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Raybestos Police Braking System Showcased at 2009 Police Fleet Expo

Brand uses TrackTech event at the Milwaukee Mile as proving ground.

MCHENRY, Ill. – Raybestos’ state-of-the-art police braking system was featured on a fleet of Crown Victorias and Ford Mustangs circling the Milwaukee Mile at the TrackTech Event held Aug. 20 as part of the 6th Annual Police Fleet Expo in Milwaukee, Wis.
    
Nearly 400 Police Fleet professionals attended the three-day expo, which started with the TrackTech festivities. Outfitted with components of the Raybestos brand Police System, the vehicles allowed industry professionals to test drive and experience firsthand the advantages of the aftermarket’s first complete police-specific brake system.
    
The Crown Victoria was equipped with the full Raybestos Police system — police disc brake pads, rotors and calipers – and executed threshold braking exercises on pit row, while the Mustang racecars were outfitted with Raybestos Police Friction and ran on the interior road course to replicate the stresses placed on a police vehicle’s brakes during high-intensity driving. After nearly four hours of abusive driving, the Raybestos Police pads, rotors and calipers performed as well on the final round of exercises as it did on the first, according to the company.
    
“Today was a great opportunity for fleet managers and technicians to experience the superiority of Raybestos brake products,” said Ronnie Faison, Raybestos Police technical consultant and former equipment superintendent for the North Carolina Highway Patrol. “This system performs unlike anything else in the fleet industry and its advantages were obvious to everyone in attendance.”
    
In addition to behind-the-wheel opportunities, the TrackTech event also featured technical seminars highlighting the specifics of the Raybestos Police System, driving modules and simulators, police motorcycles from Harley-Davidson Motor Co., state-of-the-art Police vehicles from departments all across the country, and a catered lunch sponsored by NuCap Industries Inc. The event also featured NASCAR Cup cars outfitted with Raybestos brand racing friction giving high-speed rides around the one-mile track.
    

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