fretburnr
Ready to race!
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport
I recently sold my e46 330i hpde/autox car, and am looking forward to using my GTI for events in the near term. The GTI is completely stock other than some Continental ECS tires. For some background, I have been autocrossing for 12 years, and sporadically doing track days for the last 8. I run in an intermediate HPDE group with my local club.
I'm beginning to prepare the brakes for track use. I will be running a second set of blank front rotors with dedicated track pads, so dual-use is not necessary other than possibly getting to and from the track for the weekend when at local tracks. There is no need to worry about bed-in problems from alternating pad materials. I also will add the RS3 brake air deflectors, and use Motul RBF600 fluid.
I have read through most of the threads in this subforum about pad choices, and see many prefer Pagid RS29 and Carbotech XP10/12. The Pagids seem rather spendy, but might last long enough to make them worth it. Has anyone had any good experience with other compounds, or recommendations for this platform?
Also, is there anything else I should be concerned about or address with the MK7 platform for moderate track use? My previous Focus ST was prone to overuse the front brakes due to the torque vectoring system working hard all the time. I expect the VAQ-equipped MK7 to be much less of an issue in that respect.
I'm beginning to prepare the brakes for track use. I will be running a second set of blank front rotors with dedicated track pads, so dual-use is not necessary other than possibly getting to and from the track for the weekend when at local tracks. There is no need to worry about bed-in problems from alternating pad materials. I also will add the RS3 brake air deflectors, and use Motul RBF600 fluid.
I have read through most of the threads in this subforum about pad choices, and see many prefer Pagid RS29 and Carbotech XP10/12. The Pagids seem rather spendy, but might last long enough to make them worth it. Has anyone had any good experience with other compounds, or recommendations for this platform?
Also, is there anything else I should be concerned about or address with the MK7 platform for moderate track use? My previous Focus ST was prone to overuse the front brakes due to the torque vectoring system working hard all the time. I expect the VAQ-equipped MK7 to be much less of an issue in that respect.