Cool brakes

Whilst out at Oulton Park Circuit this weekend (click here for full story and photos) I noted that the racing F's and TF's did not have larger wheels with four pot brake calipers.


I have been through my photos of the day and nearly all the wheels look like 15" wheels




Many had ducts to the brake disc and some had drilled and grooved discs, particularly on the front.



This arrangement of cold air ducting to the discs was fitted to almost every car I looked at, including the MGB and Midget cars.

.... :drive: now where can I get some of those ducts that fit around the discs ......

For more interesting facts on racing F's click here to see MGF/TF QI Facts, No.s 48 to 52

PQD44 wrote: Whilst out at Oulton Park Circuit this weekend (click here for full story and photos) I noted that the racing F's and TF's did not have larger wheels with four pot brake calipers.

Many had ducts to the brake disc and some had drilled and grooved discs, particularly on the front.

This arrangement of cold air ducting to the discs was fitted to almost every car I looked at, including the MGB and Midget cars.

.... :drive: now where can I get some of those ducts that fit around the discs ......

Mmmmmm, I like the look of those. I can feel a plan forming. A plan so cunning you could paint a tail on it and call it a weasel :yesnod:

bacchus wrote:
Mmmmmm, I like the look of those. I can feel a plan forming. A plan so cunning you could paint a tail on it and call it a weasel :yesnod:

:dry: :bust:

I looked at ducting for my brakes.. But decided they probably wouldn't get hot enough to warrant it..

The genuine CUP cars had four pots and vented discs all round (not the same as the road APs)

The cars pictured above are probably required to run standard brakes.. so ducting will help..