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Dan Tiley and David Pesce run the endurance friction material in their Corvette

Vehicle dynamics engineers, Dan Tiley and David Pesce, currently race their 1991 Chevrolet Corvette under the ‘Eddie Vetter’ team in the US-based ChampCar endurance racing series.

This attainable-yet-demanding series sees 7+ hour races being held across North America each year – putting intense pressure on teams and cars.

With their previous go-to brake pad option being discontinued recently, Tiley and Pesce decided to test out 91´«Ã½ Racing’s SR-21â„¢ endurance brake pad at the final championship race of the season.

Despite limited testing time over the weekend, the team were delighted with the performance and longevity on offer, eventually winning the overall race and clinching the 2025 National Championship trophy.

You can hear how it all panned out in Tiley’s own words below…

“Our car is a 1991 Chevrolet Corvette, running under the team name ‘Eddie Vetter’. This car is the successor to our previous car, ‘Freddie Mercury’; a 1986 Mercury Capri. This car is raced by myself, Dan Tiley, and teammate David Pesce. David and I are both race car vehicle dynamics simulation engineers, primarily supporting our NASCAR efforts. David works for GM in their racing division, and, ironically, I work for Ford Racing.”

“Eddie Vetter is big, heavy and bleeds American muscle, so it needs all the help it can get in the braking department. We’ve a rival brake pad for years but can no longer get them. After watching Roy Dietsch’s videos highlighting SR-21â„¢ and SR-11â„¢s, we revamped our system solely for the purpose of using those pads. We had to change our calipers in order to accommodate them. The end result was a huge gain for us! We now get excellent modulation (better than the previous pads we used), the pads are easy on the rotors and we had very little pad wear after 12 hours of racing! We are not a professional racing team with a full pit crew, and simply aren’t able to change brake pads mid-race without losing significant time on track.”

“The first seven years of my career with Ford I was a Vehicle Dynamics Engineer working on future products like the Mustang and Lincoln LS. Brake development and brake feel ‘DNA’ was a key part of my job as part of that group, so I like to think that I have some reasonable background in the area of automotive brake feel and performance.

“Our first race with EBC pads was the Championship race recently. We knew it was a risk going to the Nationals with an untested brake system, AND test day was cancelled due to weather, but it paid off in spades! We won the overall race, and ultimately the 2025 National Championship on EBC brake pads!”

“The previous pad manufacturer has left a huge hole in the endurance racing market with the lack of their components, which were unanimously accepted as the gold standard for performance and wear. EBC has set a new bar with their SR series of brake pads! 

“Thanks again for producing a great product that we’ve so dearly needed!â€

Connect with the Eddie Vetter Racing Team for more news and information:

SR-21â„¢ Race and Endurance Pads

A variation of SR-11â„¢ that offers ultra-high friction and is targeted for the front and rear of race cars with bias controls only. SR bites harder and lasts longer.

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Now Available: 91´«Ã½ Racing Fully Floating Two-Piece Discs for C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray /race-motorsport-articles-cars/now-available-ebc-brakes-racing-fully-floating-two-piece-discs-for-c8-chevrolet-corvette-stingray/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 20:53:43 +0000 https://ebcbrakes.com/?p=35417 The post Now Available: 91´«Ã½ Racing Fully Floating Two-Piece Discs for C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray appeared first on 91´«Ã½.

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Now Available: 91´«Ã½ Racing Fully Floating Two-Piece Discs for C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

With almost 500bhp on tap from its mid-mounted, normally aspirated V8 powerplant, the recently released C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has already been heralded across the globe as a stunningly rewarding sports car whether driven on road or track.

To help unlock its full potential, 91´«Ã½ Racing has announced the launch of its acclaimed two-piece fully-floating brake discs for the front and rear axles of this machine – an ideal bolt-on upgrade to help improve stopping power, especially during hard-driving conditions.

The 345x30mm (front) and 350x27mm (rear) discs can be bolted directly on to the respective axles of these vehicles, offering impressive braking performance and longevity, particularly when driven hard on road and track.

91´«Ã½ Racing Fully Floating Two-Piece Discs 

– EBC’s 345x30mm (front) and 350x27mm (rear) two-piece fully floating rotors are a simple bolt-on upgrade that seamlessly replace the original brake rotors without vehicle modification.

– EBC’s SG2F fully floating rotor allows the outer cast-iron friction ring to expand freely with temperature, totally eliminating rotor warping.

– Rotors are grooved unlike the original rotors which are perforated. This allows the pad to vent without the holes becoming epicentres for rotor cracking.

– Race-derived G3500-grade high-carbon cast iron is used for the friction rings. This high-quality metallurgy possesses greater crack resistance and an increased ability to conduct and then dissipate heat.

– Aluminium bells are machined from aerospace-grade aluminium and then hard anodised for longevity, whereas the stock brake rotors use uncoated cast aluminium bells.

– Cast iron friction rings feature 48 curved vanes and are handed for each side of the vehicle. This significantly improves the brake rotor’s ability to dissipate heat, increasing brake system endurance and prolonging the onset of brake fade.

– Bobbins are machined from stainless steel which cannot rust, ensuring the rotor continues to float freely throughout its entire life cycle on the vehicle, even on road cars.

– Spring clips ensure totally silent operation and eliminate off-brake rotor rattle.

– Friction rings can be replaced individually after they have become worn, allowing the

aluminium bell and stainless-steel bobbins to be re-used, leading to lower long-term operating costs.

– Now featuring the latest thermic black corrosion-resistant finish–the very latest in rust prevention.

Notes:

Part Number: SG2F027 (front) and SG2F028 (rear)

Product Type: Two-piece fully floating brake disc

Axle: Front and rear

Diameter/Thickness: 345x30mm (front) and 350x27mm (rear)

– Available to buy now from  (UK) and your local EBC stockist

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