7 and 10 are f**-all hard right handers, 7 being off camber and a bit choppy like the editing in a Marvel movie.
7 and 10 are basically 180* tank slappers.
Anyway, I want to find the safe limits of these pads for one event before the weather gets hotter.
Will likely move to an RPX front and BlueStuff rear combo for May, just to keep the HPS pads on street duty where they belong, and so I can enjoy later braking and faster laps on the race pads.
If anyone is wondering, I’m absolutely bolting the Powerstop Z23s back on there for the off season. Low dust, and they had the same modest bite and progression as the HPS.
HPS 5.0s have treated me well on previous track days, but are underwhelming relative to expectations for higher Mu and better bite.
They did so much better on my customer’s 2017 FoST, but we have different MCs and brake assistance systems, so it’s

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Sharing here in case folks are debating a $60-70 set of front ceramics versus the $120+ Hawk brand.
Neither are appropriate for track work at intermediate levels and above, I know!
But great street pads with manageable dust levels and mostly silent.