if you look closely at this photo you may see a little bluing of the disc due to heat build up. as of tonights "rapid" blast along some of the best roads in the french alps they are now looking a little more blue, to be specific they look anodised
. i pulled into my drive tonight and as i let the engine cool down a little i did a quick check of my new snow tyres (michlin alpins stock size and they are exelent) and i noticed a little burning smell at the front, pulled out the maglite and my omp road and sport pads were chucking out loads of smoke (this is a bad sign, for the un-educated) so depending on the damage i may have to throw away this brakeing setup with less than 3000 miles on it 
. the irony of everything is that my last pads were omp racing pads and i changed due to the racing pads not staying at operating temp oh i am miffed tonight
on a lighter note i took a few pics today of the general landscape around (dont tell me im sad, i already know) and some came out great including this one. ah well have fun and remember that steel wheels affect cooling to the brakes more than you would think even though the air vent isnt covered.
and btw does anyone know of any conversions available to upgrade to bigger discs i.e. the mk4 golf guys use tt brakes?
