The latest news and headlines from around the global brake industry. This page lists all of the articles in the Motorsports category.
Source: TMD Friction announcement CLECKHEATON, U.K. — Mintex has renewed its sponsorship of the MINI CHALLENGE Championship for 2021. All cars in both the JCW and Cooper Classes will use Mintex racing brake pads and in the Copper Class, all…
Source: MEYLE announcement HAMBURG, Germany — MEYLE, the Hamburg-based spare parts manufacturer, is expanding its motorsports sponsorships for the 2021 racing season. Once again, MEYLE engineers are ready to transfer their know-how from the racetrack to in-house parts development. MEYLE’s…
Source: LIQUI MOLY announcement ULM, Germany — The oil and additive specialist LIQUI MOLY targets its investments in powersports. “Compared to our automotive core business, this is a small but also rapidly growing market,” said Sebastian Zelger, CEO of LIQUI…
Source: To illustrate the critical complexities and fragility of a Formula One racecar’s braking system, Brembo posted the following. The point – there are just some things even the most sophisticated engineering companies will miss during testing and the results…
Source: J.Juan announcement BARCELONA — J.Juan and Kawasaki Racing have renewed their sponsorship agreement for the next two years in Superbike competition. This will be the eighth season of technical and economic collaboration of the Gavá company, during which Kawasaki…
Source: PFC Brakes announcement CLOVER, S.C. — Chris Dilbeck has been promoted to the role of Director of Motorsports at PFC Brakes. A portion of Dilbeck’s new responsibilities will include managing the PFC Brakes race department as well as strategically…
SEATTLE– Amazon Web Services (AWS), is introducing six new (Formula 1) F1 Insights powered by AWS throughout the 2021 season, beginning with Braking Performance during the April 16-18 Italian Grand Prix at Imola. F1 Insights powered by AWS are real-time…
CURNO, Italy – Brembo’s engineers have provided some background on braking strategy for this weekend’s Formula 1 race in Italy and MotoGP contest in Portugal. The following are excerpted from the company’s releases with this behind-the-racing-scenes information. Portugal provides fewer…
Source: The following is excerpted from an Autosport.com post by Matt Kew on the recent brake-related Formula E (FE) accident. Apparently, the brake-by-wire system utilized in all Formula E racecars leaked in the affected vehicle, resulting in the front brakes…
Source: Brembo announcement DEARBORN, Mich. — Brembo, world leader and acknowledged innovator of brake technology, is proud to support The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and its new exhibit Driven to Win: Racing in America presented by General Motors.…
CURNO, Italy – As Brembo prepares for the 2021 MotoGP motorcycle racing championship, the Italian brake-system company outlined its plans for the upcoming season which will feature every team using its products. The details are explained in the following post…
Source: Brembo announcement CURNO, Italy — Thanks to the experience accumulated in 46 Formula 1 seasons, during which the single-seaters with Brembo brakes achieved 26 Drivers World Championships, 30 Manufacturers World Championships and 442 Grand Prix wins with Brembo designed…
Source: Champion Brands, LLC announcement CLINTON, Mo. — Champion Brands, LLC, a globally recognized industry leader in specialty lubricants for more than 65 years, announced a continued high demand in competition applications for Champion SERIES 600 Racing Brake Fluid. Champion…
Source: The following is excerpted from an article by Will Dodds posted to Grand Prix 247 on how a change in braking behavior by his new McLaren MCL35M will impact Daniel Ricciardo’s 2021 Formula 1 season. Daniel Ricciardo believes that…
Source: PFC Brakes announcement CLOVER, S.C. — PFC Brakes has been selected as an official supplier to the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX). PFC Brakes has played a role in many of the wins and championships the drivers selected to participate…
Source: Hayes Performance Systems announcement MEQUON, Wisc. ─ Hayes Performance Systems, parent company of Hayes Brakes and braking systems manufacturer for bicycles, powersports vehicles, and heavy equipment, has launched a direct-to-consumer website for Hayes original powersports parts. Following the success of hayesbicycle.com,…
Source: AP Racing announcement COVENTRY, U.K. – AP Racing has been chosen to supply front and rear braking for the FIA RX2e Championship, which is due to kick off later in 2021. The U.K.-based racing specialist will be providing an…
Source: Brembo announcement STEZZANO, Italy – In preparation for the first night E-Prix in the history of Formula E Feb. 26-27, Brembo race engineers have analyzed the brake needs for the Riyadh track. Brembo, a global leader in braking systems,…
Source: PFC Brakes announcement CLOVER, S.C. – PFC Brakes announced its sponsorship of The Not Another Racing Podcast featuring NASCAR drivers Matt DiBenedetto, Ryan Ellis and Konnor Fulk. The Not Another Racing Podcast gives racing fans a behind the curtain…
Source: The following is excerpted from a post on speedcafe.com reported by Daniel Herrero about the Peugeot brake failure during a recent race in Australia. PERTH – Peugeot is set to look into how Jason Bargwanna’s spectacular brake rotor failure…