MatthewAMEL
Seasoned Member
As someone who ordered the CCB option, I can share why I chose to and what I hope to gain over the, really good, iron brake.
I will be tracking and AutoX'ing my BW. And the main enemy of this car is weight. One of the primary reasons for my choice of CCB's is reduced un-sprung weight. It's ~20lbs per wheel. In the car world, that is huge.
Another factor for me is the way the braking on the BW has been implemented. Since it's not a hydraulic pedal, but a 'brake-by-wire' system, you lose the ability to feel the brakes getting hot (fade). This is a very big deal. I routinely enter Turn 7 at Sebring (the hairpin in front of the hotel) at 120+mph. That would be the worst possible place to discover I don't have the brake I thought I did. The CCB's simply will not fade. You get all the brake, all the time. In a 4,000lb, 700hp car, it's added piece of mind.
This is Brembo's 2nd Gen CCB. They have made significant improvements to the manufacturing process of the rotors. Brembo now says for a DD, they are a lifetime part. For tracking, you will get an equivalent number of track days out of them as the iron rotor. Since I can go 2 seasons on front rotors on my current car, I feel better about their longevity.
There is no way around that they are significantly more expensive to own/operate than Iron. But I understand this going in and I picked CCB's based on my use case.
I will be tracking and AutoX'ing my BW. And the main enemy of this car is weight. One of the primary reasons for my choice of CCB's is reduced un-sprung weight. It's ~20lbs per wheel. In the car world, that is huge.
Another factor for me is the way the braking on the BW has been implemented. Since it's not a hydraulic pedal, but a 'brake-by-wire' system, you lose the ability to feel the brakes getting hot (fade). This is a very big deal. I routinely enter Turn 7 at Sebring (the hairpin in front of the hotel) at 120+mph. That would be the worst possible place to discover I don't have the brake I thought I did. The CCB's simply will not fade. You get all the brake, all the time. In a 4,000lb, 700hp car, it's added piece of mind.
This is Brembo's 2nd Gen CCB. They have made significant improvements to the manufacturing process of the rotors. Brembo now says for a DD, they are a lifetime part. For tracking, you will get an equivalent number of track days out of them as the iron rotor. Since I can go 2 seasons on front rotors on my current car, I feel better about their longevity.
There is no way around that they are significantly more expensive to own/operate than Iron. But I understand this going in and I picked CCB's based on my use case.