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Famous for its early heritage of creating high strength-to-weight
ratio magnesium drag racing wheels, American Racing Equipment
today announced final development of its new forged American
Racing Pro Series drag racing wheel collection at the 2002
Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show.
The American Racing lineup will be headlined by the retro
re-release of the Torq Thrust Pro Series, a modern forged
drag racing wheel version of the company’s famous signature
five-spoke Torq Thrust hot rod and muscle car wheel. The
wheels will be offered in 15-inch and 17-inch front wheels,
with rear drive wheels available in 15-inch and 16-inch in
a variety of widths and offsets. The Torq Thrust became famous
in the early 60s as the wheel of choice for early drag racers
and continues today as an icon of muscle car enthusiasts.
The second wheel in the series is the TrakStar, a sleek
rotary-forged five-spoked design that will be available in
both front and rear wheels, with both 15-inch or 17-inch
spindle-mount and bolt-on fronts. The rear wheel will be
offered in 15-inch x 15-inch and 16-inch x 16-inch sizes,
with bead locks available.
Retro race fans will be excited to see the third wheel in
the series, the Qualifier, a modern 17-inch front wheel inspired
by the company’s legendary twelve-spoke magnesium wheel
that was so popular in the early 60s.
All wheels in the collection will be rotary forged using
technology originally developed in Germany and conform to
S.F.I. test requirements. The Pro Series program will emphasize
trackside service, performance and competitive strength-to-weight
designs. The wheels will be available at selected American
Racing dealers, distributors and car builders in the United
States and Canada.
“Our roots are in drag racing,” said Robert
Hange, president, American Racing Equipment. “Our Pro
Series line demonstrates our tradition of technical correctness
and a continued commitment to building wheels that perform.”
American Racing Wheels is the “official wheel” of
the California Speedway and is the title sponsor of the track’s
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race – the American Racing
Wheels 200. The company actively participates in a variety
of motor sports enthusiast events, including NHRA, IHRA,
NSRA, CORR, JeepSpeed.com, a variety of off road racing events,
the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, and
the APBA offshore ocean racing series. The American Racing
Torq Thrust Planet Offshore Race Team won the 2001 APBA F-1
World Championship at Key West, Fla.
Rebel
(Series 399, 699) |
Dominator
(Series 6087, 3987, 1087) |
Remix
(Series 623) |
Cartel
(Series 628, 328) |
Crush
(Series 629, 329) |
Cryptic
(Series 632, 332) |
Deuce
(Series 652, 653) |
Split
(Series 659, 159) |
Rogue
(Series 673, 373) |
Razor
(Series 698, 198) |
Sting TS
(Series 808) |
Sting
(Series 809) |
Trax/Trax 8 w/Teflon
(Series 9218) |
Silverstone R
(Series 40R) |
Silverstone T
(Series 40T) |
Vector SE
(Series 47) |
Cobra
(Series 427P, 427) |
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Daniella Rotta is a contributing writer to custom-wheels-n-chrome-rims.com
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