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Thanks, John! I'm excited to do it

Just wanted to say again a HUGE "Thank You" to @cockerstar for doing this (a FIFTH time)!!!! Really appreciate all his time and effort to make this happen. You da' man, Ryan!!! 👍👍

You have to realize that 99% of cars like Ferrari, Lambo, etc. will never be pushed to their limits, especially when it comes to braking! Also, the 458 Italia has carbon-ceramic rotors, so the stress crack issue may not be an issue, but they also cost nearly 10 times as much. Interestingly enough, the Ferrari 430 Challenge (race) car runs rotors with just slots and no holes. I'd bet that only the small holes they run on carbon brakes will work, as I don't see slots carved into that material as a good idea. The purpose of slots or holes is to allow gases that build up between the pad & rotor to escape. That being said, a solid rotor with slots does that job and won't stress crack. Of course, they don't look as cool, but when researching what kind of brakes to put on my V8 Z, I talked to the guys at StopTech, Wilwood, etc and got the same opinion. Since my car will see track activity, they recommended the GT slotted rotors with directional vanes. (as seen below) Almost every race car that I've seen with holes has stress cracks radiating from them and is a situation for a possible failure under extreme conditions.