Burned up my brakes at the track, now what?
I recently bought a 2019 NISMO Z with 16kmiles. After changing the brake fluid to AP racing, I headed to my local race track for some NASA HPDE. The first session of the second track day, I was really laying down some fast laps after getting used to the car. I was at ten tenths right up until the front brakes gave out. I exited the track, got out and looked at the rotors - both front rotors were badly scored. I assumed that somehow I had worn the pads out. But, after removing one of the front wheels to inspect the pads, I could see that there was plenty of pad thickness left. After getting home, I pulled the pads and found them to also have grooves - I was expecting to find craters.
I'm looking for recommendations for pads and rotors for a car that is street driven but I also want to be able to hit the track hard. I'm an experienced (retired) road racer and NASA HPDE instructor capable of pushing my Z to its limits on the track.
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