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Old 03-24-2008, 04:43 AM
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Brake Technology

Brakes are often a topic on here. I was watching the Malaysian Grand Prix this morning and one astounding bit of info concerned the brakes. Brembo announced that at one particular corner, deemed to be the most severe braking corner required the car needs to slow down by 214 KM/HR in 3 seconds. The driver experiences 4.0 Gees of deceleration and it takes 126 Kg of pressure on the brake pedal.

These brakes were all carbon-carbon and provide tremendous capabilities.

Red
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