Red hot brakes on Trophy

[rcp]

Didn't know the brakes get hot enough on a trackday to glow red hot, but these pictures from the Renaultsport trackday at Brands prove they do.

From this article: http://www.channel4.com/4car/road-tests/4Car-fleet/renault-clio-trophy/report01.html

 

[Gareth]

holy moo!!

 

[fizzy_drink]

Hmm... they look a bit small to be the std discs? Maybe just the middle is glowing?

 

[sh33n]

Scorchioo!

 

[Munson]

They look the right size to me, and it corresponds with the caliper. These are just normal steel/iron disks though right??? Surely there's no WAY they can get that hot without a furnace?

 

[Gareth]

they look the right size to me! are the trophy brakes any different to those on a std 182 / 172 ?

 

[fizzy_drink]

(Oh, and plus it's wet... so traction surely wouldn't allow for such hard braking?)

 

[Munson]

Thats got be some photoshoppery for effect surely? They would fade, stop working, boil the fluid, long before the calipers were able to put that much energy into them?

 

[Gareth]

yeah, that's what i'm thinking, good old photoshop

 

[stu8v]

With race pads i reckon they would.

 

[Sir_Dave]

If you break hard enough, they will go red . . . my old housemates Teggy R's brake pads caught fire on one rather spirited drive!

He then completely destroyed the brakes on his TT in 2 laps of Castle Coombe, and most recently fried the brakes on his MCoupe in less than 1 lap of the 'ring . .

 

[Harry_manback]

If you break hard enough, they will go red . . . my old housemates Teggy R's brake pads caught fire on one rather spirited drive!

He then completely destroyed the brakes on his TT in 2 laps of Castle Coombe, and most recently fried the brakes on his MCoupe in less than 1 lap of the 'ring . .

does he drive with his foot on the pedal ??

 

[Munson]

Can we have some input from the mech guys? I'm still saying no way would a standard setup be capable of putting that much energy into its disks before the calipers and pads overheated and boiled the fluid.

 

[Jones]

i used to be able to make the disks glow red on my old F reg nova 1.2 merit never really tried with my 172

 

[EVOgone]

Thats quite normal for a track day with a driver that knows what hes doing. Also the key is a good photograper to get the timing spot on as they only glow for a second or so...... Boiling the fliud usually happens when you stop stationary (no cooling) with the brakes mad hot.. 1 lap of the ring is a good example.

Last trip to the ring 20+ laps, stinking hot brakes complete stand still for 10mins whilst getting off the curcuit and NO ISSUES - GOD BLESS DS3000's and Silkoline race fluid..!

 

[Mondial172]

Little Newms had a video of his brakes smoking very much in the summer.

 

[Nik]

Have you seen the effects you get running Carbon Metallic pads?

 

[Fred@BTM]

see what i mean!

 

[Fred@BTM]

thats yozza with the sparks BTW

 

[Lee]

Yeah, that's y0z2a sparking, I took that picture on the M6 Toll. I've got more somewhere.

 

[badinvincible]

Picture reminds me of those Hot Wheels toys you used to get that you pulled the cord and you get "sparks" from the wheels.

 

[Gaz_]

i bet that well s***s up other road users!

mint

 

[Adam]

smokin............nice

 

[theduck]

i've had the brakes smoking on my 1.6 clio when i was bedding in new discs and pads, wasnt even driving it THAT hard, lol. Havent had it quite as bad since, and is only after very hard driving eg long sweeping bends at license loosing speeds that rather rapidly become tight bends that mean i have to half my speed or spin out of control.

 

[the_ferret]

looks fair enough on that glow. My *cough* ford puma *cough* had a recall on it after the brakes locked on a bit and i didnt really notice all the way back from lakeside to southend (25 miles) and they were glowing slightly when i got home.
It was a crap car from then on......

 

[dk]

Have you seen the effects you get running Carbon Metallic pads?

LOL, this is exactly what mine do, really s***s people up at night when you fly past then spark at them!

 

[Munson]

Well I've learnt something in this thread then

 

[PYE21]

Carbon metalics are mint but they destroy discs and wheels!

 

[Leeshez]

Wow that is some braking

 

[Phill1978]

where can i get some of those bitches !

 

[B16DOE]

can get mine to glow with green stuff turbo disc and pads noisy tho but do a good job i think what with no abs

 

[Sir_Dave]

does he drive with his foot on the pedal ??

Umm no, he's an experienced racing driver - touring cars, Lotus exiges, Seat Cupra, etc etc

The brakes get knackered cos he drives properly and the cars cant cope

 

[Ali]

Pahhh...breaks are for slowing down, don't need them like!!!