
Originally Posted by
DaveW
The reason is that pad drag during braking creates a torque which causes taper wear from in to out (leading to trailing edge) relative to rotor rotation direction. Unequal piston sizes are an easy way to counteract that effect.

Originally Posted by
R. Pare
....all other things being equal, differential bore calipers will always be superior in race-long performance.
July FasTrack:
[FONT=Arial-BoldMT][FONT=Arial-BoldMT]FC/FF[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT][FONT=ArialMT]1. #1121 (Robert Wright) Allow aluminum calipers in FC[/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT][Although Mr. Wright’s request was only for FC, the CRB has chosen to extend it to FF to continue to keep the rules of the two classes the same where possible.][/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT]Replace 9.1.1.B.6 with:[/FONT]
[/FONT][FONT=Arial-ItalicMT][FONT=Arial-ItalicMT][FONT=Arial-ItalicMT]Unrestricted, except:[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial-ItalicMT][FONT=Arial-ItalicMT][FONT=Arial-ItalicMT]a. Maximum of 4 pistons allowed per caliper. All pistons in a given caliper must be of the same size. Calipers must be [/FONT][FONT=Arial-ItalicMT]ferrous or aluminum alloy.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial-ItalicMT][FONT=Arial-ItalicMT][FONT=Arial-ItalicMT]b. Brake rotors are restricted to ferrous material.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=ArialMT][FONT=ArialMT]Replace the first paragraph of 9.1.1.D.10 with:[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial-ItalicMT][FONT=Arial-ItalicMT][FONT=Arial-ItalicMT]Unrestricted, except:[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial-ItalicMT][FONT=Arial-ItalicMT][FONT=Arial-ItalicMT]a. Maximum of 4 pistons allowed per caliper. All pistons in a given caliper must be of the same size. Calipers must be [/FONT][FONT=Arial-ItalicMT]ferrous or aluminum alloy.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial-ItalicMT][FONT=Arial-ItalicMT][FONT=Arial-ItalicMT]b. Brake rotors are restricted to ferrous material.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
Maybe this should be addressed with the CRB as to get it right from the git-go. Thoughts?
Iverson