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Originally Posted by cosmick

They're a hindrance to MPG and to handling, lots of unsprung weight. I had an S-10 loaded, the front rotors were glowing orange at the bottom of the mountain, and those were stock 10.5" x 1" single-piston floating-caliper brakes. Not the stuff of Ferraris, but I didn't lose them.
However, I also rode one of my '78 Camaros ( I've had 3 of the '78s so far )
down a more moderate canyon, and totally lost all the braking power by the time I got to the bottom. Same brakes as the S-10, except 11". And any car can lock any size brakes, once, when they're around 70 defrees F.
I've experienced both ends of the spectrum, but neither of those were capable of use on a fast racetrack, where this single-seater may well see repeated 2g decel from over 190 MPH.
Now that I've found affordable Brembo 4-piston calipers, and discovered how to find matching rotor choices, I see no reason to surrender the peace of mind. That's how it seems to me. Building adapter brackets to mount the Brembos is easy. Brembos aren't the only best brakes, but they're better than anything cheaper.

Sorry, must have missed it where you plan to race it. By all means go for the big brakes!