Surprising position on brake rotors...

[Paul Workman]

A friend of mine has a GTO dedicated to track work, and we got to jawing about racing - would love to put the Z on a track sometime, but I digress... I am due for a set of pads at the least, and I like the "drilled and slotted" (rotors) look, so I asked him for a recommendation...

"I wouldn't!!" was his reply. To boil down a couple beers and BS, he uses good ol' solid cast iron rotors. Now, calipers and pads are a different story all together, but the issue w/ the fancy rotors most of us mortal men can afford to buy is cracking...especially if they are drilled! (The slots are not a problem and work as advertised...but no holes (for him) apparently.) He pointed out how often the drilled rotor people talk about warranties against cracking which is an admission of a problem with the things, not to mention personal experience.

Anywayz, I perhaps I have been a victim of the hype surrounding drilled and slotted rotors (I still think they look great!), but I'd be curious to know what Jeff Flint et al has to say about brakes from the perspective of a seasoned track runner!? Is it "just a matter of money" to get good (read: will not crack) drilled and slotted rotors??

Speaking of rotors, this is a good read, and I can attest to the recommendations for avoiding hard spots (aka "warping"). FYI.

P.