At the 2015 SEMA Show, Harrop Engineering's Heath Moore explores the issue of load ratings with Forgeline president Dave Schardt and discovers that Forgeline marks each wheel with three different load ratings to account for varying friction coefficients among different tire types (street, performance, and race).
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Tech Insight: Understanding Forgeline's Load Rating System
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 Our new Hyper Silver powder coat finish is a unique proprietary Forgeline concoction. This is a very smooth high-gloss liquid silver with dark undertones, pronounced shadows, and a deep wet appearance. It's a modern sophisticated twist on basic silver. Hyper Silver is an optional powder coat upgrade available now on all one piece monoblock wheels, all three piece wheel centers, and three piece inner & outer rim shells. |
- Performance and Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show - Indianapolis, IN
December 10-12 - CLOSED for Christmas Holiday
December 24-25 - CLOSED for New Year Holiday
December 31-January 1 - IMSA Roar Before the 24 at Daytona International Speedway - Daytona, FL
January 8-10 - Big Red Edition Camaro Auction at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale - Scottsdale, AZ
January 23-31 - IMSA Rolex 24 at Daytona at Daytona International Speedway - Daytona, FL
January 27-31
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 The entire team at Forgeline Motorsports wishes you and yours the happiest of holidays! We sincerely thank you for your continued support and patronage, and we look forward to serving your needs throughout this holiday season and into 2016.
Please note that our offices will be closed on Thursday, December 24, and Friday, December 25 to celebrate the Christmas holiday.
We will reopen for business as usual on Monday, December 28 and remain open through Wednesday, December 30. However, we will be closed on Thursday, December 31 and Friday, January 1 to celebrate the New Year holiday.
Please enjoy your holidays safely! |
Forgeline Motorsports manufactures the world's finest custom made-to-order lightweight forged aluminum street and racing performance wheels for the most discerning enthusiasts and the most demanding applications. |
Forgeline Motorsports 3522 S. Kettering Blvd. Suite A Dayton, Ohio 45439 800-886-0093 |
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We are very excited to be exhibiting at the 2015 PRI (Performance and Racing Industry) Trade Show, in Indianapolis, Indiana, this week (December 10-12). Our booth is #547 located in the Green Hall, where we'll have all of our newest wheel models and finishes on display, including the eight brand new designs that recently debuted, at the SEMA Show.
The PRI Trade Show is the world's largest racing trade show. Over 48,000 racing businesspeople, from 70 different countries and all 50 states, will converge on Indianapolis, over the course of three days, to see the latest advances in racing products, machining equipment, motorsport engineering, and more from 1200+ exhibiting companies.
Forgeline will use the PRI show as an opportunity to give an up-close and personal view of our newest products, including the brand new VX1, MT1, GE1, and GE1R One Piece Forged Monoblock wheels, the new TA3 and RS6 Heritage Series wheels, the latest three piece CV3C Concave Series wheel, and the latest wheel in Forgeline's venerable Premier Series, the brand new CH3P. And of course, we'll also be showing off our lineup of race-winning Competition Series wheels, including the groundbreaking GS1R and GTD1 forged monoblock wheels and the proven three piece GA3R wheel.
We are located in booth #547. If you'll be at the show, then please come see us! Click here to find a floor plan map (our booth is outlined in red). Or learn more online at: http://www.performanceracing.com/tradeshow/
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Spring Mountain Motor Resort & Country Club has announced a new spec racing series, based around the award-winning 7th generation Corvette Stingray, and they have selected the race-proven GA3R, from Forgeline Motorsports, as the official series-spec wheel. The Michelin Corvette Challenge race series will kick off its inaugural season on February 20th, 2016, at the Spring Mountain facility, near Las Vegas, NV.
Composed of identically-prepared, track-ready Corvette Stingray models, the series will feature 15 races over 8 weekends, utilizing multiple configurations of Spring Mountain's 6.1-mile racetrack. With a unique season-long payment plan, competitors will simply arrive and drive for each event and will then take delivery of their own Corvette Stingrays, following the season finale, on December 10th, 2016.
The Ron Fellows Performance Driving School, which is based at Spring Mountain Motor Resort & Country Club, will serve as the technical race partner for the series.
"To be part of this program with Ron Fellows is very much an honor," said Forgeline company president Dave Schardt. "And our GA3R wheel is ideal for this application. It was engineered for competitive road racing. And the GA3R's light weight and high fatigue strength yield the right combination of reliability, safety, and performance, which is critical for a competitive racing series, like this one."
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CJ Wilson Racing (CJW) has chosen Forgeline wheels to support the team's move to the Grand Sport (GS) class, during the 2016 IMSA racing season.
"We are very excited to be a part of the CJW racing program, and we see this as a long-term relationship that will go beyond the race track. This team has proven that they can win championships, and we're looking forward to contributing to their success," said Forgeline sales manager, Steve Schardt.
CJ Wilson, team owner and two-time All-Star pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, won the Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge 2015 season championship, in the Street Tuner (ST) class. For 2016, the team will field a pair of new GS class Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport cars. And their new Caymans will be equipped with Forgeline one piece forged monoblock GS1R wheels.
Wilson views this as the next logical step in the growth of his motosport business, saying, "Forgeline, being so technically proficient, is able to customize wheels to our exact specifications. And we will be testing them in the ultimate crucible: on the race track." He went on to explain that "the race shop is planning some exciting GT4 and other Porsche-based road car projects. And with us racing the Clubsport in the Continental Tire Series, it will mean that we can offer a true race-proven CJ Wilson Racing/Forgeline package to our customers."
Team manager Andris Laivins notes that the new Porsche Caymans, outfitted with premium Forgeline wheels, will create the ideal tools to get the job done. "Partnering with Forgeline is a perfect fit for our team for two major reasons. First, they literally designed their wheels for IMSA racing; with a very open lug area for fast pit stops, and an incredible strength-to-weight ratio, there is no better choice for our new GS cars. Second, they provide teams a major competitive advantage by being a U.S. company - their ability to support the product and respond quickly, during the race season, is a big benefit."
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