What did you do to your Polo today?

[jasn78]

new wheels are on and looking much better

[Evaded Motorsport]

Spent the day out at Lakeside playing with Porkas.

Car seems capable of 66's with really just basic, stuff, It has coilovers, exhaust, ECU Flash, PD160 Intake and that is it out of a TDI. (There was no timing for the afternoon sessions when I was running but I was able to stay out of reach of my mates 930 Porka which does 65.5's around Lakeside.
Couple of issues. Needs more camber in the front so going to organise a set of KMac front camber tops. The other issue is EGT's with the stock SMIC and that crappy little turbo it is just getting too hot on the EGT Side of it. So I am going to have to move forward the plans to fit the bigger turbo and intercooler and an LSD at the same time.

OH and the other issue is the brakes. I had no brake fade but I have glazed the brakes so that is another issue to fix which will be the 312mm 2 Piece brakes with the Porsche Boxster Calipers. So a few things to get done but the car handled fairly well.

Also the car has no rear sway bar fitted and honestly feels like it isn't required at all, atleast at this stage.




But it seems promising, I mean I really only need to drop 6 - 7 seconds off the current time to be up with the quick cars at Lakeside.

[MeTsU]

Nice one Evaded Motorsport.

[vwthunder]

Just got back from Winton

Best lap was a 1:49.3

Which I was happy with, being first time on track, went out on the last run hoping to get it into the 48's but got too much traffic.

Little car did well, there was a XR6 ford which it was way quicker than, also kept up with a nice 370Z

[Evaded Motorsport]

Good time, I hate Winton though, its slightly better than Queensland Raceway.

[kaanage]

Why? The old section really flows and is great for small cars (yes the new section is boring but it lets the guys with horsepower open up).
I could only just break 1:55, yesterday. - by far the slowest VW there

Filled up when I got back and put 55 litres in - I'm thinking I was close to running out...

[Evaded Motorsport]

Why? The old section really flows and is great for small cars (yes the new section is boring but it lets the guys with horsepower open up).
I could only just break 1:55, yesterday. - by far the slowest VW there

Filled up when I got back and put 55 litres in - I'm thinking I was close to running out...

Just never been a fan of it, it doesn't have enough elevation changes, it really is just like QR but with more left hand corners.

[seangti]

Just OH and the other issue is the brakes. I had no brake fade but I have glazed the brakes so that is another issue to fix which will be the 312mm 2 Piece brakes with the Porsche Boxster Calipers. So a few things to get done but the car handled fairly well.

So what causes glazed rotors? Is it the pads? Cos mine are pretty shatty - actually quite awful and scorched from half a dozen track days. As Eddy has found, the braking capacity is sufficient for quite an increase in power when supported with appropriate pads.

Lakeside is a fun little circuit, but must be respected. I was running 66's in the stock gti (only H&R lowered springs) on my first outing there, but the lack of suspension compliance made the dogleg with mid corner bump on the straight a butt clencher every time. Had to leave room for error as a lancer GSR shoot off in to the wall there. Let me know when you hit the track and if time permits would love to join.

[Blitzen]

So what causes glazed rotors? Is it the pads? Cos mine are pretty shatty - actually quite awful and scorched from half a dozen track days. As Eddy has found, the braking capacity is sufficient for quite an increase in power when supported with appropriate pads.Lakeside is a fun little circuit, but must be respected. I was running 66's in the stock gti (only H&R lowered springs) on my first outing there, but the lack of suspension compliance made the dogleg with mid corner bump on the straight a butt clencher every time. Had to leave room for error as a lancer GSR shoot off in to the wall there. Let me know when you hit the track and if time permits would love to join.

Are you running with slotted rotors?? The slots, as well as helping with heat dissipation, also help with preventing glazing too...

[seangti]

Are you running with slotted rotors?? The slots, as well as helping with heat dissipation, also help with preventing glazing too...

she's all factory braking at present (pads and rotors).

[Evaded Motorsport]

So what causes glazed rotors? Is it the pads? Cos mine are pretty shatty - actually quite awful and scorched from half a dozen track days. As Eddy has found, the braking capacity is sufficient for quite an increase in power when supported with appropriate pads.

Lakeside is a fun little circuit, but must be respected. I was running 66's in the stock gti (only H&R lowered springs) on my first outing there, but the lack of suspension compliance made the dogleg with mid corner bump on the straight a butt clencher every time. Had to leave room for error as a lancer GSR shoot off in to the wall there. Let me know when you hit the track and if time permits would love to join.

Long and short is heat and the inability to deal with that heat. I'm in a Polo TDI so I only have the 256mm Brakes. I didn't get any brake fade as I was using good Pads and fluid but If it was 5 laps straight flat out they would of been killed I guess.

Power isn't my issue, I just brake late and hard (have to make up for having a slow diesel somehow)

Will do, not sure when that will be, hopefully after I fit camber tops.

[kaanage]

Just never been a fan of it, it doesn't have enough elevation changes,

That's my beef with the new section (along with the same radius & width 90 degree bends that link it up.
But the camber and radius variation in the old section, along with the small rise and fall between the esses and the sweeper make it quite entertaining in my book.

So what causes glazed rotors? Is it the pads? Cos mine are pretty shatty - actually quite awful and scorched from half a dozen track days.

Glazed pads or rotors?
Greg from GSLRallysports told me that pads can glaze when used with rotors that have been used with different pads due to material pickup.

On a side note, yeaterday, I found that I had to put my rear seats back in to keep the car stable when braking really hard , else the rear wanted to overtake the front. I suspect my B12 springs are a bit hard and causing the suspension to top out in this instance

[Evaded Motorsport]

That's my beef with the new section (along with the same radius & width 90 degree bends that link it up.
But the camber and radius variation in the old section, along with the small rise and fall between the esses and the sweeper make it quite entertaining in my book.


Glazed pads or rotors?
Greg from GSLRallysports told me that pads can glaze when used with rotors that have been used with different pads due to material pickup.

On a side note, yeaterday, I found that I had to put my rear seats back in to keep the car stable when braking really hard , else the rear wanted to overtake the front. I suspect my B12 springs are a bit hard and causing the suspension to top out in this instance

Glazed rotors and they are the only pads to ever be on with that set of discs. really, don't have one pad sticking a little more? I have nothing (I mean nothing in the back of mine and it doesn't do that)

[kaanage]

I have nothing (I mean nothing in the back of mine and it doesn't do that)

The pads aren't sticking - the car gets VERY unstable and wants to turn in either direction when really hauling on the brakes.
The OEM tyres could well have something to do with it (UTQG rating of 240).

I had no problem at all with braking power but the pedal did get soft after a few laps (was too busy to count)

[noone]

Glazed my rotors on both track days. Too much heat...