brakes and lonnnng downhills

[pjrose@servtech.com (Phil & Judy Rose)]

The other day--during Kanc Run II--I drove my '91 200q to the top of Mt.
Washington. The car carried 3 adults, 1 adultress, and a fairly well-loaded
trunk. Driver was cold-sober though. :)

Anyway, my question concerns braking during the return trip, which as some
of you know, is a 7-mile long drop from 6000 feet--all done at about 20-25
mph with brakes working nearly full time. At the bottom, Kirby Smith
noted--to our surprise--that both _rear_ wheels were noticeably hotter than
the fronts.

Anyone care to opine as to what's normal (or wrong) about this behavior?
Oh, the front brakes are non-UFO conversions in good condition. Rears are
stock. BTW, brake fade never became particularly noticeable.

Phil R.
'91 200q

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