Tag Archives: brakes

Those shields behind rotors

One of my greatest pet peeves is sports cars that come under braked. That is, brake systems unable to hold up under a few hot laps at a track day or even some spirited driving on the road. I find that brakes cause me more of a headache than any other system on a car […]

Ashes to ashes brake dust to brake dust. A track day on Prostop Pads.

A little about brake pads and a review of Pepboys Prostop pads. How they bed, what bedding is, why bedding is important and what happens if you don’t bed them in properly.

My recent headache with brakes

My recent experience with Hawk HPS and Pepboys Pro-Stop pads. The better of the two is not what you would expect.