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Well, took the cobra to the nasa event at firebird on friday. I took my dad for his first race track ride. He said he was doing great until he looked at the speedo on the front straight. The new tko survived my driving, which is good news. I put new front pads on the day before. They seemed to not stop as well. I don't know if they need to bed in longer or if the cold temps and brake ducts were cooling them down too much as there is only one hard brakeing zone at the end of the front straight. The pedal would be hard like pad fade or when they are not warmed up. I am running the porterfield r4 pad. On the infield, I just tap the brakes and turn. My goodyear slicks front and rear were set at 23 psi cold and were at 30 in the back and 28 in the front when I pulled it in. Do you guys think this is normal? I was thinking about going down a pound or two. The car handles great. I passed the 911's, 930's, 944's, rx7's supra's, c5's and some beamers. I could stay with even the fastest cars on the infield. Once on the straight, it was all over. It was a fun day. Any comments on tires and brakes? scott

Scott,
Your pressure increases seem ok to me but we all know the only real way to check setup is by taking tire temps. One of these days I will take my own advise and buy a pyrometer tire probe.My brakes suck till I warm them up usually by running the first lap with my left foot hard on the brake. I run PF90 pads all around and they work real good only when hot.
Looking forward to Elkhart Lake next fall. In the meantime my car is out of service till next April. (Notheast weather really sucks)Good luck with the racing .
Cranky:3DSMILE: