Raybestos Designated Friction for IRL

Raybestos brand brakes have been named the “preferred competition brake friction” for both the Indy Racing League’s IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights.

Published: April 8, 2008

The designation is for all road and street course races run through 2009.

As part of the partnership, the Raybestos Road and Street Course Challenge will award a cash payout to all street or road course race winners throughout the season: $5,000 per race in the IndyCar Series and $2,500 per race in Firestone Indy Lights. In addition, Raybestos will award $25,000 to the IndyCar Series driver who achieves the best average finishing position across all 2008 road/street course events; the season-long Firestone Indy Lights award is $10,000. (Tire Review/Akron)

TIA applauds EPA study on crumb rubber infill for sports

The study concluded that differences in measurements between players using fields with crumb rubber infill and those using grass fields were negligible.

By Christian Hinton

Published: May 14, 2024

A recent federal study, led by multiple agencies, has delivered findings regarding chemical exposure among sport players on synthetic turf fields with crumb rubber infill. The research, hailed as the largest of its kind in the United States, provides strong evidence backing the safety and environmental benefits of recycled rubber, TIA says.