[DeTomaso] Brakes!

[michael at michaelshortt.com]

First if all it means that their lawyer said to put that on there as a
liability defense if the would be racer is hurt/killed, has his toy damged
and wants to sue somebody in lieu of having any driving talent.

Michael in Savannah

On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 1:17 PM, <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:

> This brings me to an interesting question.  I just got my Porterfield
> R4S pads for the Pantera.  A note on the invoice says the R4S pads are
> -not- for racing use.  So does that mean sanctioning bodies won't
> accept them? Or does that mean there is a specific performance
> characteristic that is not suitable to the track?  If a person wanted
> to autocross their driver Pantera, would these be the wrong pads to
> have?  And if so, what would be the better recommendation?
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting Jim Hendrickson <chendric at bellsouth.net>:
>
> >
> >
> > I have no experience with Carbotech. The three aftermarket pads most
> popular
> > with the local SCCA autocross people are Carbotech, Cobalt, and Hawk. I
> use
> > the Hawk HP Plus on my Honda S2000. I have driven an Acura Integra with
> the
> > Cobalt pads. I found that I was braking about 30 feet earlier than
> necessary
> > with the Cobalt.
> >
> > http://www.ctbrakes.com/performance.html
> >
> > http://www.cobaltfriction.com/distributors/
> >
> > http://www.hawkperformance.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On
> > Behalf Of Göran Malmberg
> > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:18 PM
> > To: DeTomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] Brakes!
> >
> > I have a request to all members.
> > Do anyone have experience using Carbotech brake pads?
> > Goran
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