[Fot] The best rear brakes ever.

[McKearn McKearn]

Actually I think what makes those pads work so well was the installation....
                                               P.J.

On Wed, Aug 7, 2024 at 4:15 PM Jason Ostrowski via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Well, Ted would know!
> I can’t speak about the Velvetouch reference, but that is interesting.
> This set was manufactured by Raybestos, In the 1980’s.
> They came with my car as part of the spares package.
> I saved them for many years always wondering if they would hold up.
> Prior to the 2023 Kastner Cup at RA, We put them on the car mostly because
> it was the only set we could find while rummaging through parts boxes in
> somewhat of a panic as a pre-race prep found us in dire need of a set of
> race shoes.
> They felt great from the start and have held up better than the carbotech
> ones we typically use.
> The ware has been very even and the friction material and drums look spot
> on-
> I’m not sure if it’s the quality of the friction material or the 4 segment
> design (but they sure work good)! We are keeping them in use after over 20
> hard race sessions.
> I might explore getting some like these made in a small batch since the
> stats all seem to point to a very good design.
> Anyone have a friend or contact at Raybestos or hard thoughts on the
> matter?
>
> Jason Ostrowski
> Friendly Ghost Racing
> 1969 Triumph GT6+ racecars
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Aug 7, 2024, at 8:23 AM, Ted Schumacher via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> 
> These are segmented brake shoes.  This is done when friction material will
> not bend to conform to shoe diameter.  It was a common practice years ago
> when Velvetouch material was available.  Velvetouch would not "bend" so
> material was cut into smaller segments the could be attached to brake shoe.
> Ted
>
>
> On 8/7/2024 7:42 AM, Mike Harmuth via Fot wrote:
>
> 10% less contact area?
>
> Is this the drum brake version of a slotted rotor?
>
> Who makes them?
>
> thanks
> mike h
>
> On Wed, Aug 7, 2024 at 12:54 AM Jason Ostrowski via Fot <
> fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> This is a cool tidbit
>> The best rear brake shoes I have ever used are shown below.
>> These are currently being used by me and have been working great.
>> Notice anything unusual?
>>
>>
>>
>> Jason Ostrowski
>> Friendly Ghost Racing
>> 1969 Triumph GT6+ racecars
>>
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