Catastrophic Brake Failure

"feather-throttle-not-hair" (feather-throttle-not-hair) 04/03/2018 at 16:08 • Filed to: None

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The other kind of “melted a piston”

Circular part of the pad was inside the piston when we pulled it apart.

Time to either invest in swapping to S10 knuckles or....maybe just...brake less.

Future next gen S2000 owner > feather-throttle-not-hair 04/03/2018 at 16:18

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You could race the Boxster instead.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > feather-throttle-not-hair 04/03/2018 at 16:19

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How exactly does that make it that far without being noticed

CalzoneGolem > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/03/2018 at 16:20

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Rubbin’ is racin’

feather-throttle-not-hair > Future next gen S2000 owner 04/03/2018 at 16:21

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Nonsense. A Boxster isn’t a honed racing machine like a 1976 Pontiac Sunbird is. Plus it doesn’t have ram air.

Ram air bro.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > CalzoneGolem 04/03/2018 at 16:21

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Even in a race scenario I don’t get it

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/03/2018 at 16:22

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Nor I. Ass hattery.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/03/2018 at 16:23

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I’d be embarrassed to post that.

feather-throttle-not-hair > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/03/2018 at 16:25

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Yeah me either. I was not the person driving when this happened, but apparently he lost all braking very very suddenly.

He had decided to “really lean on the brakes and see what they could do” right before this incident. Which I would include under O.C.’s explanation of “ass hattery” if i’m being honest.

Still, happened with just 15 minutes of racing to go in the whole weekend, and he didn’t crash so i can’t be that mad.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/03/2018 at 16:26

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*If it happened by accident.

It’s entirely possible that they just decided to see how far it would go because they were getting upgraded anyway... in fact that’s the only thing that makes sense to me considering that they obviously have the technical proficiency to bodge together their own track car.

Still though.

Future next gen S2000 owner > feather-throttle-not-hair 04/03/2018 at 16:27

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My mistake, I did not realize the car sported a functional ram air. In that case, remove the brakes. They only slow you down.

feather-throttle-not-hair > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/03/2018 at 16:27

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Meh, 15 or so hours of racing, shit’s gonna happen. Plus i wasn’t driving when this happened ;)

feather-throttle-not-hair > Future next gen S2000 owner 04/03/2018 at 16:28

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See, that’s the kind of winning attitude i like!

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > feather-throttle-not-hair 04/03/2018 at 16:28

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Appears my devils advocacy was wrong then. The mind boggles.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/03/2018 at 16:29

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Apparently that surmise was NOT the case...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > feather-throttle-not-hair 04/03/2018 at 16:39

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Okay; I respect you again.

feather-throttle-not-hair > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 04/03/2018 at 16:47

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I’ll take it!

Decay buys too many beaters > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/03/2018 at 17:20

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Speaking from experience, backing plate feels surprisingly like brake pad until you actually come in to the pits.