Öhlins USA Sponsors the NHRA with Contingency PDF Print E-mail

Matt COOKE at VirginiaÖhlins USA now sponsors the NHRA, with its superior shocks and suspension components. Competing in every type of motor sports worldwide, from road racing to oval-track, from cars to motorcycles, from pavement to off road, Öhlins suspension components have won every championship they’ve entered, and now look forward to a new challenge.
Taking its suspension innovation to a new level – the launch of an NHRA drag car – Öhlins USA has shocks available in different valving and lengths. These shocks are designed for the ultimate in control and reliability, and are tuned for serious traction, allowing racers to tune for power.
Shock applications for drag racing include the Öhlins TTX36, LMP and LMJ, and Öhlins USA offers contingency for all of them in the NHRA. The TTX-36 was developed with a piggyback canister with up to 4-way adjustability. The adjusters are external and can be revalved without disassembly. The remote-reservoir LMJ also allows infinite valve and piston combinations for precise set-up. There are many different hose lengths available for whatever the situation regarding install. Öhlins LMP version is derived from the LMJ, but features a piggyback reservoir to eliminate cavitation. All of these shocks, designed for drag racing, are exclusively available through Dixie Racing Products (www.dixieracingproducts.com) and feature Öhlins heritage of championship-winning innovations.
Öhlins shocks are high-quality, high-tech solutions for high-performance applications, and are custom built and customer adjustable to provide the highest level of traction for any amount of horsepower on any type of surface. The line of Öhlins TTX, LMJ, and LMP shocks are available in many different custom lengths.
Öhlins USA supports NHRA racers through its exclusive supplier, Dixie Racing Products www.dixieracingproductscom. Öhlins USA also provides training for teams and suspension technicians, and is centrally located in the heart of America’s motorsports community, in Hendersonville, North Carolina: www.ohlinsusa.com. The Öhlins USA facility includes a laboratory test bed for cars, where the R&D for shock applications can be initiated under controlled conditions.