Category Motorsports

Source: Brembo announcement DETROIT – Brembo will supply, for the fifth consecutive season, all 22 MotoGP riders, that will start for the 19th season. All 11 teams have decided again to choose the high-performance, reliability and safety guaranteed by Brembo…

Source: FORMULASPY.COM post SPIELBERG, Austria – Haas Formula LLC’s Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen both retired with from the Austrian Grand Prix due to brake failures on their VF20s. Haas suffered a double retirement at the Red Bull Ring with…

Source: GP Blog post CURNO, Italy – Brembo, provider of braking products for the majority of teams competing on the Grand Prix circuit, will not send personnel to the season’s first race next week in Austria. According to a report…

Source: Textar announcement HARTLETPOOL, U.K. – With many children at home as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, Textar is recognizing the importance of welcomed pastimes and has created a series of coloring activities based on the Textar-sponsored Newell &…

Source: MEYLE announcement excerpt HAMBURG, Germany – Hamburg-based manufacturer MEYLE and the T3 Motorsport racing team from Dresden (Germany) are continuing their partnership and, to ensure that fans of motorsports can join their favorite sport, have also launched the virtual…

Source: The following is excerpted from a history of carbon-fiber brakes in Formula 1 race cars by Lawrence Butcher posted on the English site MotorSport. Until the early 1980s, Formula 1 used cast iron brake discs and aluminum calipers not…

Source: PFC Brakes announcement CLOVER, S.C.- Based on customer demand, as well as the likelihood of limited track time when there is a return to racing, PFC Brakes announced a new line of Dyno-Bedded CarbonMetallic® pads and ZERO FAILURES® discs.…

The key to good brakes is designing them to meet – or exceed – the demands of the application. The brakes which haul down a Formula 1 racer from 200 miles per hour to strolling speeds in a matter of…

Source: Sparta Evolution announcement KENT, WA – Sparta Evolution and Team Worthouse announced a multi-year partnership beginning with the 2020 Formula Drift season. As the team’s official brake sponsor, Sparta Evolution is the perfect partner for Team Worthouse drivers, James…

Source: Wilwood release Camarillo, Calif. – Wilwood Engineering has introduced its high-performance D52-R floating caliper built specifically for the motorsports industry. The D52-R caliper is built using a forged aluminum Type III hard anodize body with a 2.75-inch or 2.38-inch…

Source: DRAGZINE post CAMARILL0, Calif. – Looking to equip your ever-faster racecar with carbon-fiber front brakes? Did you know that TBM Brakes offers a spindle-mount front brake kit to go with its carbon-fiber rear brake offering? TBM launched its carbon-fiber…

UNTERFÖHRING, Germany – LSP, which provides brake-by-wire systems to virtually the entire field of Formula E racing teams, has introduced two new systems for that series as well as for more even more-powerful racers. Historic experience and data from the…

Source: motorsports.com post STUTTGART, Germany – Mercedes-Benz has made no secret of the fact that every element of its 2020 Formula 1 car has been improved for this year. And while most of the attention has been dominated by its…

Source: usracing.com CAMARILLO, Calif. – Wilwood Disc Brakes returns in 2020 to offer contingency awards for competitors in the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series. Wilwood products are the result of hands-on dedication, working in close association with car builders and…

Source: AP Racing announcement COVENTRY, U.K. – Due to the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, measures imposed by the U.K. government aligned with AP Racing’s top priority being the safety and well-being of  employees, business partners and the local…

Source: Sparta Evolution announcement KENT, Wash. – Sparta Evolution has announced a multi-season partnership with GEAR (Girl Empowerment Around Racing), beginning in 2020. Sparta Evolution is a perfect partner for GEAR’s all-female driven No. 19 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO in…

Source: planetf1.com GENEVA, Switzerland – Mercedes-Benz has been forced into some last-minute modifications after Red Bull questioned the legality of the Silver Arrows’ rear brake ducts. In what could be a very busy week for the FIA, the governing body…

Source: Brembo CURNO, Italy – Brembo has designed braking systems personalized for each team in the 2020 Formula 1 Championship, thanks to the experience accumulated in 45 Formula 1 seasons, during which the single-seaters with Brembo brakes achieved 25 Drivers World Championships,…