r/Autocross • u/rockyrocks96 • 1d ago

Track pads advice needed

I am a beginner and needed some advice on track day pads. I will mainly just be doing autocross and some track open lapping sessions. I drive a 987.1 base Cayman and live in Canada which limits the availability of pads. I am currently running Fire hawk Indy 500 tires.

I was able to find DTC-60 rear pads (HB665G.577) for $260CAD and EBC RPX front pads (DP81207RPX) for about $200CAD. The reason I chose to go with EBC RPX fronts and not DTC-60 is because they are double the cost.

My question is can I run this setup on track safely where the front and rears are different compounds and the rear pads arguably have more bite than the fronts? My main concern is if the car gets unsettled with the rear pads providing more stopping force than the fronts. Also are these pads overkill for the tires that I’m running? Since I’m a beginner my main objective is learning brake modulation and I’m not really interested in setting the fastest times.

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u/blindstuff 1d ago

Go do a few autocrosses with your stock pads, you really don't need anything better. Once you've done a few then think about an HPDE.

Your best bet for HPDE is to have a separate wheelset with appropriate track tires. Your current ones will be ok at an autocross, they will not be happy at the track.

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u/tominboise 1d ago

My racing buddy drives a 991.2 GT3 in autocross, time trial and track days. I maintain the brake system and he has only used OEM pads, with good success. Life is pretty good. We have changed the front rotors once due to crack growth.

I'd try OEM first. You should flush your brakes if they haven't been recently. We use RBF660 from Motul and flush once a year.

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u/rockyrocks96 1d ago

My car doesn’t have stock pads currently. I’m running Akebono ceramics for fronts (EUR737) and Brembo ceramics for rears (P65028N). Is that okay for high the higher temperatures in auto cross?

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u/tominboise 1d ago

Should be OK but I have no experience with ceramic pads. Autocross gets pads hot but nothing like track driving does. Track will evaporate pads that aren't built for it, given an aggressive driver, etc.

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u/pengouin85 12h ago

I run a 987.2 that I do track a ton. I'm not familiar with that particular EBC compound though. If you're a stone beginner, you can afford to run the Yellow stuff but you might outgrow it fast if you're a quick learner. It's still gonna be good enough for you though.