Wabco continues as braking technology partner for Tata Motors’ T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship

Wabco, the global supplier of technologies and services that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, will continue its partnership with Tata Motors’ T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship for the third year in a row.

Wabco will continue to be the official braking technology partner to India’s premier truck racing event, introduced in 2014. Tata Motors will host Season 3 of its Championship on March 20, 2016 at the Buddh International Formula 1 Circuit in Greater Noida, India.

For the first time in its history, the championship will feature two races called ‘Super Class’ specifically with drivers from India to help promote truck driving in the country. In addition, the racing event will continue to showcase experienced international drivers as part of two ‘Pro Class’ races representing six teams and 12 of Tata Motors’ state-of-the-art Prima Model 4038.S trucks.

As in previous years, Wabco will provide all competing trucks with a range of innovative products drawn from its portfolio of industry-leading safety and efficiency technologies, including its high-performance air management system and Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) in addition to high-output, modular compressor technology, advanced air actuation systems, Integrated Pedal Unit (IPU) and other braking components.  

“Over the past 50 years Wabco has provided industry-leading safety and efficiency technologies to Tata Motors,” said P Kaniappan, vice-president, Wabco India. “We joined Tata Motors when the company launched India’s premier truck racing event. We are excited to demonstrate the high performance of our products in one of the most challenging operating environments for heavy duty trucks – on the race track.”

“Wabco has been a trusted partner to Tata Motors for decades,” said Ravi Pisharody, executive director, Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors. “We greatly value Wabco’s world-class engineering capabilities and advanced technologies that help to improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of Tata trucks on both the race track and on roads across India.”