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Asphalt -Terry Johns wins the Tighe Hillclimb Series (Australia) setting several lap records in the process. Terry also won the "Best Sports Car" award. -ACME Racing wins a 1-2 championship MSA. #19 Trent Stephens is 2011 Champ and #49 Lou Ciccone/Dave Shullick Jr. share 2nd -2010 Champ Dennis Long wins the 2011 CMS Late Model championship.



Drag Racing -Matt Hagan is the 2011 NHRA Funny Car champion. Congratulations to Matt and the entire Die Hard crew on an outstanding season. -Perennial champ John Urist wins a record 7th NMRA SSO championship



Dirt Late Model -"Superman" Jonathan Davenport in the BWRC house car wins over $50,000 in October including the Raye Vest Memorial and Cotton' Pickin' 100. Jonathan also won $10,000 on Friday and placed 3rd Saturday at the WoO Lowes Food World Finals. -The "Prodigy" Brady Smith leads every lap of the Legendary 100 -Ronnie Lee Hollingsworth wins the 7th annual Bama Brawl



Modified Shannon Scott and the Henryetta Ford team finish a record season! -NASCAR Whelen Dirt Series DivII Champion -Outlaw Motor Speedway track champion -26 wins in 51 starts for 2011 -Jamie Mills wins the 2011 Delaware State Dirt Track Championship -Ryan Godown wins the $10,000 Coalcracker 100



Open Wheel Dirt -Tony Rossi is the 2011 Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Assoc. Champion, his fourth RMMRA championship.



Off Road Racing -Brad Prout wins Man of The Mountain fast lap and overall win at the Milbrodale Classic -Brad Prout wins the Taupo 1000, the longest race in the southern hemisphere -2010 AORC Champions Dave Fellows and Peter Kittle Motorsports repeat with a 2011 AORC championship

Trouble Shooting Tips

SYMPTOM - CHECK THE FOLLOWING:

UNEVEN PAD WEAR

1. CALIPERS NOT MOUNTED SQUARE TO ROTOR

2. STICKING PISTON IN CALIPER

BRAKE DRAG

1. PRESSURE IN SYSTEM FROM RESIDUAL VALVE

2. LACK OF FREE PLAY IN BRAKE PEDAL LINKAGE

3. CALIPERS NOT MOUNTED SQUARE TO ROTOR

4. EXCESSIVE ROTOR RUN OUT

5. SILICONE BRAKE FLUID PRESENT

6. MOUNTING BRACKETS WEAK OR DEFLECTING

EXCESSIVE PEDAL TRAVEL

1. MASTER CYL MOUNTED LOWER THAN CALIPERS

2. AIR TRAPPED IN FLUID

3. MASTER CYLINDER TOO SMALL

4. PEDAL RATIO TOO HIGH

5. CALIPERS NOT MOUNTED SQUARE TO THE ROTORS

6. SPINDLE DEFLECTION CAUSING PISTON KNOCKBACK

7. WARPED ROTORS

PEDAL DROPS DURING A RACE

1. FLUID BOILING FROM:

A. BRAKE DRAG

B. OLD BRAKE FLUID

C. INSUFFICIENT ROTOR SIZE OR DUCTING CAUSING OVERHEAT

2. LEAK IN HYDRAULICS

3. MASTER CYL. FAILURE

CAR PULLS

1. FROZEN PISTON IN CALIPER

2. OIL ON BRAKE LININGS

3. CASTER ALIGNMENT OUT

4. MISMATCHED PADS

5. DIFFERENT PISTON SIZES IN CALIPERS

PEDAL OSCILLATES

1. EXCESSIVE ROTOR RUN OUT OR NOT PARALLEL

2. LOOSE WHEEL BEARING

3. LINING TRANSFER TO ROTOR

4. TIRE FLAT SPOTTED

5. CRACKED ROTOR

EXCESSIVE PEDAL EFFORT

1. PEDAL RATIO TOO LOW

2. MASTER CYLINDER TOO LARGE

3. CALIPERS TOO SMALL

4. PAD MATERIAL NOT AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH

5. FROZEN PISTON IN CALIPER

6. BRAKE PAD FADE

7. ROTOR DIA. TOO SMALL

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