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	Calipers are of race-proven two-piece billet or monobloc construction to reduce caliper deflection and are available in a 2 piston 2 pad, up to a 4 piston 4 pad configuration.  AND ... you can have them custom painted at no additional charge.	Disc Rotors use the patented Direct Drive™ V2 attachment system.  The relatively new two-piece system allows for radial and axial thermal expansion of the disc without being constrained by the hub.  This, along with a combination of breakthrough proprietary technologies reduces vibration, eliminates noise and enhances rotor life.	Pads are Carbon Metallic® and will provide you with the optimum performance combination - quiet operation, increased stopping power, less pad wear, low dusting and fade-free performance.  The metallic elements in our pads dramatically improve braking.  Carbon provides stability at elevated temperatures, making the pad less likely to deform and deteriorate.
Custom Painted Calipers @ No Additional Cost At Performance Friction, we don't just copy OE, we make it better!  NO COMPROMISES™

Performance Friction® named Official Brake Supplier to Champ Car World Series  [26 July 2006, Clover, SC]

The 2007 Champ Car World Series is set to be more competitive than ever before with world-class equipment in the new Élan Motorsports Technologies' Panoz DP01 chassis. Performance Friction® will serve as the official brake supplier, applying their championship winning experience to build the complete wheel end brake system (pads, discs, calipers, and hardware) for the new Champ Car chassis. "Our common goal with Elan and Champ Car was to build the highest technology brake system available in racing, to provide unrivaled speed and controllability for closer competition than ever before. In the end it came down to performance, and our package has significant advantages over the competition," said Darrick Dong, Performance Friction® - Director of Motorsports.

Performance Friction's Champ Car package includes numerous proprietary technologies to improve control and speed. The ZR39 caliper features a monobloc Metal-Matrix Composite (MMC) construction for superior stiffness to mass ratio and 4-piston 4-pad configuration for unrivaled bite and control. The patented Direct Drive™ disc attachment system and patented slot pattern offers more bite and less drag. Carbon Metallic® pads are at the center of the system providing the ultimate in bite, torque, and release characteristics.

In the 2005 Champ Car World Series, Performance Friction® disc and pad equipped cars held the fastest lap, pole position, and race win at every one of the 13 races, including leading 1327 of 1369 laps. Sebastien Bourdais and Newman-Haas Racing clinched back-to-back Champ Car titles with the help of Performance Friction® discs and pads. "Performance Friction's 19 year long association with the Champ Car series has been the cornerstone of our race program and we are proud to be chosen as the official brake supplier for the DP01 chassis. We look forward to working with Elan, ChampCar, and the teams in supporting the development of this a world-class open wheel series," said Don Burgoon, Performance Friction - President.

A long time supporter of open wheel racing, Performance Friction® brakes won in excess of 151 world and national championships in 2005, more than any other brake manufacturer in the world. Performance Friction first entered the race market in 1986, developing competition brake pads for racers around the world. As they pushed the envelope of brake pad technology, a need for improvements in disc metallurgy and design were evident. Performance Friction's improved disc offered increased thermal stability, improved release characteristics, and reduced drag. As the premier disc and pad manufacturer in international motor sports, Performance Friction applied experience gained in pad and disc development to design a line of low drag quick release monobloc calipers utilizing numerous proprietary technologies. "Controlling every major component of the brake system allows our brakes to outperform the competition in every aspect, including bite, torque, release, drag, and most of all driver control,” Don Burgoon – Performance Friction President. Championship winning race technology developed at tracks around the world is directly applied to the products Performance Friction produces for the street.With the goal of making the absolute best brakes on the market, No Compromises™, there is no doubt that Performance Friction has become the world leader in brake technology.

Performance Friction caliper packages perform flawlessly in Le Mans 24 debut  [19 June 2006]

Building on the tremendous success of Performance Friction's caliper packages with numerous championships including Daytona 24, European F3, Grand Am GT and countless other victories, this year's Le Mans 24 was the debut of PFC's caliper package at Circuit de la Sarthe. This year was also the debut of PFC's new continuous fiber technology Carbon-Carbon brake package.

The #81Team LNT Panoz Esperante driven by the all-British team of Tom Kimber-Smith, Richard Dean, and Lawrence Tomlinson, earned a hard fought victory in GT2 with the help of Performance Friction's ZR27/ ZR22 calipers, Direct Drive Discs, and Carbon Metallic® pads. In addition, the PFC caliper package equipped #87 Scuderia Ecossse Ferrari F430 came home in 3rd place in the hands of Chris Niarchos, Tim Mullen and British GT champion Andrew Kirkaldy.

The #66 ACEMCO Saleen GT1 entry proved to be incredibly quick finishing 11th overall with the help of Performance Friction's continuous fiber technology Carbon-Carbon multi-pad monobloc ZR 26 calipers. ACEMCO Team Manager Jim Bell reported, "braking performance was a critical performance advantage allowing us to gain time in braking zones over all of our competitors." Performance Friction's exclusivecontinuous fiber carbon-carbon technology is completely new to the race market, it features superior cold temperature friction, longer life, and better strength properties.  "ACEMCO's performance is a testament to both the performance of the Carbon and the viability of multi-pad monobloc calipers in LMP and GT endurance racing. ACEMCO experienced sprint like performance with endurance wear characteristics, completing the race with no need for pad or disc changes. The team later estimated that the package was capable of completing 36 hours at Le Mans." Don Burgoon - President of Performance Friction.

Performance Friction’s advantage is designing and manufacturing brake calipers, discs, and pads all as a system. “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.

Performance Friction Brakes win the Daytona 500  [20 February 2006, Daytona Beach, FL]

Jimmie Johnson raced to his first Daytona 500 victory in the #48 Lowe's Racing Chevrolet equipped with Performance Friction’s ZR22 and ZR24 monobloc calipers, Direct Drive™ discs, and Carbon Metallic® brake pads for the 500 mile race at Daytona International Speedway. While not known as a heavy braking track, "brakes can have a big impact on chassis performance at Daytona. Our brake package for Daytona is built around improving release characteristics to reduce brake drag and vibration, which can rob the car of precious horsepower. Winning is always about the details and at super speedways being able to break the momentum of other drivers and getting on to pit lane without locking to save the tires can mean the difference between 1st and 20th place. Hendrick Motorsports understands the benefits that PFC has incorporated in its whole design concept and PFC is once again the only brake company to make the friction materials, monobloc calipers, and patented disc designs," says Darrick Dong Director of Motorsports for Performance Friction.

Congratulation also goes out to the following competitors running the Performance Friction caliper package Casey Mears, Brian Vickers, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne, and Mark Martin.

Just three weeks prior, 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.

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. Championship winning race technology developed at tracks around the world is directly applied to the products Performance Friction produces for the street. With the goal of making the absolute best brakes on the market, No Compromises™, there is no doubt that Performance Friction will continue to be the world leader in brake technology. 

Performance Friction® dominates international motorsport competition, winning more than 151 championships around the world  [22 November 2005, Clover, SC]

With significant advances in pad, disc, and caliper technology, 2005 has proved to be a record year for Performance Friction®. In nearly every major series the number of competitors on Performance Friction® products has increased substantially, resulting in more than 151 championships around the world. "We would like to congratulate all of our 2005 champions, and thank them for making Performance Friction the #1 brake in racing," Don Burgoon, President Performance Friction.
NASCAR
8 of the 10 Nextel Cup chase drivers, as well as rookie of the year Kyle Busch all chose Performance Friction. Congratulations to Busch series champion Martin Truex and rookie of the year Carl Edwards who also raced on Performance Friction. In addition, PFC equipped cars won all four of the Autozone Elite regional series.
Champcar World Series
Performance Friction® disc and pad equipped cars held the fastest lap, pole position and race win at every one of the 13 races, leading 1327 of 1369 laps. Congratulations to Sebastien Bourdais and Newman-Haas Racing for clinching back to back Champ Car titles.
Super GT
Out of the 19 GT500 class competitors, 13 cars ran Performance Friction® Carbon Metallic® pads, and 8 ran Direct Drive™ discs, more than any other brake manufacturer. The #38 ZENT Cerumo Supra took a decisive win in Round 8, securing the GT500 drivers' title for pilots Yuji Tachikawa and Toranosuke with the help of PFC discs and pads. Out of the 16 GT300 class competitors, 10 cars ran Carbon Metallic® pads, and 4 ran Direct Drive™ discs, again more than any other brake manufacturer. Kota Sasaki/Tetsuya Yamano pairing in the #30 Team RECKLESS MR-S took GT300 championship honors, also with the help of Direct Drive™ disc and Carbon Metallic® pads.
FIA World Touring Car Championship
Congratulations to Andy Priaulx and RBM for earning a second TCC title with the PFC equipped BMW.
Formula Atlantic
Congratulations to first-year sensation Charles Zwolsman (#11 Condor Motorsports) for earning the Atlantic title equipped with Performance Friction Brakes®. In addition Performance Friction® is proud to announce that it is the official brake supplier (pads, discs, calipers, and hardware) for the Swift 016.a chassis in 2006.
Grand Am Rolex Series
Congratulations to Craig Stanton and the team of Synergy Racing who earned the hard fought drivers championship in GT with Performance Friction Carbon Metallic® pads, Direct Drive™ discs, and ZR33 calipers. Overall, PFC equipped cars won 11 of the 14 races.
Australian V8 Supercar
Performance Friction® is undoubtedly the brake of choice in V8 Supercar, with 100% of the flied on PFC. While the championships remains to be decided, it is certain that Performance Friction® will play a part. The same can also be said for HPDC.
Speed World Challenge GT
Out of every field of 30 cars an average of 24 cars were on Carbon Metallic® pads, and half were on Direct Drive™ discs. Congratulations to the 2006 Drivers Champion – Andy Pilgrim, Team Cadillac.
British GT
Nathan Kinch and Andrew Kirkaldy finished their championship-winning season in style, with another dominant victory in the second race at Silverstone with their Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari 360 running Performance Friction®.
Formula 3 Euroseries
By clinching his eleventh win in the 2005 Formula 3 Euro Series season, Lewis Hamilton (ASM F3, Dallara-Mercedes) early secured the drivers’ title, equipped with Performance Friction Carbon Metallic® pads, Direct Drive™ discs, and ZR24 calipers.
AMA Supersport
7 out of the 10 poles and race wins were won with Performance Friction® on board. Congratulations to Tommy Hayden and the Kawasaki Racing team for clinching the championship.

2005 CHAMPIONS LIST

 

Champcar World Series Drivers Champion – Sebastien Bourdais/ Newman Haas Racing, Second Place – Oriol Servia/ Newman-Haas Racing, Third Place - Justin Wilson/ RuSport, Most Improved Driver – Ronnie Bremer/ Dale Coyne Racing Super GT - GT500 Drivers Champions - Yuji Tachikawa & Toranosuke Takagi/ Toyota Team Cerumo, Team Champion – Xanavi NISMO Z GT300 Drivers Champions - Kota Sasaki & Tetsuya Yamano/ Team Reckless, Team Champion – Team Reckless MR-S NASCAR Nextel Cup 8 of 10 in the Chase, Rookie of the Year – Kyle Busch, Hendrick Motorsport NASCAR Busch Series Drivers Champion - Martin Truex, Rookie of the Year - Carl Edwards Australian V8 Supercar Series Drivers Champion, Team Champion, Manufacturers Champion Grand Am Rolex Series GT Series Drivers Champion – Craig Stanton/ Synergy Racing, Manufacturers Champion – Porsche Grand Am Cup Grand Sports Drivers Champion – David Empringham, Manufacturers Champion – Ford, Team Points Champion – Multimatic British GT Drivers Champions - Andrew Kirkaldy and Nathan Kinch, Teams Champion - Scuderia Ecosse WTCC Drivers Champion - Andy Priaulx/ RBM, Manufacturers Champion - BMW European Formula 3 Drivers Champion - Lewis Hamilton/ ASM Motorsports Formula Atlantic Drivers Champion – Charles Zwolsman, Second Place – Tonis Kasemets, Third Place – Katherine Legge, Rookie of the Year – Charles Zwolsman C2 Class Drivers Champion – Justin Sofio, Rookie of the Year – Justin Sofio F3000 Drivers Champion – Luca Filippi/ Fisichella Motorsport British F3 Drivers Champion - Salvador Duran , P1 Motorsport Japanese F3 Drivers Champion – J.P. Oliveira, Team Champion – Toyota Team TOMS Formula Nippon Driver Champion – Satoshi Motoyama, Team Champion – Team Impul Cooper Tires F-2000 Zetec Drivers Champion – Jay Howard Cooper Masters Series – Jason Byers Cooper Gold Cup Series – Ricardo Vassmer, Team Champion – Aiken Racing SCCA Speed World Challenge GT Drivers Champion – Andy Pilgrim/ Team Cadillac, Second Place – Tommy Archer/ 3R Racing, Third Place - Robin Liddell/ Jon Groom Racing, Manufacturers Champion - Cadillac AMA Supersport – Tommy Hayden/ Kawasaki Factory Racing GSXR1000 Suzuki Cup - Matt Lynn/ Team Embry British Superbike Cup - James Buckingham British Superstock - Lee Jackson British 125 GP - Christian Elkin British Supersport Cup - Gary Johnson Irish Superbike - Alastair Sealey Superbike Isle of Man TT - John McGuinness Sidecar Isle of Man TT - Dave Molyneux Sidecar World Championship - Tim & Tristan Reeves Italian Superbike Championship - N. Brignola Italian Supertwins Championship - Bentivogli Bathurst 1000 Winners – Todd Kelly/Greg Murphy/ Holden Racing Team HPDC Drivers Champion, Team Champion, Manufacturers Champion BMW Mini WorldChampionship – Martin Maxime BMW Mini World Final Special Guest Race – Alessandro Zanardi Britcar 24Hrs of Silverstone Overall - Rollcentre Racing, Production Class - Barwell Motorsport Radical Enduro Series Drivers Champion - Chris Stoney Radical Biduro Series Drivers Champion - Lee Atkins SCCA National Champions GT1 – Lew Larimer GT2 – Duane Davis, T2 - Chuck Hemmingson, Formula Atlantic – Graham Rahal, Formula Continental – Niki Coello, S2000 - Marc Walker, Formula Ford – John Robinson, F Production – Mark Hotchkis, C Sports Racer – Arnie Loyning Elf Renault Clio Cup - Jonathan Adam Elf Renault Clio Winter Cup - Matt Allison/ Boulevard Team Racing Formula Palmer Audi Drivers Champion - Joe Tandy British Hillclimb Champion – Martin Groves Irish Tarmac Group N Champion – Garry Jennings, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII Irish West Coast Tarmac Champion – Subaru S9 WRC Marlboro Masters: Lewis Hamilton/ Team ASM EuroCup Renault Megane Trophy: Jan Heylen, Racing For Belgium FIA Cup for Historic Grand Touring Cars, GTC-65, Bo Warmenius CIVM Italian Hillclimb Championship Drivers Champion Super Touring Drivers Champion - Alessandro Zanardi, BMW Ferrari Challenge Scandinavia Trofeo 355 - Alfred Dittberner Mellansvenska långloppsserien, Class 4 - Jimben Racing MGCC, Roadsport A - Arne Parnheden MGCC, Roadsport B - Otto Dürholt Michelin Porsche Challenge Class 1 - Mats Wahlgren, Class 2 - Andreas Zolnir, Class 3 - Erik Woode Nordic Supercar - Mikael Mohlin Radical Champion - Rikard Bengtsson RHK Historic, HGT CGT10, 1301-1600cc - Rolf ‘Myggan’ Nilsson Sportvagnsmästerskapet, Modsport III - Mats Hildingsson Swedish Rally Champion, 2WD, Gr A - Per-Arne Sääv Swedish Rally Champion, 2WD, Gr N - Patrik Sandell V de V Modern Endurance Champion - Nigel Greensall & Jonothan Coleman V de V Modern Endurance Team Champion – Team RSR Mitsubishi Evo VIII Cup Netherlands Group N Dutch Rally Champion – Dirk Garvelink Super 1600 Rally Champion – Markus Fahrner/ DMSB Junior Team Seat Leon Supercopa Drivers Champion BMW Mini Cooper Challenge Drivers Champion – Steve Abold Ford Fiesta Cup Drivers Champion Belcar Series Team Champion – Selleslagh Racing Team Corvette BMW Mini Cooper Challenge Drivers Champion – Sébastien Ugeux Super 1600 Rally Drivers Champion – Martin Johansen/ Boisen Motorsport Formula 2 Rally Champion – IK Rally Team Wesbank Series Drivers Champion BMW Mini Cooper Challenge Drivers Champion La Carrera Panamericana Winner - Juan Carlos Sarmiento/Raul Villanueva Studebaker ARCA Drivers Champion - Frank Kimmel Rookie of the Year - Joey Miller Busch North Series Drivers Champion – Andy Santerre NASCAR AutoZone Elite Series Northwest Region Champion – Jeff Jefferson, Southeast Champion – Jeff Fultz, Midwest Champion – Justin Diercks, Southwest Champion - Jim Pettit, II USAR Pro Cup Series National Champion USAR Pro Cup South Series – Shane Huffman USAR Pro Cup North Series – Benny Gordon, ShouldIice Allstar Super Series - Kirk Hooker CASCAR Super Series National Champion – Don Tompson, Rookie of the Year – Tara MacLeod CASCAR Western Series – Kevin Dowler OSCAAR Outlaw Super Late Models – Rob Clarke CASCAR Sportsman Series – Dion Verhoeven Oswego Speedway Race of Champions – Chuck Hossfeldt Dirt Track World Championship - Scott Bloomquist Late Model Knoxville Nationals – Scott Bloomquist North / South Shootout – John Blewett Bowman Gray Stadium (Modified) – Tim Brown Oswego Speedway Race of Champions – Chuck Hossfeldt Oswego Classic – Greg Furlong CRA Super Series – Jeff Lane Main Event Racing Series – Bobby Parsley NASCAR Weekly Racing Series– Peyton Sellers Bailey’s 300 Martinsville Speedway – Timothy Peters
 

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Performance Friction® named the official brake supplier for the Swift 016a chassis [22 November 2005, Clover, SC]

The 2006 Champ Car Atlantic season is set to be more competitive than ever before with the new Swift 016a chassis powered by Cosworth. North America's top open-wheel development series has produced incredible driving talents and with that level of competition comes the need for Performance Friction's unrivaled brake technology. In 2006 Performance Friction will serve as the official brake supplier for the new Swift 016a chassis, applying their championship winning experience to build pads, discs, calipers, and hardware for the new Atlantic chassis.   "Performance Friction is proud to be chosen as the official brake supplier for the new Swift 016a chassis. For 4 years, we have been the spec disc supplier for the earlier 014a chassis. We will be adding to this well proven package a newly designed monobloc caliper specific to this series. There has been extensive FEA analysis as well as many patented features incorporated. Our common goal with Swift was to build a brake system that surpassed even the most jaded expectations for a development series. We look forward to working with Swift, the teams, and ChampCar in supporting ChampCar Atlantic, a world class development series," said Darrick Dong, Director of Motorsports for Performance Friction.

"The drivers will benefit most from this development, as they get the chance build experience on same brakes the top pros use around the world," said Don Burgoon, Performance Friction President. In the 2005 ChampCar World Series, Performance Friction disc and pad equipped cars held the fastest lap, pole position, and race win at every one of the 13 races, including leading 1327 of 1369 laps. Sebastien Bourdais and Newman-Haas Racing clinched back-to-back ChampCar titles with the help of Performance Friction discs and pads. 

 

A long time supporter of open wheel racing, Performance Friction has won more major championships annually than any other pad or disc manufacturer. Performance Friction first entered the race market in 1986, developing competition brake pads for racers around the world. As they pushed the envelope of brake pad technology, a need for improvements in disc metallurgy and design were evident. Performance Friction's improved disc increased thermal stability, improved release characteristics, and reduced drag. As the premier disc and pad manufacturer in international motor sports, Performance Friction applied experience gained in pad and disc development to design a line of low drag quick release monobloc calipers utilizing numerous proprietary technologies. With the goal of making the absolute best brakes on the market, No Compromises™, Performance Friction continues to be the world leader in brake technology.

Performance Friction introduces new continuous fiber Carbon-Carbon with enhanced cold effectiveness  [22 November 2005, Clover, SC]

Building on experience gained as the dominant pad and disc manufacturer in international motorsports, Performance Friction has launched a Carbon-Carbon program set to revolutionize the carbon brake market as they have done with the iron brake market. "We have tested and achieved better cold temperature friction properties as well as longer life and better strength properties. This advanced Carbon-Carbon has continuous wound fiber technology not previously seen in the race market," said Don Burgoon, President of Performance Friction. "Combine the advancements in carbon technology with our championship winning Direct Drive™ attachment system and the result will truly change the way everyone in the motorsports community views the performance of Carbon-Carbon brakes," Darrick Dong, Director of Motorsports for Performance Friction.

The dominant supplier to the international motorsports market, Performance Friction wins more major championships annually than any other pad or disc manufacturer. Performance Friction first entered the race market in 1986, developing competition brake pads for racers around the world. As they pushed the envelope of brake pad technology, a need for improvements in disc metallurgy and design were evident. Performance Friction's improved disc increased thermal stability, improved release characteristics, and reduced drag. As the premier disc and pad manufacturer in international motor sports, Performance Friction applied experience gained in pad and disc development, to design a line of low drag - quick release monobloc calipers utilizing numerous proprietary technologies. With the goal of making the absolute best brakes on the market, No Compromises™, Performance Friction continues to be the world leader in performance brake technology.