Aboot me car:
2020 Subaru WRX
Stock powertrain (save for a conservative flash tune)
Stock brakes
22mm rear sway bar for the oh so nice rear rotation
225/45/17 Falken RT660
Audi RS3 brake ducts (though I'm not sure if they do anything).
ATE TYP200 Brake Fluid
Primarily street driven, with occasional HPDE at Pacific Raceways, and potentially The Ridge, and autox in between.
Looking for: Decent street manners (a little cold squeak is ok, dust is relatively ok as long as it's non-corrosive-ish), but will last lap after lap after lap for a full year of HPDEs (at most 12 events a year) and daily driving.
Pad choices so far:
EBC Yellow/Blue
I like the price point + track/daily ability, but I've heard they chunk.
Winmax W4
I like the price point + track/daily ability, but I've heard they don't last very long.
Ferodo DS2500
These were recommended to me by KNS Brakes but I don't like the price point.
GLOC R10
Recommended to me as well by a friend, specifically R10/R8 F/R, but I also don't particularly like the price point.
Endless MX72
I think this is my best bet, but they're incredibly expensive!
StopTech Sport (309)
This is the pad I'm running right now and I have not experienced fade at Pacific Raceways, but I noticed they were starting to chunk + rear pads have worn down quite a bit based on visually inspecting with flashlight through caliper. As I get faster and faster, I predict I will begin to outgrow these pads (if you've ever done Pacific Raceways, there's some hard braking in T1>T2, T2>T3A, and T7>T8). They are cheap though!
Anything I'm missing?