Is this Chris B. from Stillen / Brake Pro's, or coincidentally a Chris B. that works directly for AP?
In either case, nice to meet you ... or ... nice to hear from you again.
In case there was any confusion, when I stated...
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Originally Posted by Gary_C
The minority in this instance are the top brands who are truly world class manufacturers...
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...I was indeed referring to who the braking industry considers their "Big 3", Brembo, Alcon, AP.
( BTW...that's just alphabetical order. Promise! )
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Originally Posted by AP Racing - Chris_B
Similarly, Brembo sells components to Race Technologies in the USA, who then develop and produce GT kits. This is a very capable and reputable company that has tons of experience in this area. I understand they also work closely with the home base in Italy before releasing anything to production. <-- Gary, correct me if I'm wrong here.
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I do have to correct you actually.
Race Technologies does not develop or produce any brake systems at all.
We are a partner company to Brembo, controlling the High Performance division in North America and acting as their eyes and ears to the market. Our position is to handle the product distribution, customer service and overall direction of the program. As far as the development of the actual systems goes, or involvement goes on "PAUSE" after we request a system for a specific vehicle model based on the demand and market research for a particular vehicle model. We are put back into "PLAY" after the system is engineered, approved, and the components are manufactured by Brembo then delivered to our facility in Costa Mesa. We have a staff in-house that is 100% trained by Brembo that handles the final stages of quality control and kit assembly. Each component is hand picked, assembled, and packaged based on a specific build sheet that is submitted by Brembo for each application part #. This build sheet has 3 stages of redundancy and is hand signed by each person involved. This ensures build quality and is included with every every system as authenticity of a TRUE Brembo GT (Gran Turismo), or Brembo GTR (Race) system.
This was an intentional decision and subsequent actions made more than 8 years old to protect the brand integrity and end confusion with the number of 3rd party made systems that were constructed using Brembo calipers, but not approved or endorsed by Brembo. Many of these types of systems were marketed to the consumer with the "Brembo" name, but came nowhere near the engineering standards or build quality of a true Brembo product. Many resulted in failures that ended up in the hands of Brembo North America due to the name painted across the face of the caliper. Today when you purchase a Brembo GT system, you are receiving exactly what
Brembo engineered and designed for your specific vehicle application. Each kit has a specific part #, and each machined component has a part # and serial # to verify authenticity. Our current customer satisfaction is outstanding with nearly a 0% defect or failure rate.