end before lunch with this:
Ahh, well.
This is a high performance, two piece brake rotor (most brake rotors are one piece) designed for increasing the diameter of the rotor while at the same time achieving significant weight savings.
Did I mention these brakes are expensive?
These things will nearly stand the Miata on its nose.
But, this also means increased complexity over the standard braking system for the Miata.
The bolts that attached the actual brake rotor to the black hub section, the two parts that parted company, are usually and can optionally be safety wired together. It's a time consuming, tedious, old school technique that has been traditionally used in race cars and airplanes.
A "thunk" is not what you want to hear and feel when you apply threshold braking at around 105MPH.
I did not find any evidence of safety wire in this bake rotor detritus.
I think from now on I'll consider options more mindfully.
In the meantime, I'm working on my ability to understand and apply the concept of equanimity...
...and waiting to see if the sunset is as beautiful as the sunrise.
