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SFV1LE · 09-16-2019, 12:38 PM

OEM pads are great track pads, I've tried both OEM and Ferodo DS 1.11. I'm experienced and have run pretty fast laps in my first few events in this car, not turning as well as I want yet but I can at least say I brake late from very high speeds on the straights and put the pads through their paces. The one thing I'm concerned about with the DS 1.11 vs. OEM is the heat they generate and effect on rotors, as well as turning the calipers brown.

I think the 2 fastest track drivers in this community based on posted lap times, both ZL1 1LE in CA, are still running OEM with no complaints. Randy Pobst was on stock pads when he did 1:34 at Laguna Seca.

And wasn't the 1LE on stock pads when it went 7:16 the Nurbugring? If yes, that's the ultimate brake pad torture test IMO, serious late braking from 140+ repeatedly for over 7 minutes with no sign of fade.

09-16-2019, 12:38 PM	#11
SFV1LE Drives: 2018 Hyper Blue ZL1 1LE Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: CA Posts: 1,360	OEM pads are great track pads, I've tried both OEM and Ferodo DS 1.11. I'm experienced and have run pretty fast laps in my first few events in this car, not turning as well as I want yet but I can at least say I brake late from very high speeds on the straights and put the pads through their paces. The one thing I'm concerned about with the DS 1.11 vs. OEM is the heat they generate and effect on rotors, as well as turning the calipers brown. I think the 2 fastest track drivers in this community based on posted lap times, both ZL1 1LE in CA, are still running OEM with no complaints. Randy Pobst was on stock pads when he did 1:34 at Laguna Seca. And wasn't the 1LE on stock pads when it went 7:16 the Nurbugring? If yes, that's the ultimate brake pad torture test IMO, serious late braking from 140+ repeatedly for over 7 minutes with no sign of fade.