Originally Posted by Spin9k

Welcome to the addiction! Glad you had a good experience and now know that your car is your friend esp. on the track where it definitely comes into it's own element and readily sheds it's "street" personality. Even stock brakes won't fade just might get a bit 'numb' by the end of the day, which is reassuring. Gotta love that 6-9K RPM 2nd/3rd gear response

Originally Posted by GULAMAN

Did my 3rd track day in the RX8 last week....this time it was WET! all I can say is, thank goodness for DSC!! especially on the first couple of laps, the cold tires compounded by my heavy right foot made for several just-in-time DSC 'corrections'.

I was also trying (front) Axxis Ultimate pads for the first time. by the last two sessions, the track was dry enough to do some aggressive braking and I think the pads held up well. no real fade noticed on-track but by the time I was done, my pedal feels a little squishy. all 3 track days are on this same fluid so I think it's time to bleed the system out soon.
The Axxis pads are a bit squeaky on the street, compared to the OEM-plus-shims pads installed by the dealer earlier this year as part of the squeaky-brakes TSB. this is mildly disappointing since these pads are touted to be a suitable street pad. I'll try re-installing the Axxis pads but with the shims from my OEM pads, and see if that helps the noise.

Originally Posted by tomfree

I'm a Carbotech fan, and that's what I have the most experience with. I do not recommend the XP8 on the street for daily driving. They're loud and they wear quickly on the street. I think the XP10-XP8 combo would be very good on track, but if you're looking to minimize track prep, I'd suggest my setup. Carbotech Bobcats at all 4 corners for street and swap the front for XP8's for track. The car is light enough for an XP8 to be very effective.

I've run Hawk Blues on another car and while excellent on track, they're downright frightening on the street, even just for the drive to and from the track. The just don't work when cold. The other unfortunate by-product of the Blues is the corrosive brake dust. If you don't wash the dust off your wheels within a day or two, it will rust and start to take a serious toll on the finish of your wheels. A friend and I absolutely ruined the clearcoat on a set of track wheels after one weekend. Good thing they were ugly track wheels to start with.

Originally Posted by SouthFL

This pic pretty much summarizes this entire thread (that's me lapping at Moroso last weekend).

Thanks all for praticipating in my inquiries. Cheers.