3rd February 2006 - Performance Friction - Brake Supplier to Overall Winner of Daytona 24

As the #02 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Daytona Prototype raced to victory on Sunday, Performance Friction became the first brake supplier in the history of the Daytona 24 hours to design and manufacture all three major brake components on the overall winner.

The #02 Target/Chip Ganassi Racing Lexus Riley Daytona Prototype was equipped with Performance Friction’s ZR27 and ZR22 monobloc calipers, Direct Drive™ discs, and Carbon Metallic® brake pads for the twice around the clock race at Daytona International Speedway.  In addition to the overall Daytona winner, the second place #60 Flight Options/Michael Shank Racing entry was equipped with ZR22 monobloc calipers, Direct Drive™ discs and Carbon Metallic® pads, and the fourth place #58 RedBull/Brumos Porsche entry was equipped with Direct Drive™ discs.  Cars equipped with Performance Friction Brakes lead 70% of the entire race distance.

Performance Friction designs and manufactures brake calipers, discs, and pads as a system; other manufacturers only build selective brake components.  “The most important part of any brake system is the pad/disc interface and accordingly that is where we begin when designing calipers, discs, and pads for any vehicle. When we first entered the race market in 1986, we really pushed the envelope with pad technology, obtaining over 80% of the professional competition brake pad market in a very short period of time.  With that increase in pad performance came the need to improve disc and caliper technology as well. Controlling every major component of the brake system allows our brakes to outperform the competition in every aspect, including bite, torque, release, and most of all driver control,” Don Burgoon – Performance Friction President. To find evidence of this look no further than their list of champions, a veritable who’s who of international motorsports.  In 2005 alone they had over 151 championships from around the world, more than any other brake manufacturer, and with the goal of making the absolute best brakes on the market, No Compromises™, Performance Friction will continue to be the world leader in brake technology.

Building on the tremendous success of their current line of calipers, Performance Friction has released a new four-pad monobloc caliper that they call the ZR26. "The bite, torque, release, and most of all driver control of our new ZR26 caliper package is superior to any other brake system on the market for DP teams. We expect to have the majority of the field on this package before the end of the race season," Darrick Dong - Performance Friction Director of Motorsports.

Source: Performance Friction Press Release