I would like to recognize some of the team on this FGT suspension project who have gone way above and beyond to help make it a success. The work is not done yet, but close:
The Car, Driver/Evaluator and Facility Coordinator
Mark McGowan – as noted I can’t start to repay him for his generosity and involvement. It is very cool to be driving and evaluating with him again.
Shop/Setup Facility and Data Acquisition
Cayman Dynamics
Data Acquisition - Chris White (FGT ride and handling teammate) and Bob Smith (Ford Racing teammate and Co-owner of Cayman) and Greg Gach technician support
As Mark noted, Chris spent some very long days with me for instrumentation and Bob had to put into extra effort as well due to his “day job”! But the data turned out awesome.
Facilities and Equipment including Track Usage – John Heider, Bob Smith and Craig Mackay (Co-Owners)
Base Shock valving built to Ahlman Engineering Spec’s
Ohlins– Christer Loow (Engineer – I met him back in 2006 at the start of my NASCAR work) and Marty Lange. Incredible shocks- performance, reliability, adjustability, craftsmanship and support for my work.
Predictive Analysis – Vehicle Dynamics
JPC Engineering – Jeff Chrstos – 15 year Ford Racing teammate who I hired to write some specific code for this work. Awesome stuff that has helped me nail the settings out of the box.
Packaging
Jim Dunham - Ford Motor Packaging expert and GT owner. Jim helped out with some great packaging checks on his car to see if we could and what it was going to take to package these no remote shocks.
Springs
Eibach - Christian Sebralla and company - He was my engineer during the GT program and still there helping out with detailed information I need!
Prototyping CNC Work
Savannah Company - Pat, Al, Alex and owner Mark - awesome high precision work with great support.
Write Up, Photography and Video
DBK (Dave)- Awesome write up and pics. Can’t wait until you guys see some of the on-car video
And DBK gave me thoughts on the market as well for the shocks like the guys below.
Owner/Customer Input
SpecRacer – Andy
Andy has become a very good friend and I talk often with him about his input on my projects and get his perspective as an owner. He was the first to give me great feedback on my intended direction and features to highlight. I will put out the “flier” this week.
Roketman- Ron
Ron gave me some very good feedback on my path for this project as well...OK, and a friend too! My wife and I did better kart wheels at the bar at NOLA than you Ron!
2112 – Michael
One of the few who is way more of a Rush fan than me! And also gave me great feedback on the product features.
All of these people are the best of the best and always go way beyond to get results! Thank you so much for your support on this very cool project. Plenty more to come!
Scott