[DeTomaso] Brembo carbon brakes

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

Jack, I've been following the discussion re: "carbon" brakes. Since I'm not 
able to post to the List, here are some of my experiences with 
Braketech.com/Starblade CMC Carbon/ceramic rotors on my '05 Suzuki GSXR1000 superbike.
I've mounted them on BST carbon-fiber wheels with Ti bolts. The rotors are 
about 1/3rd the weight of stock. Two rotors save nearly 4 lbs. The total savings 
w/everything is 20 lbs- all unsprung!
The rotors need no warm-up, work in the rain, are linear in braking force, 
last forever, won't warp, but cost $1000 each! My first set developed slight 
pitting on the Track,so they warranteed me another set. The factory wanted to 
study my original set even though the flaws were largely cosmetic. Later, I ran 
into the Chief Eng. at MotoGP to discuss my "famous" returned rotors. After 
some talk Starfire sent me another new set or rotors w/pads+ an extra set for 
display.
The sites are: <www.Braketech.com>
Anothe is: <www.StarfireSystems.com>
The Eng. shared the Company's plans for getting into the auto market. He 
offered me a set to test   if I got a car that would help their sales. Sadly, not 
a Pantera -he said they wouldn't sell enough sets to us. At $1K+ per rotor, I 
agree!
FWIW, Porsche Ceramic rotors are made in-house. Ferrari uses Brembo, as does 
the Corvette ZR-1.
Doug


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