<VV> Corvair braking "problem"

[J R Read_HML]

I ran with the NECC group at Blackhawk farms in '01 when the convention was 
in Chicago.  Turn 1 is pretty much of a 90 degrees to the right.  There are 
markers - 4 - 3- 2 - 1 as you get closer to the turn.  In my first run, I 
braked at the 3.  That was too early (way too early).

Oh - driving a stocker  - 140 hp - '66 coupe with stock (nearly fresh 
shoes).  By the time I tested that corner well enough, I was just past the 1 
before I got HARD on the brakes during the actual racing.  I was getting 
around the course much quicker with this approach - on all the tight turns.

I wore a fair amount off the shoes that day and had the drums quite hot - 
nearly red - but I did not experience any brake FADE all day.  Them there LM 
brakes can take a lot of abuse.  BTW - took first in the class - in a car 
(the icemobile) that tech did not want to pass because I'd filled the tank, 
forgetting about the leaky filler neck.

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:23 PM
Subject: <VV> Corvair braking "problem"


> "Why anyone would want to add discs or do any other ³upgrades² is beyond 
> me. "
>
> Disk brakes dry faster when wet, don't fade as much as drums and it's a 
> HECK of a lot easier to change a disk pad than a drum shoe when they're 
> worn.
>
> Having said all that, I have drums on my 65 Monza.
>
> On the other hand, my brakes do pull randomly to the left so maybe disks 
> aren't a bad idea...
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