NEW ADDITION FOR DBA

A long-awaited track pad has been added to the DBA Performance Friction range

Having led the market in producing high quality brake rotors for decades, Disc Brake Australia (DBA) says that more recently, it has also become “synonymous with OE-replacement and Performance brake pads.”

As with its brake rotor program and setting DBA apart from other players in the market, the company explains it has created an easy to understand, somewhat self-explaining system of product tiers, being Street Performance and Xtreme Performance.

Sitting underneath the Performance range is the Street Series line of pads, offering an OEreplacement option for virtually every vehicle in the Australian market.

Across its entire range, DBA says it is committed to offering the best possible pad design, including friction material, to best deliver the required performance properties.

Street Performance is the entry level to DBA’s range of performance pads. This range is aimed at drivers seeking notably improved braking characteristics over traditional OE brake pads.

Forming the next step up from the Street Series, the Street Performance pads were developed to provide an immediate and effective friction response to pedal application, exclusively using a semi-metallic formulation.

Like their Street Series counterparts, they feature application-specific NVH shims, slots and chamfers for less vibration and noise. They also undergo thermal scorching for extra durability.

The next level up is Xtreme Performance. These pads are recommended for drivers seeking high initial bite and friction consistency from low to high temperatures.

The range is best suited for heavy duty applications, where higher friction levels are required to safely brake under extreme conditions. Exclusively using a semi-metallic carbon fibre composition, these pads are scorched for extra durability and feature application-specific slots and shims.

Finally, the Race Performance pads are the new kid on the block, aimed at track, sprint and circuit racing, where temperatures consistently reach 350°C or higher.

The friction material is enhanced with carbon fibre for ultimate strength and offers stable, prolonged performance at extreme temperatures, says DBA.

With a limited application release and available through selected dealers only, DBA says this highend, high-performance pad will withstand the most gruelling race situations. Due to its temperature requirements as well as its ‘bite characteristics’ it is not suitable for street driving.

An interesting and rather helpful feature is that the signature colours of DBA’s performance

X-1R: THE POWER TO DELIVER

Powerful and proven lubricants, used by NASA

The X-1R Corporation is celebrating its twentyeighth anniversary of supplying products to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The company reports that it is, of course, very proud of the relationship with NASA, stating that after all they are probably the most prestigious engineering organisation in the world.

Those behind X-1R explain that NASA chooses to exclusively use the X-1R range of products to lubricate its massive machines and also its entire fleet of vehicles, simply because “our products have proven to be the very best available.”

In today’s ever shifting business environment, Burg Design – national distributor for X-1R – says it is nice to know there is one company which has managed to stay ahead of all competition, and maintain the quality and efficiency of its products to a level that actually exceeds the requirements set by NASA.

Those behind X-1R Corporation state that “we have been able to prove time and time again that our products provide protection that is far superior to any other lubricants in the market. It is because of this that we continue supplying our products to one of the most prestigious engineering companies in the world for more than 28 years.”

The X-1R story with NASA actually began way back in the 1990s, when the Kennedy Space Centre needed an extraordinary lubrication solution, (not yet formulated), for the heaviest lift vehicle in the world, the mammoth NASA Mobile Launch Crawler.

At that time, NASA turned to X-1R – the same company that so many successful NASCAR race teams had reportedly already discovered.

After a multi-million dollar research and development program and rigorous testing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre, X-1R says its lubricants “were proven to provide the best lubricants on the market and have become an integral part of NASA’s preventative maintenance program for the past 28 years.” brake pads (Street Performance = green, Xtreme Performance = orange, and Race Performance = red) align with the THGP paint markings on DBA’s 4000 Series and 5000 Series performance rotors. It is recommended to choose the DBA performance brake pad matching the respective rotor paint marking equivalent to the temperature threshold of your driving style.

For more information on the colour coding of DBA’s THGP paint markings please visit www.dba.com.au/resource/tghp-thermo-graphicheat-paint/

DBA explains that all of its brake pads have been designed from the ground up as the perfect match with DBA’s long-established and trusted range of brake rotors, providing the same level of quality, performance and safety.

The exhaustive pads range covers more than 95 percent of vehicles on Australian roads and offers options to suit all driving needs, from daily drivers to four-wheel drives and days out on the track. As a result, DBA says it is able to offer a pad and rotor combination to suit your needs.

For more information, visit www.dba.com.au/best-mates or call 1800 730 039.

X-1 R Performance Products are the only lubricants ever to be inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame and to be Certified Space Technology products .

X-1R says the reason for this is simple, stating, “we are proven in the laboratory, proven in space, proven in industry, proven in high seas, proven on the race tracks, but most importantly, proven in everyday cars like the ones we all drive.”

For further information, contact the National Distributor Burg Design Australia on 03 9555 9277 or sales@burgdesign.com.au