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A mousetrap car is a small vehicle whose only source of motive power is a mousetrap. Variations include the use of multiple traps, or very big rat traps, for added power. Mousetrap cars are often used in physics or other physical science classes to help students build problem-solving skills, develop spatial awareness, learn to budget time, and ...
Summit Racing Equipment started in 1968 [1] in Akron, Ohio and grew to over 100 employees by 1993, with their mail-order catalog driving their performance auto parts sales. [2]
Jeg's remained family owned and operated until 2022 when a majority stake of the company was purchased by Greenbriar Equity Group. Over 60 years, JEGS has expanded to include a 250,000-square-foot (23,000 m 2) warehouse, two mail order locations, retail store & Team JEGS Race Team. The company has approximately 350 employees.
Although founded in 1976, [2] Competition Cams wasn't incorporated until 1977, when it began by selling valve train products through satellite distribution stores. The company has acquired manufacturers of transmissions, electronic fuel injection, and nitrous oxide systems through its holding group, COMP Performance Group, consisting of 13 companies.
NAPA Auto Parts was established in 1925. [30] Some NAPA Auto Parts stores are owned and operated by GPC, but most are independently owned and operated. [31] There were approximately 6,000 NAPA Auto Parts stores in 2020. [30] GPC acquired UAP Inc. of Canada in 1998 and the Australian car parts supplier Exego Group in 2013.
In 2023, Advance Auto Parts took over as the official sponsor of the checkered flag in IndyCar. [36] Advance Auto Parts has served as a sponsor in NASCAR, where it is the official auto parts retailer of the sanctioning body. [37] The company sponsored the 2017 Advance Auto Parts Clash exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway. [38]
1994 - Simpson Race Products named Car Craft Manufacturer of the Year. - Opens Simpson World Racing Store and Museum in Mooresville, North Carolina. 1993 - Simpson Race Products opens 10,000 sq. ft. factory for shoe production in Speedway, Indiana. 1991 - Simpson Race Products named Car Craft Manufacturer of the Year.
In 1974, Bob Fox ran a small business distributing suspension components for motocross bikes with his brother Geoff. In 1977, [1] the company split into what became Fox Racing (later Fox Head Inc.) under Geoff Fox, and Bob Fox's Fox Racing Shox parts production company, Fox Factory. A holding company, Fox Factory Holding, was established in ...