Brake Shoe Lining Materials

[JonE]

So, lets get this right. What you're after is 'someone' to carry out an independent test of brake materials. Off the top of my head that's standard 1" and  standard 1.25",  with soft grey material, hard grey material, soft woven material, hard woven material, green gripper, kevlar base and anything else anybody can come up with. Repeat for semi Girling, full Girling, hydraulic with early drums, hydraulic with semi Girling drums, hydraulic with full Girling drums, coupled brakes, uncoupled brakes, fully compensated brakes etc. etc etc. Perhaps when that's been done another 'someone' could do the same to decide what oil to use.

Sorry mate, these are Austin Sevens, not Formula 1 cars.

Steve

No I didn't mean that, but I think that it's just one of the ways the forum is set up that we are all terribly positive about what we like, but don't give reasoned explanations as to why we got to that way of thinking... perhaps partially as we don't want to offend anyone who might sell such a thing that we personally have moved away from or rejected.

As to Formula 1, I would have though that a good few of you involved in Austin 7 competition are using as rigorous a personal method of assessment of your performances and running efficiency, but just at a more common-sensical level? And all that stuff helps us lesser mortals when we are trying to obsess about absolute efficiency in our own petty and trivial ways.