Glowing hot brake discs.... normal?

[juulvr]

Hello,


Was last wednesday at a track day @ Zolder in Belgium.
Cool thing was that the track was kept open after the sun left! Was a fun experiance to drive in the dark .

My girl captured some video's of me driving. I noticed my brake discs were glowing red, is this something normal or should i be thinking about some 'real' brakes?
Now running OE discs and ds2500 pads.


Check the 720p version...you will see it more clearly.


(btw... got also onboard video's, check my youtube channel)

 

[scott.p]

Don't know if its normal or not but it certainly looks cool.

 

[Skeeter]

Wow, a track day at night!

Thats epic! Anyone know if other places (preferably UK) do this?

 

[juulvr]

Don't know if its normal or not but it certainly looks cool.

Yes indeed, it does look cool but do i need to be concerned about this?

Wow, a track day at night!

Thats epic! Anyone know if other places (preferably UK) do this?

It wasn't really night... the sun set at 16:30 and the track was open till 18:00

 

[Skeeter]

It was dark, that still makes it epic cool!

 

[Cupman29]

If you're giving it some then there is no reason the brakes wouldn't be glowing.

 

[sbridgey]

Looks cool, what disc's are they?

Edit: read OP, aren't oe discs high carbon and fairly similar to the brembo i have just bought

 

[aucky]

Looks cool, what disc's are they?

Edit: read OP, aren't oe discs high carbon and fairly similar to the brembo i have just bought

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Now running OE discs and ds2500 pads.

 

[Psalm23_(UK)]

Check out the liquid yellow here in the wet, and also the blue one with sparks!
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?321170-Insane-Tripod-Pic...&highlight=glowing+disc

 

[welshname]

Just double check you don't have cracks in your discs. Should be fine though.

 

[Tony Hunter]

If I remember rightly,thats a big breaking point after a fast straight,they are not glowing that much,normal.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Next time you do a few miles of normal driving, check to see if the discs feel hot. You could have a sticky calliper, but my guess is that could be a lack of brake cooling and hours of hammering around a race track

 

[Ralphizzle]

@Tony.: correct!

It's normal, your running higher friction pads too... the Ferodo DS2500.

 

[juulvr]

Next time you do a few miles of normal driving, check to see if the discs feel hot. You could have a sticky calliper, but my guess is that could be a lack of brake cooling and hours of hammering around a race track

It were sessions of 20 and 30 minutes, so not for hours in a row.
@ Tony...indeed . I approach that section with 140/160 km/h (don't now exactly, don't check my speedo that much on track but pretty far up the rev range in 4th gear) and press the brake hard at the 100meter marker.
I guess removing my fog lights and making some brake ducts would be a good id...

Didn't see any cracks or something. Although my brakes seem to feel different then before the track day.

 

[Tony Hunter]

You could do with a fluid change or at least a good bleed.

And yes, get some air around moving around that area.

 

[2Damnsly Andy]

Guys any tips for getting better ventilation to brakes on a PH1?

 

[.Stevo.C.]

Brake cooling ducts fitted into the fog light holes in the front bumper.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Fog lights out,arch liners out.

 

[2Damnsly Andy]

Any examples/pictures on here of that done on someones car?