Mintex Racing F3R Brake Pads 163.6mm x 67mm 1980F3R29.00
The sharpest tool in the F range: an ultra-high-torque sprint compound with immediate bite, built for big-brake-kit calipers and sticky tyres.
F3R sits above F2R and F4R in the F Series hierarchy. Where F2R rolls into its torque and F4R bites firmly, F3R arrives all at once: the first few millimetres of pedal travel produce a level of deceleration that only makes sense when the tyre can take it. It was originally supplied as the standard pad in AP Racing-based big-brake kits for this reason.
It is a sprint and qualifying material rather than an endurance one. Fade resistance is excellent, but the trade-off for that instant bite is a more aggressive relationship with the disc face, so budget for faster disc wear than you would see with F2R or F4R. On a car running slicks or soft R-compound tyres, with 6-pot front and 4-pot rear calipers, it is a serious lap-time tool.
Typical applications:
Sprint racing
Qualifying
GT and sports car racing
AP Racing big-brake kits
Cars on slicks / R-compound tyres
Mintex Racing does not publish dyno data for F3R. The curves below are indicative of the compound's character; contact us for application-specific advice before ordering.
