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Originally Posted by MisterSkiMask
In my experience, the BMW brakes, which are great on the road, are not great on the track. They will heat up a fade faster then Porsche brakes for example. The advantage to a mulit-pot caliper is consistent pressure across the brake pad which lets the load/work spread more evenly across the disc. Irregular pressure on the pad can make 'hot spots' on the rotors and lead to premature brake fade.
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Well then how is it that the 'The Hack' on these forums who does a lot of racing and uses BMW OEM single piston calipers on the track has not had a problem with brake fade and for that matter many others have not either?