Carbotech Performance Brakes

What Carbotech Performance Brakes does

Carbotech Performance Brakes is a Concord, North Carolina-based manufacturer of high-performance brake pads and brake shoes, founded in 1996 as Carbotech Brakes, LLC. The company specializes in proprietary Ceramic Kevlar friction materials, positioning itself as the only manufacturer with a complete line of Ceramic Kevlar compounds spanning street, autocross, and track applications. Its product portfolio includes a tiered set of compounds: the 1521 street compound (ambient to 800°F), the AX6 autocross compound (50°F–1000°F+), the XP8 through XP24 racing series (peaking at 2000°F+ fade resistance), the RP2 endurance racing compound, and the 913 brake shoe compound (Carbotech Kelated Metallic).

The company's commercial model is direct-to-consumer hardware sales, supplemented by custom manufacturing services for non-catalogued vehicles and a "pre-bedding" service that ships pads competition-ready. Orders are taken via the company's website product search tool (which feeds an offline transaction), toll-free and local phone lines, and email, with the Concord facility serving as the single headquarters and primary fulfillment site. The customer base is fragmented across street performance, autocross, and professional motorsport users, with motorsport racing identified as the primary segment; the company participates in SCCA contingency programs as its principal channel-level marketing effort. The named leadership is minimal: Mike Puskar, Jr. serves as Director of Product and Darla Wilk as Business Manager, and the company reports 1–10 employees. No patents, trademarks, external funding rounds, or M&A activity are disclosed.

Name

Carbotech Performance Brakes

Legal name

Carbotech Brakes, LLC

Website

https://ctbrakes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Carbotech Performance Brakes is a Concord, NC-based manufacturer of proprietary Ceramic Kevlar brake pads and shoes, selling direct-to-consumer to street, autocross, and professional motorsport customers across a tiered compound lineup.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performance Brake Components

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing (33634), Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing (336340)

SIC

Motorcycles, Bicycles & Parts (3751)

akta.pro primary industry

Brake Friction & Rotors (Pads/Shoes/Discs/Drums) (IMACAIAE)

Keywords

• High-performance brake pads
• Ceramic kevlar friction materials
• Racing brake compounds
• Performance brake shoes
• Custom brake solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Performance Brake Products: Sale of high-performance brake pads, brake shoes, and related brake components. Products are categorized by application: street use (1521 compound), autocross (AX6), performance/racing (XP series), and endurance racing (RP2).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Carbotech manufactures and sells high-performance brake pads and brake shoes built from proprietary Ceramic Kevlar and Carbon friction compounds. The catalog spans application-specific compounds — 1521 for street, AX6 for autocross, the XP8/XP10/XP12/XP20/XP24 racing line, RP2 for endurance racing, and 913 for brake shoes — and includes custom pad/shoe manufacturing for unique vehicles and a pre-bedding service for competition-ready pads.

Product overview

Carbotech Performance Brakes is a manufacturer of high-performance brake pads and brake shoes for street, autocross, and racing applications. The company offers a portfolio of friction compounds ranging from the 1521 street compound for daily driving to the XP24 pinnacle racing compound for professional competition. Their core technology is Ceramic Kevlar friction materials, which they claim provides superior release and modulation characteristics compared to traditional semi-metallic compounds. The product line includes specific compounds for different use cases: 1521 for street use only, AX6 for autocross, XP8 through XP24 for various racing applications, RP2 for endurance racing, and 913 for brake shoes. Additionally, Carbotech offers custom brake pad and shoe manufacturing for vehicles without standard applications, and pre-bedding services for competition-ready products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• XP10 fade resistance exceeds 1475°F (801°C), maintaining high performance under extreme racing conditions
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CTBrakes
• YouTubeyoutube.com/CTBrakes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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