Brake rotor and lightweight wheel assembly

A wheel assembly comprising:

• a wheel including a first plurality of through holes;
• an axle bearing including a second plurality of through holes;
• a plurality of fasteners;
• a brake rotor including:
• a friction portion;
• a hat portion axially extending from the friction portion and including a top face that is axially displaced from the friction portion and a side wall that extends from the friction portion to the top face, wherein the top portion includes a third plurality of through holes;
• and
• a nose portion which extends axially from the top face of the hat portion away from the friction portion;
• and
• a plurality of wheel studs each extending successively through a corresponding one of the second plurality of through holes in the axle bearing;
• a corresponding one of the third plurality of through holes in the brake rotor, a corresponding one of the first plurality of through holes in the wheel, and threadably engaging a corresponding one of the plurality of fasteners,
• wherein the hat portion includes a plurality of drainage slots on a bottom surface disposed opposite the top face that faces toward the friction portion and is configured to direct a fluid away from the wheel.