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TRUTH (AND LIES!) ABOUT KART BRAKE PADS - PART 2 OF 2

Gianluca Covini
27 June 2024 • 4 min. read

Second episode of our "True or False" dedicated to brake pads (haven't you read the first one? Here it is: "Truth (and lies!) about kart brake pads - part 1 of 2"), one of the most discussed components and about which many paddock "legends" circulate. Our questions are answered by Luis Carlos Maurel, Global Motorsport Director of PFC Brakes, an official IndyCar supplier, and in the past head of the Karting and Moto GP racing department of Galfer, a Spanish company specialised in the construction of braking systems. The last 6 questions concern the regulatory impositions required by FIA Karting regarding their construction, the selection of their compound based on ambient temperatures and... Happy reading!

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