Editing Disc brake (section)

===First impact in racing===
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| image1    =Jaguar C TYPE dutch licence registration AE-19-27 pic08.jpg
| caption1  =Jaguar C TYPE similar to the 1953 "24 Heures du Mans" winner
| image2    =Citroen DS 19 (c.late 1950s) (16575063556).jpg 
| caption2  =Citroën DS 19 
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The [[Jaguar C-Type]] racing car won the [[1953 24 Hours of Le Mans]], the only vehicle in the race to use disc brakes, developed in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] by [[Dunlop Rubber|Dunlop]], and the first car at Le Mans ever to average over 100&nbsp;mph.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.stratstone.com/jaguar/e-type/why-le-mans-matters-to-jaguar/|title=Why Le Mans Matters to Jaguar|access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref> "Rivals' large drum brakes could match discs' ultimate stopping, but not their formidable staying power."<ref name="GiganticLeap">{{cite magazine|url= https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/sports-cars/le-mans/le-mans-1953-jaguars-gigantic-leap|first=Paul |last=Fearnley |title=Le Mans 1953: Jaguar's gigantic leap - History, Le Mans |magazine=Motor Sport Magazine |date=13 June 2013 |access-date=14 December 2015}}</ref>

Before this, in 1950, a Crosley HotShot with stock four-wheel disc brakes won the Index of Performance in the first race at Sebring (six hours rather than 12) on New Year's Eve in 1950.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}