Bedford Autodrome

[montstable]

Hi All,

Had a fantastic day at the track this Saturday. The R really is a brilliant machine on the track - seriously quick. Only slight thing was brake judder after 5 or so laps.

Here are some pics of the day:

[Nighthawk]

wow. very nice photos. Bet that was a fun day!

[Chungster]

Good to see another R owner giving the car a work out it was designed for

[wigit]

looking good, great venue, the Ed35 will be out there once its had a bit of fettling

[Chungster]

Might just do a novice day there too at some point

[montstable]

I'm off again in March - this is beginning to turn into a very expensive hobby!

Only thing is I just don't think the brakes are up to it at the moment as when hot you get some very uncomfortable juddering which when braking from 135mph to 60mph for a hairpin can feel slightly disconcerting. Anyone got any ideas on how to upgrade to get rid of the problem? Surprisingly didn't experience a huge amount of fade.

[juniorbanks]

Might just do a novice day there too at some point

Let us know when you go mate !!

Anyone got any ideas on how to upgrade to get rid of the problem?

Got to be a BBK upgrade .. A few choices out there but none are on the cheap side !!

[Chungster]

The juddering is just the discs going over their operating temp and starting to warp. I found I could do 5-6 laps max before having to come back in and let them cool down

Alternative is to change ur driving style and brake earlier as opposed to hammering them hard and late for a corner.

Or do what I do and get a set of AP 4 pots with 2 piece discs

[Jane]

The juddering is just the discs going over their operating temp and starting to warp. I found I could do 5-6 laps max before having to come back in and let them cool down

Alternative is to change ur driving style and brake earlier as opposed to hammering them hard and late for a corner.

Or do what I do and get a set of AP 4 pots with 2 piece discs

I can confirm that, as I was with the Chinese stig at the time, was pretty bad TBH... Lee's AP's are the best 1k I've ever let him spend

[Chungster]

Errrr Kung Fu Stig thank you

As for OEM brakes - don't try cheap Pagid copies. Absolute rubbish out on track!

[Jane]

Errrr Kung Fu Stig thank you

My apologies.. I must have got confused what with the juddering and the glare off your shiny helmet

[wigit]

have to admit those 4 pot APs are superb choice and more than up to the job and nicely balanced to the car, i got through a set of mintex pads in 120 miles of the boxster fronts at bedford and only faded at end of the day