Re: 13.5" brakes on a 5K

[Linus Toy <linust@mindspring.com>]

At 06:36 PM 4/22/97 -0400, TLidasan@aol.com wrote:
>There has been a lot of posting about 13" brakes on a 5K. Yes, it has been
>done but be prepared to spend a lot of time and effort. It might also burn
>a hole in your pocket.
>
>Which begs the question: Do you have enough horses to stop? Say, 300?
>If not, then start harnessing that horses first.

I disagree.  As the owner of a slightly modified '91 200q (IA stage iii) and
retro'd brakes (Girling G60), I would like MORE brakes.  The end of the
straight at SIR, PIR or Bremerton comes up much too fast :)  Even on the
street, shorter braking distances would be a big plus.  Interesting that in
this case, it is much less expensive to GO faster than to STOP faster.  

--Linus
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