I personally have had no track experience with the 280. However from others comments this is what I've picked up on.
I’m assuming you mean the RS ones as the standard car has the ducting already.Plan on fitting the brake ducts as well
I'm planning a trip to nuremberg later this year. Would new brake fluid help with fade? My fluids (dsg, brake and haldex) are 3yr / 30k old so planning on changing dsg and haldex before hand but not sure on brake fluid. Never done a track day before.
Definitely change the brake fluid for uprated stuff with a higher boiling point, it’s not expensive and you can get it from Opie oils who are on here, I would consider it essential. If it’s your first time on track, then you may even get away with standard pads if you aren’t going too quickly, although they won’t last long if you pick up the pace. I use RSL29s which are an endurance racing pad (about £380 for the fronts) and they have been faultless and should happily allow me to punt round the Nurburgring (which I guess you meant?) in around 8 mins...
Yes I'm planning to do the nurburgring. I won't be attempting any lap records so std pads should be good for popping my cherry
Nah, go out in the ice (see my last thread...)
Nah, go out in the ice (see my last thread...)
I really enjoy driving in the snow and ice however, the Ring in the wet can be like nowhere else; you’re on summer tyres on an ice rink with bumps, odd off cambers and sudden grip / surface changes and generally zero run off ( and it costs £1000s if you come off as several of my friends have found out). Fine if you are very experienced on track and have experienced the Ring in the dry, I would suggest a lot of caution otherwise... you can’t compare it to a wet trackday.