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New brake lining "grows" a little bit when it's heated up the first few times. Brake manufacturers "bake" them for a while, but some of the growth ends up being done on the vehicle. Worse on drums than discs, where the clearance is not so critical.
When breaking in the pads, you should actually make sure to heat them up, then pay attention to persistent smells and other symptoms that would indicate a brake that's not releasing enough. Never happened to me on a disc brake.
The last thing you want to do is to put new pads on a car just before going on the track.
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