recently cooked my brakes and the pads caught fire! had them hot plenty of times before (nurburgring!) but never seen flames before! im looking at a few different cooling ideas and was wondering if anyone else has had similar issues and what they had done?

 

there 312`s with dot 5.1

 

before any bone comments, there not binding etc... Just being driven properly

Touch it I dare you!

Surprised they haven't warped.

There was a lad with an ap big brake kit and he got the discs to glow! What pads did you have and how hard were you pushing for that to happen?

^^^ Was being the operative word. 

What pads are you using?

Mine done that once. .. I just driven quick to put them out and stop them warping

Standard tt pads and discs, as much as the car could give. Had them glowing a few times, can tell when sparks fly past the windows... They don't seem to have warped yet. Melted the powder coating of my wheels though!

When I run 312's on mine I had no issues even driving flat out on some great Welsh roads. Never really felt them fade much either but then they never went on track. Perhaps they've gone thought too many heat cycles and just given up.

Are you doing almost emergency stops at every corner?

ye there not that old really, ye nearly locking up on each corner ...

You need a performance pad like ferodo, yellow stuff etc....

 

when did you last change your brake fluid? You can get a high temp brake fluid from a reputable company like wilwood

ye there not that old really, ye nearly locking up on each corner ...

The prosecution rests, your honour.

Can I suggest the OP gets himself a very very very powerful motorcycle.