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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey
HT-10 & 14 are no-joke race pads; they will not grip well when cold. Pads that aggressive will also eat through the rotors if you use them at low temperatures. Expect to see accelerated rotor wear if you drive to and from events with those pads. I'd just plan on swapping pads at the events; with ST calipers it's really easy.
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Yeah, swapping isn't a big deal... it's like a 5 minute job, unless everything's hot.
The HT pads do seem a little overkill for my application (300-1600F useful temp range). The danger w/ those pads is that I won't be able to keep the pads up to temperature, and I'll end up ruining my rotors just as fast as if I bake some street pads.
The Performance Friction pads seem a little bit better than the Hawks, the 93 Compound runs 250-1200F, and the 01 is said to work "from ambient". But those are the most expensive pads.
I'm reading good things about the Porterfiel R-4's... they handle the heat well, but still have useful cold bite... however I don't think I can get those for the StopTechs.
I haven't found anything on the Pagid pads yet, but I remember hearing good things in the past when I was researching Autocross pads... I dont' know if that carries over to their race pads though. And I haven't looked into the Ferodo RS3000's yet, but I know they're supposed to be good, and I think Eric just ordered a set for his brembos.