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Brakes seem like simple enough devices: they stop the car. Whether this happens with traditional brake rotors and pads, a hybrid's battery-charging generator, or the drag from an air brake, the underlying physics are the same: kinetic energy is being sapped from the car and converted into an alternate type of energy. With a hybrid, that energy gets stored in a battery for later use, but with traditional brake pads, that energy gets converted to heat. The study of brakes is really the study of transfer of energy.

This article is to address the concerns regarding the use of cross-drilled in street vehicles on the track or road course.