The value of brakes

[Jon325i]

Have a look at this. An E30 owner at a track day event has a very scary moment which totaled his ride. At least the occupants are ok.

http://jalopnik.com/bmw-driver-survives-nightmare-crash-when-his-e30-loses-1795500447

Jon

[Rusty.Piranha]

Terrifying to watch, glad both people walked away ok!

[Metallated]

Same car: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=406490

[MR E30 325is]

Yeah, the owner posted this a bit ago.

The video is incredibly intense.

The car was insanely clean and well kept. Hard to think that the brake system was overlooked to a degree that caused failure on the track.

[Jon325i]

Same car: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=406490

Ooops.....missed that one.....I don't frequent the members rides page of the site often.

:oops:

[GThomas]

Yeah that was me...

[GThomas]

And just in case anyone was wondering...

I had a UUC BBK
New Rotors Front
New DTC 60 Pads Front
New Rotors Rear
New DTC 70 Rear Pads
Stainless Steal Brake Lines
and Fresh RBF600

[MR E30 325is]

And just in case anyone was wondering...

I had a UUC BBK
New Rotors Front
New DTC 60 Pads Front
New Rotors Rear
New DTC 70 Rear Pads
Stainless Steal Brake Lines
and Fresh RBF600

I figured it wasn't corroded old rubber brake lines.

Any indication on what caused the issue?

[Jon325i]

And just in case anyone was wondering...

I had a UUC BBK
New Rotors Front
New DTC 60 Pads Front
New Rotors Rear
New DTC 70 Rear Pads
Stainless Steal Brake Lines
and Fresh RBF600

You clearly covered all the essential brake wear items - so it wasn't like you had worn parts suddenly failing.

In your post about the day of the event, you mentioned you applied the brakes entering T8 but all pedal pressure was gone. Does this mean the brake pedal went straight to the floor without any resistance on your foot? Perhaps the master cylinder failed? Or a line worked itself lose somehow? Maybe an issue with one/both of the UUC calipers?

I'm just brainstorming here.

Bottom line: you and your instructor walked away which is a relief to hear. The car can be replaced.....occupants, not so much.

[estoguy]

Damn... you guys were lucky. All things considered, the car held up pretty well for doing just north of 175 KM/H.