BREMBO BRAKE FACTS FOR IZOD INDYCAR SERIES AT MID-OHIO
Company press release.
What's the 'toughest' track in the IZOD IndyCar Series?
Brembo Brake Factsfor the IndyCar street and road courses is available to the public on the Friday before each race at www.Brembo.com.
Each Brake Fact graphic includes general characteristics of the track itself (layout, length, number of braking events and turns, percentage of time spent under braking per lap), along with technical information of the key braking zones, such as speeds before/after each brake event, braking time and distance, maximum deceleration Gs experienced by the driver, et al.
In addition, each graphic includes commentary from race engineers and a rating of the circuit's braking severity (hard-Detroit, medium-Sonoma and light-MidOhio). The web site also includes 'The Best Brakings,' a new feature that illustrates IndyCar's seven toughest braking zones based on five different parameters.
Attached is the Brembo Brake Facts for this weekend's IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio.
Brembo is a world leader and acknowledged innovator of disc brake technology for automotive vehicles, with USD1.8 billion in revenues. Brembo supplies high-performance brake systems for the most important manufacturers of cars, commercial vehicles and motorbikes worldwide. Brembo also manufactures clutches, seats, seat belts and other components specifically designed for racing and is a leader in motorsports with more than 200 championship wins. Today the company operates in 16 countries on 3 continents with 35 production and business sites with a staff of 7,000 employees, about 10% of whom are engineering and product R&D specialists. Brembo sells its products under the following brands: Brembo, Marchesini, Sabelt, AP Racing, Breco and Bybre
What's the 'toughest' track in the IZOD IndyCar Series?
Brembo Brake Factsfor the IndyCar street and road courses is available to the public on the Friday before each race at www.Brembo.com.
Each Brake Fact graphic includes general characteristics of the track itself (layout, length, number of braking events and turns, percentage of time spent under braking per lap), along with technical information of the key braking zones, such as speeds before/after each brake event, braking time and distance, maximum deceleration Gs experienced by the driver, et al.
In addition, each graphic includes commentary from race engineers and a rating of the circuit's braking severity (hard-Detroit, medium-Sonoma and light-MidOhio). The web site also includes 'The Best Brakings,' a new feature that illustrates IndyCar's seven toughest braking zones based on five different parameters.
Attached is the Brembo Brake Facts for this weekend's IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio.
Brembo is a world leader and acknowledged innovator of disc brake technology for automotive vehicles, with USD1.8 billion in revenues. Brembo supplies high-performance brake systems for the most important manufacturers of cars, commercial vehicles and motorbikes worldwide. Brembo also manufactures clutches, seats, seat belts and other components specifically designed for racing and is a leader in motorsports with more than 200 championship wins. Today the company operates in 16 countries on 3 continents with 35 production and business sites with a staff of 7,000 employees, about 10% of whom are engineering and product R&D specialists. Brembo sells its products under the following brands: Brembo, Marchesini, Sabelt, AP Racing, Breco and Bybre
