Subject	oh yeah, the one time I lost brakes on the track
Posted by	sfarrah on February 14, 2011 at 1:43 PM
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In Reply To	I kept the ebrake on the z32 and z33 posted by sfarrah on February 14, 2011 at 01:37 PM
Message	(blew out a caliper seal on the stock front z33 passenger caliper) I didn't have time to even attempt to use the ebrake as I had already initiated turn in. Had I yanked the ebrake I likely would have spun off course, but I got lucky any way you look at it. Thankfully I had already scrubbed off enough speed to make it through the turn and keep it on the pavement. I can see some instances where the ebrake could save you though, or at least minimize the damage.
Follow Ups	Thoughts on removing e-brakes for a track car. - Milo (SATX) 23:44:32 02/13/11 if your brakes failed because you boiled the fluid - aliaZ 23:52:13 02/13/11 Yeah, thought about that too. Was weighing the idea of - Milo (SATX) 00:00:51 02/14/11 I can't imagine those tiny drums stopping anything at track - LJZTT 03:55:56 02/14/11 that 5 lbs could be more important than just being 5lbs - Halo TTZ 00:05:38 02/14/11 Nobody ever "plans" on using the ebrake. Its a safety device - Summeronthechain (MN) 00:18:01 02/14/11 How do you keep your under-the-hood temperatures low? - sasha 00:38:03 02/14/11 Bad idea. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 00:48:42 02/14/11 Keep it and jump on the tread mill (n/m) - Z32TT-R 01:35:18 02/14/11 On our planet we have a thing called gravity. - DVDBURN (MD) 01:59:55 02/14/11 inertia (n/m) - Gromit 02:40:18 02/14/11 Re: inertia - MikeC(NZ) 04:34:28 02/14/11 Like others have said, but from personal experience - Boosted1 05:45:06 02/14/11 You definitely need an e-brake - Turbodog (CT) 05:59:16 02/14/11 It's a secondary emergency system. I'd keep it. (n/m) - Karl (MD) 09:08:32 02/14/11 Isn't it a parking brake? - zgene4 11:21:44 02/14/11 yes. that's exactly what i was thinking. (n/m) - ForceFedTT (SoCal) 17:40:25 02/14/11 I kept the ebrake on the z32 and z33 - sfarrah 13:37:27 02/14/11 oh yeah, the one time I lost brakes on the track - sfarrah 13:43:05 02/14/11 Didn't think about street legality, but that is enough for - Milo (SATX) 15:35:42 02/14/11 Ummmm no (n/m) - John (MD) 14:30:13 02/14/11
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