The latest news and headlines from around the global brake industry. This page lists all of the articles in the Motorsports category.
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,…
Source: Galfer BARCELONA – Galfer continues to make a name for itself in the world of motorcycle competition and will have an even greater presence in some of the most important disciplines worldwide for 2020. In off-road competition, the French…
Source: EBC Brakes Racing NORTHAMPTON, U.K. – EBC Brakes Racing will become the Official Brake Partner of 2020’s Bute Motorsport GT Cup Championship, it was announced at the series’ season launch day at Kent’s Brands Hatch Circuit. The firm is…
Source: EBC Brakes NORTHAMPTON, U.K. – EBC Brakes Racing announced new additions to its product range: Fast Car ‘Best Brake Hardware’ award-winning RP-1 full race pad is now available for Audi A3, VW Golf, Seat Altea and Skoda Octavia. RP-1…
Source: Brembo DETROIT – Brembo, world leader in the production of high-performance braking systems for motorbikes, will participate for the 33rd consecutive year of the World Superbike Championship as the major stopping partner. Of the 22 bikes that will compete…
Source: MotorSportWeek AUSTIN, Texas – Thomas Laurent and the Signatech Alpine Elf team were left disillusioned after a major brake failure on the #36 Alpine A470-Gibson cost the French outfit a potential victory in the Lone Star Le Mans round…
Source: SBS SVENDBORG, Denmark – Find the right brake pads with new SBS Booklet All SBS racing compounds are developed with SBS Partners in Racing and have enjoyed great popularity among top-level teams and riders in World Superbike, Moto 2…
Source: Auto Evolution SURREY, England – Introduced in 2016 as a racing car for the GT4 class, the McLaren 570S GT4 enters its fourth season of competition with an all-new optional extra. The endurance braking kit is available either from…
Source: Hella ESSEN, Germany – In the upcoming 2020 season, the Essen-based braking system specialist for the independent aftermarket Hella Pagid will remain the main sponsor of the motor sports team racing one. “With this commitment, our partnership enters its…
Source: Sparta Evolution™ Kent, Wash. – Sparta Evolution™ has announced a partnership with the United States Touring Car Championship (USTCC) for the 2020 racing season. The big beneficiary of the program will be the competitors who will receive a huge…
Source: EBC Brakes CHIPPENHAM, U.K. – EBC Brakes has announced it will become the official brake partner of Wiltshire’s Castle Combe Circuit for the 2020 events season. The news will see the UK-based brake manufacturer take the headline sponsorship slot…
Source: Hella Pagid ESSEN, Germany – Hella Pagid, Essen-based brake systems specialist for the independent aftermarket and joint venture of automotive suppliers TMD Friction and HELLA, will continue to support the leading North American racing team “Risi Competizione”. Last year,…
Source: Alcon TAMWORTH, U.K. – Alcon’s first brake-by-wire system, AAC01, was developed in 2016 primarily for use in Formula E and was nominated for the Most Innovative New Motorsport Product of the Year by the World Motorsport Symposium. Building on…
Source: Motorsport DAYTONA, Fla. – Kyle Busch, reigning NASCAR Cup champion, will take a break from his Cup car to drive a Lexus RC F in the upcoming Rolex 24 sports-car endurance race at the Daytona International Speedway. The Lexus…
Source: PFC Brakes CLOVER, S.C. – PFC Brakes is looking for next class of 10 Circle Track (dirt and asphalt) drivers to add to #TeamPFC in 2020. Now is their chance to get the latest PFC product, receive unmatched track-side…
Source: Turnology.com INDIANAPOLIS – Japanese brake manufacturer Endless showed carbon-ceramic brakes as part of its new system for the Nissan R35 GT-R at the recent Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show here. A heavyweight like the Nissan R35 GT-R is always…
Source: Turnology.com INDIANAPOLIS – PFC Brakes went to the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show here and displayed brake packages which can bring Porsche Cup performance to Porsche street cars. Through its experience in Porsche GT3 Cup racing, PFC Brakes has come…
Source: TMD Performance ESSEN, Germany – Kai Roggenland and TMD Performance GmbH will be going separate ways as of next year. After four successful years as Executive Director Motorsport at brake pad specialist PAGID Racing, based in Essen, Germany, he has…
DAYTON, Ohio – Forgeline will debut a variety of wheels at the upcoming 2019 Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show in Indianapolis. GS16 “Skinny” debuts for drag-racing market As part of a full-scale embrace of the motorsport drag racing market, Forgeline…
Source: The following is excerpted from a post on racingnew.co and can be read in its entirety at: PENSACOLOA, Fla. – Stephen Nasse was disqualified at 5 Flags Speedway for an illegal part in the brake system after finishing…