Don’t use race brake pads on the street.

I thought I’d make it work. Just like I thought that I could use street pads (Axxis Ultimates) and make those work on the track.

Horses for courses. Using race pads when driving on the street:

Make tons of dust that, even though it’s not technically corrosive [...]

The Driver’s Edge track event at Texas World Speedway this last weekend was great. I officially was checked out to the Red run group, which is the “highest” group before you become an instructor. I felt very comfortable in Red, similar to how I felt when I first got promoted to Yellow. There were some [...]

Yesterday, I got my Hawk HT-10 race pads installed on the M3. I’d like to say that I did the work myself, but I didn’t. Curt did the work, and I watched and learned. In addition, we bled the brakes, flushed the coolant, and replaced the plastic coolant reservoir tank that had cracked. This is [...]

I’ve had this website for years, had the blogging software installed for years, but I never actually blogged. I’ve always been waiting for the “right time to start a blog”, but there’s really no “right time”. So, I’m going to jump in.

Mostly, this blog will be about my cars and driving them on the [...]