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fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Why Brembo uses endurance racing as a test bench for brake development

"Ultimately, the more cooling holes, the lower the temperature of the disc," Miller said. "You have mechanical wear between the disc and the pad, and 350˚ Celsius and below you have a lot of dust, which physically wears the disc. At higher temperature ranges, the dust between the pad and the disc creates friction. That results in less wear and less impact."
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fromArs Technica
3 weeks ago

The first Corvette hypercar? Chevrolet's 1,250 hp ZR1X hybrid breaks cover.

Developing the ZR1X required refinements to the E-Ray's software, which earlier exhibited strange behavior during performance driving, highlighting the challenges of integrating advanced systems.
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