Be interesting to see how you get on with those. Pads of that spec usually need some heat to be totally effective. That is not a problem on the track of course but I wonder whether Prescott hill climb will present enough opportunities to warm them up. Only thing for it is to go into those bends really hard…dont think you will need any extra encouragement to do that!
We shall see, but essentially they're not full on track day pads, they're a fast road compound. I've found these two reviews on the Mintex M1155 pads that my new MRM1802 replace.
"I've been using Mintex 1155's up front for the past six months. Purely (properly) fast road use - no track days.
The only complaint I have is that they're a teensy bit squealy when cold. Otherwise, they're bloody excellent. Cold stopping is not an issue. Warmed up, they're better.
No hesitation - 1155's are great."
And......
About the M1155 Mintex pads..
"Been running these on my Classic Scooby STi (import '97 model) with std 4 pots, AP Racing Dot5 fluid and Pagid road disks for over a year now (including four Trackday evening events) and they are nothing short of amazing, best brakes I've had on a car. Work instantly on the road and only fade after a good few fast track laps and serious heavy braking from over 100 miles/hour (more due to heat build up in disk and pads). They recover like nothings happened in about half hour.
Ran them for about 3000 miles now and i'd say over half worn down. Brake dust is about standard and not excessive.
Highly recommend for Road and Track"
The above are just a couple of comments I found after a quick Google, personally I prefer to listen to my friends at Frontline who also highly rate these pads and use them on all their street driven re engineered MGBs, all of which make well over 200hp and are expected to have silent low dust brakes that work perfectly from cold.
In theory, the updated MRM1802 compound I'm fitting to Monty that replace the well reviewed but outgoing M1155 compound should be even better performing, but let's see?
I wouldn't go as far as MRM1805, but Mintex themselves refer to MRM1802 as a club sport compound and even specifically reference hill climbing when describing what activities this compound is suitable for. Mintex are a highly experienced and long standing manufacturer of quality brake components, so I feel comfortable in trusting their product descriptions.
