Ferodo Racing – “ WSBK ideal for race development of street pads ”
When it comes to “ Race on Sunday , sell on Monday ”, it doesn ’ t come much more authentic in race support terms than the decades long pedigree that the Ferodo brand has been famous for . A fixture at the historic circuits , series and championship battles of the past , Ferodo , and their ‘ sister ’ brand Champion , are racking up promising results again this year . Ferodo is official technical partner of the Pata Yamaha Official World Superbike Team for 2017 and kicked off the season seeing former British Superbike Champion Alex Lowes finishing 4-4 on the Yamaha YZF R1 at the Phillip Island , Australia opener at the end of February , with his team mate Michael Van der Mark crossing the finish line 9-7 . At the time of writing the team were headed to Thailand for the second WSBK round of the year
After posting two 4th place finishes at Phillip
Island , Alex Lowes said : “ The team have done a good job over the winter , and I ’ ve improved in some areas ” at the 4.5 km Chang International Circuit , opened in 2014 . The Ferodo brake pads used by Lowes and Van der Mark are derived from the same pads that the Italian manufacturer sells for race applications through its dealers . Rated “ Excellent ” for friction level , bite , fade resistance , durability and performance under wet braking conditions , XRAC pads by Ferodo “ offer unparalleled braking performance and incorporate our innovative Array Cooling ”. The “ trickle down ” for Ferodo and their dealers is in the racegained experience that backs up their top of the line ‘ SinterGrip ’ ST , HH rated road bike and SG off-road sintered compound pads . Their equally durable and equally wet riding friendly SM maxi-scooter ‘ SinterGrip ’ pads are specified for the heavy duty urban cycle and the conditions that modern day large displacement maxis have to endure . It doesn ’ t stop at the Pata Yamaha WSBK team though , with Champion being an official technical partner of Aprilia Racing in MotoGP ( Aprilia Racing Team Gresini ), WorldSBK ( Milwaukee Team ), STK 1000 ( NUOVA M2 Racing ); and Ferodo and Champion as official technical partners of Kallio Racing in the WorldSSP ( Niki Tuuli and Sheridan Morais ) and Renzo Ferreira and Kimi Patova in the Supersport 300 World Championship .
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Ferodo offers two race pads – the CP1 Ceramic Grip Compound is a carbon-based composites formula bound together with a ceramic resin – said to be ideal when caliper temperatures need to be minimised , offering “ excellent modulation for superior feel and control ” news ROOM
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