International Dealer News IDN 147 February/March 2019 | Page 19

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Galfer celebrates 2018 race
success with new race and
street sintered metal compound
Spanish brake pads and discs specialist
Galfer has introduced a new line of Sport
Racing pads, G1375R, made specifically
for on road and circuit sports bike use.
“After a long development process, the
Galfer R&D team and its partners,
among them Moto2 rider Remy Gardner,
have designed a new brake pad
compound for sport bikes for road or
circuit use. The new G1375R are made
of sintered metal compound and stand
out for their braking power, their high
coefficient of friction and for being
suitable for all conditions, especially with
higher brake temperatures.
“As with its brother compound, the
G1375, the new R brake pads will have
a special ceramic coating that serves as
a heat shield which, together with the
slots on the friction material, reduces
heat transmission to the braking
system”.
Available for 17 different front brake
calipers on the most recent new versions
of R bikes (Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki,
Suzuki, Ducati, BMW, KTM, etc.), the
new Galfer G1375R will be marketed
with a brand-new packaging to deliver a
more exclusive, high-tech top end image.
Talking of Remy
Gardner, the Australian
(son of motorcycling
legend Wayne Gardner)
has renewed his
partnership with Galfer
for brake product
development in 2019 and
will again be an official
tester for them - both for
competition and street
riding. The 2019 agreement
between Remy and Galfer also includes
sponsorship in the World Championship,
wearing the Galfer logo on his helmet
visor and using the Disc Wave Racing
CW1 in the new Kalex Moto2 with a
Triumph engine.
Gardner, who recently signed for the
Catalan SAG (Stop and Go) team (where
he will ride alongside Tetsuta
Nagashima), scored an encouraging 4th
place in the official Moto2 World
Championship test, positioning himself
as one of the riders to consider next
season. This will be Gardner’s third
season in Moto2 and he currently
occupies the 17th position in the
provisional classification for Moto2 after
not having participated in four Grands
Prix due to injury.
This follows another
year of notable success
with Galfer brake
component riders
winning 26 titles
during 2018 (the
same as in 2017),
including 10 World
titles in Moto3,
EnduroGP, WMX
and
TrialGP
championships - Jorge Martín in
Moto3 (Gresini Racing); Toni Bou in
TrialGP and X-Trial (Montesa-Honda);
Steve Holcombe in EnduroGP and
Enduro3 (Beta Factory); Eero Remes in
Enduro2 (TM Racing); Kiara Fontanesi in
WMX (Yamaha); Ana Carrasco in
WSSP300 (DS Junior Team); Emma
Bristow in TrialGP Women (Sherco); and
Andrea Verona in Enduro Junior1 (TM
Racing) became World Champions.
The line-up scored Galfer four Enduro
World titles (EnduroGP, Enduro3,
Enduro2 and Enduro Junior1); two
Speed World titles (Moto3 and
WSSP300); three Trial World titles
(TrialGP, X-Trial and Trial GP Women) and
the WMX World title.
The success also saw Galfer win a
number of continental and national titles
Australian Remy Gardner has
renewed his partnership with Galfer
for brake product development in
2019
with Honda HRC, KTM, Beta, Yamaha,
TM Racing, Sherco, Husqvarna and
Scorpa among the brands using Galfer
brake components.
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