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I'm sure LeMans was murder on drums, anyone know if they would replace the
brakes in those days during the course of the race?
On Thursday, January 29, 2015, Steve Gerow <steveg@abrazosdata.com> wrote:
> IMHO the basic issue with advanced drum brakes is complexity (i.e. cost).
>
>
>
> Late =E2=80=9850s early =E2=80=9860s Alfas had aluminum alfin drums with =
diagonal fins
> with cast-in steel liners and cast aluminum triple-leading shoes. That=E2=
=80=99s 6
> cylinders on the fronts alone.
>
>
>
> The ATE discs Alfa and Porsche adopted provided equivalent or better
> stopping power at less complexity and cost. I heard later Porsche=E2=80=
=99s reason
> for going with discs was cost.
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>
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> As a side note, In the =E2=80=9870s, Phil Hill said the drums on Grand Pr=
ix cars
> would go away part way through the race; in combination with burning up 6=
0
> gallons of fuel in a rear tank, this made for pretty interesting handling=
.
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I'm sure LeMans was murder on drums, anyone know if they would replace =
the brakes in those days during the course of the race?<span></span><br><br=
>On Thursday, January 29, 2015, Steve Gerow <<a href=3D"mailto:steveg@ab=
razosdata.com">steveg@abrazosdata.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal">IMHO the basic issue with advanced drum brakes is complex=
ity (i.e. cost). <u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u><=
/u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Late =E2=80=9850s early =E2=80=9860s Alfas ha=
d aluminum alfin drums with diagonal fins with cast-in steel liners and cas=
t aluminum triple-leading shoes. That=E2=80=99s 6 cylinders on the fronts a=
lone.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal">The ATE discs Alfa and Porsche adopted provided equivalen=
t or better stopping power at less complexity and cost. I heard later Porsc=
he=E2=80=99s reason for going with discs was cost.<u></u><u></u></p><p clas=
s=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">As a side no=
te, In the =E2=80=9870s, Phil Hill said the drums on Grand Prix cars would =
go away part way through the race; in combination with burning up 60 gallon=
s of fuel in a rear tank, this made for pretty interesting handling.<u></u>=
<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal">--<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p=
class=3D"MsoNormal">Steve Gerow<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Al=
tadena, CA, USA<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">BN6<u></u><u></u></=
p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Check out my galleries:<u></u><u></u></p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"http://www.pbase.com/stevegerow/"; target=3D"_blan=
k">http://www.pbase.com/stevegerow/</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div></div></blockquote>
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