RE: Breaks in brakes

[Greg Amy <grega@pobox.com>]

> Profit isn't what motivates all of us.  My personal feeling 
> from a design 
> standpoint, is that there are too many compromises in using 
> Big Reds with 
> anything less than a 330mm rotor.  However, Revsport sells a 
> very reasonably 
> priced big red kit that mounts under a 16in wheel and uses 
> audi rotors.  A 
> comparo might be in order, John.  With A8 rotors and smaller pads, my 
> thinking is you've accepted some serious compromises.  Not 
> taking anything 
> away from what you've done, cuz you've done something.  Sure 
> wish audi would 
> from the get go.  Pining after good brakes on audis seems to take the 
> 'technik' out of audi performance claims.

I'll personally challenge any takers in the Northeast to a duel. Our Porsche
Boxster caliper/A8 314mm rotor brakes on my 1991 200q versus ANY other kit
out there on ANY other Audi. Let's do it. I've got a Gtech for objective
judgements, we both have sensitive butts to use for subjective judgement,
and we'll see what those $2500-$3000 kits can do against a well-designed
sub-$1000 system.

If you want to make it even more fair, I'm willing to switch my brakes onto
YOUR car, using YOUR brakes, and YOUR butt. If you're too "conservative" to
go up against us for free, then I have a case of your favorite beer on the
line as well.

Any takers?

Greg Amy
Milford, CT