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• Grand Prix motorcycles
  ...teel brake rotors and different brake pads instead of the carbon discs and pads on the dry bikes. This is because the carbon brakes need to be very hot in ...control unit|engine management systems]] and [[traction control]], [[disk brake|carbon disk brakes]], and advanced engine technology such as those seen on
  24 KB (3,554 words) - 17:47, 27 September 2009
• Jacky Ickx
  ...less aerodynamic drag, while being passed again under braking as the brake pads were worn and the team reckoned there was no enough time left to change the
  15 KB (2,480 words) - 13:43, 13 April 2009
• Motorcycle
  ...The shift foot-lever is on the opposite side of the machine from the foot brake. ...low speeds, this is usually done when parking the bike or using the front brake at low speeds with the front wheel out of line with the rear wheel or stall
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• Bicycle
  ...n of ''coaster brakes''. [[Derailleur gears]] and hand-operated, [[Bicycle brake systems|cable-pull brakes]] were also developed during these years, but wer ...oys are increasingly used in components such as handlebars, seat post, and brake levers. In the 1980s [[aluminium]] alloy frames became popular, and their a
  53 KB (8,173 words) - 09:32, 25 September 2009
• Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
  ...nts, and use of composites and carbon-fibre body parts, carbon-fibre brake pads. A new gearbox shift strategy is introduced to cut overall gear change time ...lets. More outlets are positioned on the flanks, and extra inlets for rear brake cooling are positioned behind the doors.
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• Lancia Delta
  ...mproved friction coefficient pads were fitted to the rear brakes. A larger brake master cylinder and servo lessened pedal effort for quicker response and re * split crossover hydraulic circuit with power brake and brake power modulator on rear wheels;
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• Nigel Mansell
  ...heavily compromised due to Warr's unwillingness to give Mansell the brake pads he desired for the race. With 18 laps of the race remaining, and with Manse ...iving style relied on a car not suffering from understeer so that he could brake and turn in to the corner whilst braking, but the McLaren simply wouldn't d
  67 KB (10,046 words) - 14:44, 6 November 2009

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