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Old 10-17-2013, 10:33 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by 130R View Post
I understand your thought process, but the parking brake won't transfer material on our cars. The parking brake is actually a separate drum type brake inside the hat of the rotor. In fact, when I get my brakes REAL hot and have to come to a stop, I engage the e-brake to keep the hot pads off the rotors.
The ebrake shoes don't like heat any more than the pads. After a cool down lap you should be OK to come to a stop in the pits, turn off the engine and leave it in gear.
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