0405htp Brakes 02 Z

Before a single wrench was turned, the GMHTP staff headed out to Englishtown, New Jersey's Raceway Park for some 100-0, 80-0, and 60-0 times. Let two things be known about this test: One, our available track time was limited so the braking numbers were all taken from the same run, not individually. And two, although the '87 T's Powermaster was still functional, it was exhibiting a slightly hard pedal at initial braking. I remedied this by keeping the speed at 100 mph while touching the brake pedal to ensure it would be soft when I stomped on it. With the Stalker radar gun recording, the Powermaster slowed my progress like I was piloting the Queen Mary herself--524 feet from 100 mph, 319 from 80 mph, and 179 from 60 mph.

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Before a single wrench was turned, the GMHTP staff headed out to Englishtown, New Jersey's Raceway Park for some 100-0, 80-0, and 60-0 times. Let two things be known about this test: One, our available track time was limited so the braking numbers were all taken from the same run, not individually. And two, although the '87 T's Powermaster was still functional, it was exhibiting a slightly hard pedal at initial braking. I remedied this by keeping the speed at 100 mph while touching the brake pedal to ensure it would be soft when I stomped on it. With the Stalker radar gun recording, the Powermaster slowed my progress like I was piloting the Queen Mary herself--524 feet from 100 mph, 319 from 80 mph, and 179 from 60 mph. View Related Article

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