Re: Front Drum Brakes On Race Cars

["amc74hornet" <amc74hornet@xxxx>]

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxx> wrote:
> That is very true Doc. Also why the need parachutes. The dragsters only have rear disks nothing up front. But you are also talking about braking systems in the thousands of $$$
> Davis 
> amc74hornet <amc74hornet@xxxx> wrote:
> You can adjust drum brakes for just about zero drag where as disc's will always have built in drag. You might gain a 10th on your ET with drums versus disc's in the quarter mile. 
> "Doc"
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Some of those old tracks I raced at in the late 60's had some real short shutdown areas and cars going of the far end was a common thing. Brake tech had not yet caught up with speeds of the times yet.
"Doc"