And I was still able to go through a set of Pagid Blue and Pagid Black afterwards before needing new rotors, so it wasn't like they completely destoyed the rotors.

The initial "bite" on those pads is incredible, even cold. They were loud when they got hot though. One time, I thought the flag station at the end of the front straight at NHIS was blowing a whistle at me. Then I came to my senses and figured out it was the brakes.