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Originally Posted by Dean
Look at the many NASCAR series... As far as I know, they are all running under a 12" rotor.(11.75"x1.25" I believe is most common). Do any of us really think we in our weekend warrior roles can hold a candle to the demands they put on their brakes? Other series run even smaller diameter brakes. If bigger was better, don't you think some series somewhere would run them?
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Dean,
Cup teams use small diameter rotors because NASCAR mandates a maximum wheel diameter of 15"; their packaging constraints within such a small wheel are what limit them to relatively small braking systems compared to what teams in most road racing series use.