[Argonaut]

Bumping this one back to the top.

Update on Carbotech XP10/XP8 combo: The front pads have about had it. Maybe 2/16" left on them, could probably go another day but the pedal is getting very long so I'm going to replace them. Here is the verdict:
- 6 track days in the dry. 2 at Pocono (easy on brakes), 2 at Shenandoah (medium on brakes), 2 full days at Thunderbolt (medium) + one night time open track (about 50 min)
- 2 in the rain, so that doesn't really count.
- The pads worked perfect. They stopped very well. Never a hint of fade. They remained quiet at all times (track and street).
- Several hundred miles on the street with them and no issues - their cold stopping power is good. Only drawback is lots of dust. They also work great with street tires, no early lockup.
- I'm advanced intermediate level, usually one of the fastest guys in my run group (more the car than me :-) and brake pretty hard (threshold braking maybe 30% of the time). Running psuedo R-Comps (Nitto 555R2 and NT01).
- The bottom line is I really like the pads performance but not their life expectency - 6 days is not enough. Haven't decided what to go with next, perhaps Cobalt Friction, most of the SCCA T1 guys rave about them.