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Palamides's work with engineer Tom Griffith, operating from Jim Ellison's small machine shop in San Francisco, evolved into the aftermarket wheel company. In 1956, they formed American Racing Equipment. [4] American Racing Equipment was the first in the industry to introduce a line of wheels with a Teflon coating.
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Automobile racing: Weight Drag racing: Width (for traction) Rally: Strength Street driving: Visual appeal, weight (gas mileage) Touring car racing and autocrossing: Weight, width (less tire flex for better cornering performance) Multi-purpose Strength, visual appeal, weight, width, achieved by maintaining multiple sets of wheels
By the early 1960s, Hurst transmission shifters and other products had become legendary in auto racing, particularly in drag racing, and among custom car makers. Many automobile enthusiasts replaced basic factory floor and column-mounted gear shifts with custom Hurst floor shifters to obtain better control of gear selection, particularly for ...
SSR Wheels (formerly known as Speed Star Racing Wheels) is a Japanese wheel manufacturer for both motorsport and aftermarket applications, headquartered in Osaka, Japan. The company is often credited as being the first to ever make a three-piece wheel with their MK-I wheel in 1971, and remains one of the most notable Japanese producers of ...
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However, those magnesium wheels proved to be impractical because they were prone to corrosion and they were mostly used in racing sports. After 1960's magnesium wheels were gradually replaced by aluminium alloy wheels on the mass market, but not from the competition wheels market. Many manufacturers of magnesium wheels are still operating.
Simpson used the product to create the first fire suit to be used in racing. [1] [3] He took the suit to the 1967 Indianapolis 500 where it was worn by 30 of 33 drivers. [1] Simpson had developed over 200 racing safety products, including three generations of fire suits.