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Follow on Google News | Ceramic coatings cool classic Camaro in long distance race and rally eventZircoFlex® flexible ceramic heat shield offers protection over long distance competitive event
By: Zircotec The answer came from thermal management specialists Zircotec. The Oxfordshire firm offers a range of technologies to keep road and race cars cool including ZircoFlex®, a flexible ceramic-backed aluminium that can cut, folded and bent to shape. The material, just 0.25mm thick can reduce surface temperatures by 64 percent. In triple layer format, protection increases to lower it by 84 percent. “The V8 in the Camaro generates a lot of heat,” says Wood. “With so much time in the car in race suits, we wanted to keep the cockpit as cool as possible and decided to fit the foil to the bulkhead and floor where the exhaust is routed.” According to Wood and driver Stuart Scott, ZircoFlex significantly lowered the cockpit temperatures to ensure the car was more comfortable and safer for the drivers. “The first ever application of Zircotec® was to lower cockpit temperatures in a rally car,” says Zircotec’s sales director Peter Whyman. “With ZircoFlex we have a solution that is affordable that club and national competitors can receive protection that was previously the domain of professional teams.” In the event the Camaro performed beyond expectations and secured a podium beating a number of the more nimble and suitable Porsche 911s. “It is a great car to drive and now a much more comfortable one too,” concludes Wood. End
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