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Review: Williams F1.10 race pads
Hey all,
So after trying the F1.10 pads on my BMW at the first Solo I weekend, I can say with confidence that these pads ROCK. My car is basically stock, with RA-1's, and the brakes were great for the entire weekend (including a friday lapping evening), with very little wear. Fade was never an issue. Brake fluid looked a little dark, but in good shape. I was using DOT3 Ford 550* fluid from crappy tire, if that matters.
I found that they don't really work well cold (like any race brakes), but warm up very quickly. After about 2 or 3 stops, they were grabbing as advertised ... certainly well before the end of my warm up lap. Pedal feels is great. I could feel exactly the spot where they clamped down, but they were not violent at all. They clamp and release very definitly, but controlled, and are very easy to modulate. Once I got used to the stopping power, I was able go way deeper into corners, stop a lot harder, and still not upset the car.
As far as dust, well, they do dust, but not as much as PBR/Axxis metalmasters (which I'm using on the rear). I have only had a chance to compare them with stock BMW, as well as the new formula Williams F1.05. Obviously they are WAY better than stock. Compared to the F1.05s, the pedal feel and modulation is about the same, stopping power is better, and there are zero issues with fade and wear (where the F1.05s would fade after about 5-6 hot laps, and were done after aboout 20 laps).
I will update this post after a few more events to see how the life is (first indication is that it's VERY long!).
check em out here: www.wpfri.com
So after trying the F1.10 pads on my BMW at the first Solo I weekend, I can say with confidence that these pads ROCK. My car is basically stock, with RA-1's, and the brakes were great for the entire weekend (including a friday lapping evening), with very little wear. Fade was never an issue. Brake fluid looked a little dark, but in good shape. I was using DOT3 Ford 550* fluid from crappy tire, if that matters.
I found that they don't really work well cold (like any race brakes), but warm up very quickly. After about 2 or 3 stops, they were grabbing as advertised ... certainly well before the end of my warm up lap. Pedal feels is great. I could feel exactly the spot where they clamped down, but they were not violent at all. They clamp and release very definitly, but controlled, and are very easy to modulate. Once I got used to the stopping power, I was able go way deeper into corners, stop a lot harder, and still not upset the car.
As far as dust, well, they do dust, but not as much as PBR/Axxis metalmasters (which I'm using on the rear). I have only had a chance to compare them with stock BMW, as well as the new formula Williams F1.05. Obviously they are WAY better than stock. Compared to the F1.05s, the pedal feel and modulation is about the same, stopping power is better, and there are zero issues with fade and wear (where the F1.05s would fade after about 5-6 hot laps, and were done after aboout 20 laps).
I will update this post after a few more events to see how the life is (first indication is that it's VERY long!).
check em out here: www.wpfri.com
) I was going really deep, with zero fear that the brakes would let me down. It's really great to have the confidence that these pads bring ... just one less thing to worry about!
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