Brake Fade a risk for first time tracker?

Originally Posted by cossie1600 7 marker at turn 1 at VIR? I was hitting the brakes a little bit before 5 on my Prius in the rain. The Z can

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12-08-2011, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

7 marker at turn 1 at VIR? I was hitting the brakes a little bit before 5 on my Prius in the rain. The Z can easily do it in 5 if you have good tires and 4 if you have slicks.

I was tracking a rental Dodge Charger. 4300 pounds on 195 tires = brake early!

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