Copyright © 1995-2007 Since trying the first set of pads back in 1991, TMS has not found a better all around pad for Drivers schools ! Unlike other racing pads these pads will work great when stone cold. Although we do not recommend that you used these on the street, due to the noise and brake dust they produce, they can be installed at home and driven to the track.
TMS Racing brake pads are made of an unique mixture of carbon and Kevlar(tm) combined with an exclusive ceramic insulator. This compound has excellent wear characteristics, high temperature fade resistance and high coefficient of friction. Where the TMS Racing compound is unique is that performance is not sacrificed in place of good low temperature stopping power or rotor wear. Compared to a conventional racing pad with a coefficient of friction of 0.31, the TMS Racing coefficient is 0.458. This higher coefficient of friction gives the driver a lower pedal effort and more braking torque (i.e. shorter stopping distance). An added feature of the TMS Racing compound is that while the coefficient of friction is high, excessive rotor wear is not a problem because the coefficient of friction remains stable across the temperature range of the pad. With some carbon compounds, the coefficient of friction goes up with temperature, thereby causing excessive rotor wear. The ceramic insulator is molded into the compound during production and is placed between the backing plate and friction material.
NOTE: Turner Motorsport Racing brake pads are identical to the old compound Cool Carbon racing pads. Since Cool Carbon has gone out of business, we have made a special arrangement with the original manufacture to continue to supply our customers with these great racing pads under the TMS Racing name.