Having raced production race cars for over 4 decades, Team Sahlen knows what it’s like to deal with street cars in racing applications.  No matter how much you try to make enhancements, you will always be dealing with a piece of equipment that was meant for driving on the street, not for racing around the track.  This is never more evident than in the braking system.

Team Sahlen Driver Joe Nonnamaker shared his thoughts – “I remember the days in the 80s and 90s, when one of the key skills in driving a production race car was keeping from bending your brake pad backers.  What I wouldn’t have done to have had the Hard Brakes component back in those days.  I know that the Hard Brake will certainly provide us with a fantastic opportunity to still have great brakes at the end of the race.”

Added Team Manager Jay Chapman – “We had not raced in the Continental Tire Series for a few years, so stepping back into this world, we knew that there would be some new things to learn.  When Hard Brakes reached out and contacted us, I was excited to learn about their product, since we knew this would be a problem with production based race cars.  We have been very happy with the product and its useful assistance in Endurance racing application where continued stopping power is crucial.”

Hard Brakes proven system will improve your braking performance, extend the life of your brake components, reduce brake maintenance and save you money. This inexpensive product installs in minutes and will last forever.

Hard Brakes titanium brake heat shields are a quick, affordable and guaranteed method for managing your brake heat.  They fit between your brake pad and brake caliper pistons to form a thermal barrier that protects your caliper and fluid from excess heat. Hard Brakes heat shields are used by top professional racing teams in many racing series including SPEED World Challenge and Rolex Grand-Am.

The Proven benefits of Hard Brake heat shields for you are:

• Longer life for your brake pads.  Top drivers know that as brake pads wear down they start to lose their  "feel" because they transmit more heat to the brake fluids and because the caliper piston needs to travel further.  Why throw away half-used pads when you can extend their life with our titanium heat shields to make up for the lost brake pad materials?  For less than the cost of a single set of brake pads you can extend the life of all of your pads now and in the future.
• More consistent braking on the track. Hard Brake shims help prevent the loss of braking power that occurs when brake fluid starts to overheat or even boil, a phenomenon known as "brake fade" that can cause catastrophic and sudden brake failure.  Hundreds of race drivers have verified for us that our heat shields allow them to stay out on the track longer and push their car to the limits harder than without them.
• Lower maintenance costs. Hard Brake heat shields have been proven to extend the life of your brake caliper components, including dust boots, caliper seals, piston surfaces and of course brake fluid.  Why spend time and money repairing, rebuilding or replacing these when our simple product can reduce the maintenance intervals?
• Improved Safety. Racers need every edge to push their car to the 10/10^ths limit and be competitive.  Hard Brake heat shields help protect you from dangerous and expensive off-road mishaps as you push the envelope of your car's capabilities.*

These titanium brake shields have a small fraction of the thermal conductivity of steel or aluminum materials used for brake pads and calipers, and provide a critical thermal barrier between your glowing hot rotors and your precious hydraulic brake fluids. They give your track car the same proven brake heat mitigation materials used by major performance brake manufacturers like Brembo and top teams in Formula One and NASCAR, for a small fraction of the cost. Hard Brakes only use top-grade 6Al-4V titanium alloy for maximum thermal protection, structural integrity and corrosion resistance.

Hard Brakes backing plates are precision engineered and machined to exacting specifications. Each shield is designed to provide maximum coverage of the brake pad surface, providing protection against both conduction and radiant heat transfer.  They can be installed in minutes using the same tools you use to change your brake pads. Hard Brake shields have been track tested and proven on a wide range of race cars and tracks.  This is inexpensive insurance to help protect you from possible brake failure and a costly repair bill, or worse.

Hard Brakes have focused their catalog primarily on the most powerful, effective and widely used high-performance track cars driven by demanding drivers. If you can't find your car or racing caliper model here, contact them to see about adding it to their catalog.  Hard Brakes can usually have new models available within a few weeks.  They usually recommend getting protection for your front axle first, as that is where most of the heat from braking is usually generated.  For severe brake heat conditions you should consider getting heat shields for both front and rear axles.

Hard Brakes provides several different series of brake heat shield technologies to meet every racer's needs, from the budget-conscious casual racer up to the top tier race teams. Not every series is available for every application.

Hard Brakes
931 W 75th St. - Suite 137 #108
Naperville, IL 60565

Email :

service@hardbrakes.com

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www.hardbrakes.com

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