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Originally Posted by 04ctd
why do the Hawks/Ceramics NOT work well on the track?
just wondering.
i got a pair on my tahoe, it's like a portable dust storm in there.
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They are low heat tolerant and will wear down quickly. When a pad overheats they lose braking friction and will stop even worse. They are also usually meant to bring a normal car down from a speed of like 70mph down to zero maybe 2-3 times on a highway setting before failing. After that and they don't do as well. On a road course you can see constant slow down speeds from as high as 120mph or so down to 40mph or so...again and again and again. That's NOT what ceramic/street pads were intended or built for. That's why it's recommended that you get more aggressive track pads that can withstand the temperatures and constant abuse.