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Originally Posted by pruettfan
I have seen some cars such as rally and drift cars who have aftermarket handles installed for this purpose and they run an additional small disk brake caliper which I believe is the only way to have a reliable and safe system.
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A hydraulic handbrake can also be setup as a "pass through" system where it is in plumbed inline with the standard rear calipers.
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Originally Posted by fbuk
Thanks for all the views guys. To me the original issue is more or less settled: irrespective of what DCT does when handbrake is engaged (and I'd still be worried regarding that as seems like no clear idea on DCT behavior here), the brake itself is not really designed for heavy use (and it will be heavy if applied to a spinning wheel even if I step off the throttle) so should be avoided.
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The clutch should be disengaged when the handbrake is applied, which is not possible in a DCT.