Öhlins USA is very excited to announce our 2020 motorcycle race service program.
Mike Himmelsbach, the Motorsport Race Manager at Öhlins, states, “We are very excited to offer the highest level of technical support for all of our riders in an effort to maximize the performance of our Advanced Technology Systems and continue to win races.”
MotoAmerica Support:
Our highly skilled team will work from a fully functional mobile race shop including four suspension workstations and a complement of specialty tools and parts to service our Öhlins products. Mike Himmelsbach and John “Corndog” Cornwell will return to the paddock while our new addition Scotty Ryan formerly of Trackside Suspension will join Öhlins USA full time. Joining the team on weekends will be Jon Tyus of CTR Suspensions, Barry Wressell of KFG Suspension and Meghan Ryan of Trackside Suspension.
American Flat Track Support:
Last season Öhlins USA added Jimmy Wood to the team and in his first season Öhlins USA secured its first-ever 450 Singles Championship. Öhlins USA is committed to winning more AFT races and Championships in 2020 with an expanded technical team featuring Mike Himmelsbach, Jimmy Wood, John Cornwell and Martin Milanese in the AFT paddock.
Service Department Support:
The Gold Standard does not stop at the racetrack. A re-vamped Öhlins USA service department features 10 factory trained technical support experts with more than 90 years of combined experience. Our service team is constantly improving our standards and with our real time updates from Sweden we offer the best experience in service and racetrack tuning. New initiatives utilize our shock dyno daily to verify every shock and fork serviced, to perform in house R&D and to provide all of our customers with level of performance that wins races and championships. Brad Stokes, our master technician, will also be conducting dealer training throughout the season to improve the national dealer support.
About Öhlins USA
Öhlins USA, a subsidiary of Öhlins Racing AB, is an advanced technology company, which develops, manufactures, services and distributes Öhlins premium suspension systems to the automotive, motorcycle and bicycle markets. With a strong background in global racing from NASCAR, MotoGP, Formula 1, FIA World Endurance, World Rallycross, and World Superbike, it continues to lead the market for premium performance suspensions worldwide. It is now part of the DRiV™ Advance Technologies Group of Tenneco.
About DRiV – the future Aftermarket and Ride Performance Company
Following Tenneco Inc.’s (NYSE: TEN) expected separation to form two new, independent companies, an Aftermarket and Ride Performance company (DRiV™) as well as a new Powertrain Technology company, DRiV will be one of the largest global multi-line, multi-brand aftermarket companies, and one of the largest global OE ride performance and braking companies. DRiV’s principal product brands will feature Monroe®, Öhlins®, Walker®, Clevite® Elastomers, MOOG®, Fel-Pro®, Wagner®, Ferodo®, Champion® and others. DRiV would have 2018 pro-forma revenues of $6.4 billion, with 54% of those revenues from aftermarket and 46% from original equipment customers.
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