I'm close to the point where my OEM JCW brake pads on my F56 need to be replaced. I do track days (not autox) generally 1x a month, sometimes more. My MCS is also my daily driver. So some question for you F56 owners who track:

- What pads do you use?
- Do you have track specific pads? If so, are your daily driving pads from the same manufacturer as the track pads?
- Do you use the sound dampening clips that come with the front pads?

Pretty much I'm looking for recommendations and advice from those of you who have experience in this arena. Thanks for any help!!

 

Honestly the best thing to do is actually change the pads for the track days. Having a pad that is a good daily pad and a good track pad would be the holy grail of pads. Trying to do that ends up with either a noisy pad on the street, or a pad that fades as the track.
The EBC Yellow is a pad that gets close, but an advanced driver that really cooks the brakes will find them fade a little after real use.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/ebc-ye...-cooper-s.html
The 6 compound Gloc is also close, but we do find them a little noisy on the street, but really have good bite.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/g-loc-...-cooper-s.html
Otherwise go with EBC reds on the street
https://www.waymotorworks.com/ebc-re...-cooper-s.html
Then switch to some Gloc 8 or 10 to start for track days and build up to harder as you get faster.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/g-loc-...-cooper-s.html

 

Thanks! I just ordered a set of EBC yellows. Hopefully they can get here before Friday, lol!

 

The link to the EBS Red specifically says "Not for JCW". Looking around I see "Base" and "S"...but nothing for JCW. Why does the JCW not make the cut?

 

Because those are all links for the standard Cooper S brakes. The JCW pads are totally different, so you have to only use JCW specific pads:
JCW EBC reds
https://www.waymotorworks.com/ebc-re...-cooper-s.html
JCW Yellows
https://www.waymotorworks.com/ebc-ye...-cooper-s.html
Gloc for JCW
https://www.waymotorworks.com/g-loc-...6-f57-jcw.html

 

Thanks!