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Centric Parts, which includes the StopTech and Power Slot divisions, is a leading manufacturer and supplier of aftermarket brake components and systems for everyday cars, performance duty vehicles and ultra performance vehicles.
Centric continually innovates significant improvements to brake technology for the street and track, having earned four patents along the way. Centric’s brake pads, such as the PosiQuiet line of premium Metallic, Ceramic and Extended Wear formulas, provide superior performance, quality and value.
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SOFRONAS SCORES SCCA SPEED WORLD CHALLENGE WIN AT LONG BEACH IN PORSCHE WITH STOPTECH TROPHY BRAKES
Los Angeles (April 20, 2009) – James Sofronas captured his second career SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge win by closing out the 35th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday with a commanding first place finish. Sofronas took the lead by the second lap of the race and never let it go in his No. 14 Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911 GT3 equipped with StopTech’s new Trophy Brake System.
“This victory in Long Beach was all about the StopTech brakes,” Sofronas stated from the podium during the award ceremony next to the winding track that ran all weekend through downtown Long Beach, California. “I owe this race to StopTech. The brakes did what I needed, when I needed it.” StopTech is Centric Parts’ ultra performance division and a leading innovator of world-class brake components and systems for production-based racing cars and high performance vehicles on the street and track
Long Beach was the second stop for the 2009 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Series. The season kicked off last month at Sebring, Florida. That event featured the premier of StopTech’s Trophy Brake Systems which earned the company’s CEO and Sofronas’ teammate on GMG Racing , Dino Crescentini, a pole position start after clocking the fastest lap during the qualifying round.
“StopTech’s Trophy Brake Systems have helped GMG Racing’s Porsches earn either a pole position or podium start for each race of the season so far,” noted Crescentini. “It is still early in the season, but it is nice to see GMG Racing get a running start with StopTech.” Crescentini was unable to pursue a repeat performance in Long Beach after a mechanical issue lead to his vehicle crashing out during an earlier practice session.
Trophy Big Brake Kits feature ultra-lightweight racing calipers in four- or six-piston configurations providing a 20-percent weight reduction without sacrificing stiffness or performance. Full floating versions of StopTech’s patented AeroRotor/AeroHat two-piece rotors eliminate pad knock-back and increase cooling airflow by 15% for consistent performance and pedal feedback under the unique combination of hard cornering and braking found on the track. Trophy BBKs are billed as making no compromises found on hybrid systems designed for both street and track.
StopTech is Centric Parts’ ultra performance division and a leading innovator of world-class brake components and systems for production-based racing cars and high performance vehicles on the street and track. StopTech was the first to offer balanced brake upgrades for production cars and remains the worldwide leader with more than 700 platform offerings to dramatically improve overall braking performance. StopTech’s industry leading technologies and materials, from rock-solid calipers to ingeniously efficient heat-handling rotors, result in shorter stopping distances, better brake modulation, and less brake fade.
Posiquiet Brake Pads
PosiQuiet brake friction features either precision cut or shaved backing plates and mechanically attached shims; these small details ensure proper fitment in the caliper and virtually eliminate noise associated with pad vibration. In addition to these features Centric Parts has added a scorching process to all of its PosiQuiet brake pads. This additional process forces any impurities out of the friction material and pre-burnishes the pads to greatly accelerate the break-in process.
Centric Premium Brake Pads
- 100% scorched for easy bed-in.
- 100% shimmed.
- Linear response both cold and hot; never “grabby.”
- Quiet Engineered™ to reduce noise
- Less dust than factory NAO pads or harsh aftermarket semi-met materials.
C-Tek Brake Pads
C-Tek brake pads feature a specially formulated metallic friction compound and are available for most applications import and domestic.
Street Performance Brake Friction
StopTech Street Performance brake Pads are engineered to meet the
demands of high performance driving situations while maintaining their ability to work in normal driving conditions. StopTech brake pads combine the benefits of premium street brake pads with aggressive friction formulas suitable for track day and autocross use. Para-Aramid composites deliver optimum stopping performance over a wide temperature range and are specially formulated to deliver linear response in both cold and hot conditions. All StopTech Brake pads are 100% positive molded and include OE designed shims to eliminate noise associated with brake pad vibration. In addition each StopTech brake pad is scorched to remove any impurities in the friction material. While this does not eliminate the need to bed-in new pads it does provide improved stopping power right out of the box.
Original Equipment Brake Pads
Centric Parts carries a complete line of Original Equipment brake pads. We source all O.E. friction from leading suppliers including Sumitomo, Nissin, Textar, Pagid, DanBlock and Jurid. Each pad is manufactured utilizing O.E. processes and materials.
- O.E.M. or O.E.M. equivalent material formulations
- Fine blank backing plates for proper caliper fitment.
- Notched for shims.
- Correct hardware installed including sensor wires.
- 100% Positive Molded
Centric Premium Brake Disc
Centric premium rotors feature a double disc ground, taper free finish. Double disc grinding ensures parallelism, eliminates run out and provides near perfect disc thickness variation (DTV). Double disc grinding leaves a non-directional finish on the friction surface area for more effective pad-rotor break in. This special finish also provides quieter and smoother stops.
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