Friday 12th October 2001

Braking the Mould

The shape of things to come, is err... round!

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[campbell]

I like the sound of this new barking system

[smeagol]

Like it, good design, would need to be fitted well as a warped disk could create all sorts of fun braking effects.

Yet another reason for speed limits to become guides.

[apache]

seems like a natural progression from 6 pot calipers....Aircraft have been using this system for some time now. Don't know if it can bark tho

Edited by apache on Friday 12th October 12:48

[smeagol]

Actually I would have thought the unsprung weight would be lower as there is no caliper but a diaphram. The pads etc. are said to be composite (I would imagine a ceramic which is lighter than steel). The spider itself made of Aluminium which again would be lighter than the steel caliper housing and bracket.

The website also states that it does not need the extra weight of brake booster. (although of course that is sprung weight)

Still I believe the braking advancement could be phonominal.

[mel]

I wonder how much when it comes to "new set of pads sir" time !

[Nick M (nmilton)]

No, I don't think Saleen used it on the race cars. But that might be down to the regs in the events they were running in.

As for this brake system, I think Prost were playing with something like it last season, and the front of the Ferrari looks as though there's something interesting lurking under the ducting...

[campbell]

I think the F1 Ferrarri tean on both cars and on the McLaren team it was on one car, mikas car
When you got a good look at the wheel and hub assembly as the canera man walked through the pits you could see there was a caleper around the hole disk and this isn't the norm, and these bracking systems are being developed by Brembo
The McLaren normaly runs with AP bracks