Melted brake wear sensors after trackday

[BlackC55]

I have just got the C43 in to do some routine maintenence and took the wheels off to do a brake fluid change as the trackday can be harsh on the brakes.

I have melted both the front brake wear sensors!

This is a first for me!

 

[Mike Walker]

Ollie
If you need an 'indy' to help I can recommend a good one!

 

[BlackC55]

Ha ha thanks!

For all of you that do trackdays the brake fluid does get a beating as well as the brakes, engine and gearbox. I have just replaced all these fluids. I did the engine oil only 2k miles ago too.

people say that every track day mile is the same as 10 road miles. I did 77 at Goodwood whick equated to 3/4 of a tank of fuel or 770 road miles!

 

[NW_Merc]

You should get yourself a ceramic brake set up then Olly

 

[ghouluk]

I'll see if i can dig out the photos of my post drifting course brakes....rear calipers were on fire, rear discs were cracked.....

a very expensive trackday, but great fun back in the days when i could afford it!

 

[wemorgan]

After the 55 engine transplant the car needs a crash diet. I'm sure there's a few 100kg in 'excessive' trim Then replace the bonnet and boot with some carbon fibre parts.

Alternatively, just replace the brake wear sensors each track day

 

[corned]

I thought really good drivers didn't need to hammer their brakes?

 

[DRBC43AMG]

After the 55 engine transplant the car needs a crash diet. I'm sure there's a few 100kg in 'excessive' trim Then replace the bonnet and boot with some carbon fibre parts.

Alternatively, just replace the brake wear sensors each track day

+1 and why not remove them completely. I did that on my old W124 as the warning light always came on for no reason

I thought really good drivers didn't need to hammer their brakes?

If you don't hammer your brakes, its a sure sign that you are not going fast enough

 

[ghouluk]

+1 and why not remove them completely. I did that on my old W124 as the warning light always came on for no reason



If you don't hammer your brakes, its a sure sign that you are not going fast enough

true, also if you don't hammer your brakes, its a sure sign you aren't stopping fast enough, and that can have some pretty bad consequences as my last brabus found out in the tyres at combe.....ooops

 

[DRBC43AMG]

Well in my Porsche racing days some years back, I did visit the gravel pit from time to time and made nice friends with my fellow competitors after spewing stones on the track getting back on the tarmac (nice spot of cleaning to do in the pits after to get all the stones out of the rotors, calipers, between tyre and rims, etc.)

 

[moonloops]

Trackdays are testing but racing is much worse, 15 laps/15 minutes on short circuits leads to the following race developments:

1. Pads fade due to heat
2. Get race pads, they wreck/crack the discs due to even more heat generated by #1
3. No amount of cooling discs helps as heat transfers.
4. Next things to melt are the cv joints/hubs/brake lines etc.

Constantly trying to dissipate the heat then on..

 

[horgantrevor]

you need a full race up grade vented discs and vents to discs from bumper and also you need a alloy that will cause air turbulence to draw hot air out cold air in

also bigger calipers and discs less use of the brake pedal from these

cost i would say a few grand

 

[Barbanasos]

I would worry more about starving the top part of the engine from oil as going round bends at high revs you never know if the pump is always picking up enough in the sump from the movement. We do not have dry sumps do we.

Some guys on the m5 board had their engines pop. One guy's e39 m5 engine went and he only used to track it 4 times a year.