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Brembo Ready For 2013 Race Season As Izod IndyCar Series Exclusive Brake Systems Supplier
Fresh from an outstanding 2012 motorsports season that included every major championship on four wheels as well as two, Brembo is ready to start its second season as the exclusive supplier of brake systems for the IZOD IndyCar Series that begins this weekend at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
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Last season, Brembo-equipped teams won championships in F1 (18 Drivers’ and 23 Manufacturers’ since 1975), 24 Hours of Le Mans (21 of 24 years), NASCAR Cup (14 of 15), MotoGP (22 of 25) and, obviously, its first in IndyCar since returning to the series. Already this season, Brembo teams were victorious in the Rolex 24 at Daytona’s GT class and the overall victory at last week’s 12 Hours of Sebring.
Brembo’s design of the the new brake system for the IZOD IndyCar Series’ provides a reliably strong, yet lightweight system, that yields high performance. The series wanted the same brake system to be used for both ovals and road courses, adding another challenge for Brembo’s design team.
Employing its recent experience in F1, GP2 and at Le Mans, Brembo provides a 6-piston, monobloc aluminum caliper machined from billet with titanium-radiated pistons (28/30/36 mm) weighing a mere 2 kg. The system is used on all four corners of the Dallara chassis. Brembo’s 6-piston caliper increases stiffness and performance of the system without compromising IndyCar’s weight requirements.
This innovative system incorporates lightweight CER200 carbon-carbon discs (328mm x 30mm), similar to rotors used in Formula 1 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and CCR400 carbon pads. These long-lasting components allow the teams to run the entire season optimizing the quantity of components needed.
Brembo’s history with open-wheel racing in America started in 1989 in the CART Indy car championship. Brembo supplied its first racing brake system to Ferrari in 1975 in the Formula One World Championship. Since then, the Italian company has invested heavily in research and development of highly innovative and technological products, offering high performance, while guaranteeing maximum reliability and safety.
Brembo is a world leader and acknowledged innovator of disc brake technology for automotive vehicles, with USD1.5 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
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