SLR - Glowing discs under braking

[SL55 AMG]

I just found this image and thought id share it with everyone, its amazing!!
Hope you enjoy it as much as i did

http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/501/65SLR.jpg

its small but SWEET! :D

[altezza]

wow, that's very cool
thanks for the pic!

is this pic taken during the testing stage?

[yg60m]

Thank you ! Hard tests :)

[altedza]

very interesting! does anything know anything about this?

[5vz-fe]

Wow, just like F1............I hope it last longer than the F1 Mclaren tho LOL

[altedza]

Wow, just like F1............I hope it last longer than the F1 Mclaren tho LOL

explain.

[SPEEDKILLAR]

Sweeeeeet, thanks.

[cho_888]

that is a nice, not many road cars light up like that. Is it the carbon that does it? Cause i was talking to my cusin who is a track driver and he says he dosnt see red brakes on road cars.

[toprpm]

Oh man ...i didn't know that someone was taking a pic of me ..looooooool :twisted:

nice man thanks for it ......

[Fleischmann]

Damn...that looks really cool. I didn't know that they fit such a mechanism in the SLR. Any more pics of it ??

[st-anger]

:arrow: more pics (http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/d/57447)

there´s a six page article in the previous AMS issue, a comparision between 300 SLR Uhlenhaut-Coupé and SLR McLaren, very nice and good read, unfortunately in german only...

[tekwar]

why would you try to get your brakes to glow it ruins them :roll: but if i was a track driver i would do that just for show :twisted:

[tigerx]

great pic for a wallpaper, too bad it's so small

[sentra_dude]

why would you try to get your brakes to glow it ruins them :roll: but if i was a track driver i would do that just for show :twisted:

It doesn't ruin the brakes, the SLR has ceramic brakes, they are made to take abuse and it it normal for them to glow when you are under hard braking, its how they disipate heat.

Cool pic btw.

[Silvia_Drift]

Damn...that looks really cool. I didn't know that they fit such a mechanism in the SLR. Any more pics of it ??

What is this mechanism you speak of? The brakes on that SLR are glowing because of the heat created by heavy braking. This is not some ricer glowy shit. Why would they put that on a SLR?

[SPEEDKILLAR]

Damn...that looks really cool. I didn't know that they fit such a mechanism in the SLR. Any more pics of it ??

What is this mechanism you speak of? The brakes on that SLR are glowing because of the heat created by heavy braking. This is not some ricer glowy shit. Why would they put that on a SLR?


Ehhmmm, I'll try to answer your questions, first of all, they are ceramic(a special material) that can take abuse far more better than conventional brakes. And no, that's not some ricer glowy shit...that's very expensive material that is more worth than a ricer's car.

[No.1]

^^^^^^^^^^^

LOL :lol:

Oh well... at least he know for the future :wink:

[SPEEDKILLAR]

^^^^Yeah, I also was suprised, I thought that he had to be kidding me :shock: :lol:

[sentra_dude]

Damn...that looks really cool. I didn't know that they fit such a mechanism in the SLR. Any more pics of it ??

What is this mechanism you speak of? The brakes on that SLR are glowing because of the heat created by heavy braking. This is not some ricer glowy shit. Why would they put that on a SLR?


Ehhmmm, I'll try to answer your questions, first of all, they are ceramic(a special material) that can take abuse far more better than conventional brakes. And no, that's not some ricer glowy shit...that's very expensive material that is more worth than a ricer's car.

I didn't know that they fit such a mechanism in the SLR

Are you talking about the wing? That wing is there to increase downforce and to increase drag, to help the car brake more effectively, and it only comes up when you hit the brake pedal.

Talking about the expense...the Enzo has carbon-ceramic brake discs, and a set of 4 cost $24,000, but I'm sure the SLR uses less expensive ones.

[SPEEDKILLAR]

Are you talking about the wing? That wing is there to increase downforce and to increase drag, to help the car brake more effectively, and it only comes up when you hit the brake pedal.


When you hit the brake pedal Hard and at high speed, not every time you brake, that would be useless.

[oantob]

that brakes turns to red because the hard braking and the fraction between the disc and the brake pads on braking from high speed...IMO :roll:

[bmagni]

the pic looks cool, i bet they were going hella fast

[No.1]

fraction between the disc and the brake pads on bra :roll:

Surely you mean friction :wink:

[Fleischmann]

Damn...that looks really cool. I didn't know that they fit such a mechanism in the SLR. Any more pics of it ??

What is this mechanism you speak of? The brakes on that SLR are glowing because of the heat created by heavy braking. This is not some ricer glowy shit. Why would they put that on a SLR?

Damn...then I'm even more impressed. They must be under ENORMOUS pressure to make it glow like that from the heat.

[Toronto]

yes this is caused by the heat the breaks, roads can have that happen to it, and if you watch lemans races, you can see the same thing

[DMbaseball1604]

Thats a really cool pic, all the info about the brakes is pretty interesting too..thanks!

[tanelvali]

Enjoy this sight of burning discs. After soem time all cars will be equipped with ceramic brakediscs.. just give 10 or 20 years more time to car industry..