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Ceramics keep supersonic record challenger cool

Cooling a 135,000bhp, 1,000mph car poses critical challenges for safety and performance that now, just six months ahead of the first run, the Bloodhound team is looking to solveAs the build of Bloodhound SSC gains momentum and a planned UK test in Newquay is just months away, engineers are increasingly looking at the detail design challenges to help them push the car to 1,000mph and above. These include the issues of cooling the tightly-packaged Rocket engine together with ensuring the volatile HTP (High Test Peroxide) doesn’t decompose before it reaches the rocket chamber and in effect,

Jordan selects Zircotec ceramic coating for Austin A40 Historic Touring Car

Performance and period look leads crack historic race team to pick Zircotec for its 1958 Austin A40A blend of increased performance coupled with a period look has led Mike Jordan to specify Zircotec’s ThermoHold® thermal barrier coating for its Austin A40 historic touring car. The ability to squeeze more performance from the 1293cc A Series engine and ensuring a more period look under the bonnet led Jordan to use Zircotec and follows the use on both the Ford GT40 he prepared and son Andrew’s BTCC MG6. “Historic racing is very competitive and we are looking for every opportunity to get

Zircotec secures further volume OEM orders for motorcycle-specific exhaust coatings

Aesthetic and durability characteristics see ceramic finish selected over paint for two new special edition European market motorcycles.Plasma-spray specialist Zircotec has secured a further two key orders for its Endurance Range ceramic coating developed for motorcycles. Applied using Zircotec’s proprietary process, the improved durability and aesthetic attributes have led to two orders of over 2,000 units, highlighting the increases in capacity the firm has achieved in the past 18 months. “Motorcycle manufacturers have come to Zircotec seeking contemporary exhaust finishes that will

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