DeTomaso Mailing List: October 99, Message #18

In a message dated 9/30/99 9:38:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
pantera@pobox.com writes:

<< The ceramic will still get hot, but it can get much hotter but not suffer
 the effects of a hot steel rotor like warpage and galding.  You can also
 use a more agressive brake pad material without cutting up the rotor. >>

That makes a lot more sense.  If the rotor didn't accept any heat, the brakes 
wouldn't work.  I believe the Ceramic rotors have a very high thermal 
difusivity.  They can take lot's of heat and also shed heat very quickly. 

Tim Tullio