Endless summer
Racecar Engineering|January 2021
Japanese brake manufacturer sets new milestone in GT racing
ANDREW COTTON
Endless summer

Aston Martin Racing’s victory at Le Mans came down to a combination of circumstances. Having sorted out the handling at the rear to maintain the Michelin tyres through a double stint, and with a Balance of Performance that seemed on paper at least to help the Vantage GTE car, it was looking promising for the British team even before the green flag was flown.

What wasn’t known was that the team was planning to complete the 24-hour race without changing brake pads, courtesy of an arduous three-day test at Motorland Aragon in the build-up to the race.

With Covid restrictions, the team had only that one test to prepare for the race, and brake supplier, Endless, brought no fewer than 10 different pad combinations to try. This was typical of the brake manufacturer that has been supplying its product to British teams since the heyday of the British Touring Car Championship in the mid-1990s.

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