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Road racers brake and tire ???
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<blockquote data-quote="ecphsca" data-source="post: 2052185" data-attributes="member: 25298"><p>I assume you mean that you want to do track events with the Cobra. To race you have to meet scantioning body requirements -roll cages etc. I don't think that the 4V Cobra is competitive in the classes that it is allowed to race. Anyway, back to your question... (if I didn't forget it allready) </p><p>Personally I'd go with a set of dedicated race tires and rims. True, the ultimate grip race tires like the Hoosiers are best left for the experienced driver to use because they don't give much warning before they let go but a tire like the Toyo R1 is very forgiveing and will give you much more confidence (speed) than a street tire. Get them shaved to about 4/32 and they will last a long time. Stock brakes should be good. You could duct some air the them for cooling if you want. I use Hawk blue pads all the way around. (track only) and dedicate a set of rotors to the Hawk pads. (Just swap everything for street driving) If you have brand new rotors, condition them by utilizing a self cleaning electric oven. Put the rotors in the oven and run the clean cycle. This heats the rotors up to about 700 degrees and then allows them to slowly cool. Been using this method on my race cars for years and it seems to help. </p><p>If your new to track events try to seek out a good instructor, and then listen to what he/she has to say. Use their experience to increase your learning curve. </p><p></p><p>be safe,</p><p>be fast,</p><p>have fun!</p><p>joe</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ecphsca, post: 2052185, member: 25298"] I assume you mean that you want to do track events with the Cobra. To race you have to meet scantioning body requirements -roll cages etc. I don't think that the 4V Cobra is competitive in the classes that it is allowed to race. Anyway, back to your question... (if I didn't forget it allready) Personally I'd go with a set of dedicated race tires and rims. True, the ultimate grip race tires like the Hoosiers are best left for the experienced driver to use because they don't give much warning before they let go but a tire like the Toyo R1 is very forgiveing and will give you much more confidence (speed) than a street tire. Get them shaved to about 4/32 and they will last a long time. Stock brakes should be good. You could duct some air the them for cooling if you want. I use Hawk blue pads all the way around. (track only) and dedicate a set of rotors to the Hawk pads. (Just swap everything for street driving) If you have brand new rotors, condition them by utilizing a self cleaning electric oven. Put the rotors in the oven and run the clean cycle. This heats the rotors up to about 700 degrees and then allows them to slowly cool. Been using this method on my race cars for years and it seems to help. If your new to track events try to seek out a good instructor, and then listen to what he/she has to say. Use their experience to increase your learning curve. be safe, be fast, have fun! joe [/QUOTE]
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