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What Boils Over Can Kill You

Motul 600 and 660 rbf (racing brake fluid) have long
been a staple of every track enthusiast?s garage and
track box. Consider it the gold standard and at
around $30/bottle it's an incredibleupgrade ,
considering what it does.

Typical DOT3 fluid found in most cars will actually
boil after oneor twolaps and you'll experience
something we call "brown shorts"? uhhh,I mean
"brake fade".

A couple ofthings happen during brake fade. The
first being that you notice the brake pedal getting
closer to the floor , maybe e going all the way to the
Ent husiasm can be a Disservice
floor , while at the same time not slowing the car like
it hadslowed during the previous lap or even So many times I've met ambitious individuals
previous corner. prepping for their very first track day by wanting

With extreme brake fade, stopping distances can to add power, full suspensions, super light race
more than double--not good while driving fast at a wheels and even aero to their street cars but
race track. You can see now why this is such an they never seem to give a thought to their
important upgrade. What Motul RBFdoes is braking systems.

drastically increase the fluids? boiling point and Every time I hear this I feel the need to try to
keeps the brakes working in most cases for your bring them back down to earth with the three
entire session and longer. basic preparation reminders we?e talking about
r
There are countless videos on YouTube about here.
bleeding or "flushing" your brake fluid. It's a fairly Basic Prep doesn't sound nearly as sexy as a
easy procedure that can be done with a friend with turbo, supercharger, coil-over suspension, or a
very basic tools in your own garage in about 30 wing for added downforce but these three
minutes. Obviously, the less mechanically inclined items are the absolute fundamentals for every
should opt to have a qualified shop perform this single car that goes to the track. ( Istock image
task. below by falun)
With more and more clubs now requiring a safety continues on page 68
inspection by a shop before hitting the track,itmay
make sense to just have the fluid flush done at that
time. Inspections are typically inexpensive and very
basic as they are checking things like working head
and tail lights, seatbelts, serpentine belts, fluid levels,
brake pad thickness and remaining tire tread depth.

I need to stress ,here, how important the brakes
really are. You've probably heard it before but it

bears repeating : "All t he horsepower in t he world
means not hing if you can't st op".
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