AP Racing to supply Radi-CAL™ calipers for Venom F5 hypercar

AP Racing announces an agreement to supply its performance forged aluminium mono-bloc Radi-CAL™ six piston front and four piston rear calipers to the all-new Hennessey Performance  Venom F5 hypercar.

Set to become the world’s fastest production car on record, the $2.1 million Venom F5 delivers 1,817HP at 8,000rpm and packs 1,617Nm (1,193lb-ft) of torque. The hypercar features the most powerful production road car engine ever made, a 6.6 litre twin-turbocharged Hennessey built V8.

In a car with this level of power, there can be no compromise with the braking system. AP Racing is therefore suppling its forged aluminium mono-bloc Radi-CAL™ bespoke 6-piston calipers for the front wheels and 4-piston calipers for the rear, to guarantee world-leading performance.

John Hennessey, founder and CEO of Hennessey Performance, commented: “We have engineered the Venom F5 to be a decathlete of the road, so it's critical that our new hypercar stops just as well as it goes! With 1,817 hp and a target top speed in excess of 300 mph, the high-quality calipers from AP Racing will ensure that the F5 is recognised among some of the world’s most capable and respected high-performance vehicles.”

David Hamblin, managing director at AP Racing, commented: “The launch of the much-anticipated Venom F5 is an exciting end to 2020 and we’re proud to be playing our part. The hypercar is competing at the highest level for the crown of the world’s fastest production road car and what better accolade than to be selected to provide stopping power for such an engineering masterpiece.”

The F5 will complete top speed testing in the first half of 2021 at the NASA Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida. The team aims to exceed 500kph (311mph) on a two-way validated speed run using a production specification car.

NOTE: AP Racing is a world leader in the technology and manufacture of competition and performance brake and clutch systems. For more information contact AP Racing technical sections via either e-mail address: racetech@apracing.co.uk / roadtech@apracing.co.uk

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