SCORE Journal - The Official Publication of SCORE Off-Road Racing
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WHEEL SPECIAL SECTION SCORE JOURNAL: What are some of the lessons learned from your experience in SCORE, and does any of it translate into the latest wheel technology? METHOD - Sean Kleinschuster: We use racing as an extreme testing environment. Throughout our years of participating in off-road racing, we have revised our products numerous times based on feedback from our racers, and them pushing their vehicles to the limit in the harshest terrain. Some notable improvements have been an evolution of our inner rim flange geometry, our beadlock flange and ring designs, and the invention of BeadGrip. TORQUE- Joe Interrante, Craig Seeley, Jonathan Baughman: Torque Wheels was born in Baja and the company is owned and operated by off-road enthusiasts. Joe, our founder and CEO, has successfully finished three SCORE Baja 1000 races including two podiums. From this, we have learned to "expect the unexpected", especially in Baja where you go through tremendous stresses and hard impacts while at high speeds or navigating difficult terrain, and crawling over rocks. This is at the forefront of our DNA and we put our wheels through rigorous testing starting with computer-simulated FEA (finite element analysis) and SAE- certified laboratory testing. We then finish off with real off-road testing in places like the North Georgia smokies on wet rocks and muddy clay, to the dry deserts and mountains of Baja and Moab. Torque wheel owners can be rest assured that their wheels are designed to withstand tough terrains and environments while maintaining their impressive unique designs and finishes. This is backed up by an industry-leading lifetime structural and three-year finish warranty. VISION - Todd Robinson: Within the last five years, most forms of off-road racing have had some sort of change or major improvement. From 1,000+ horsepower AWD SCORE Trophy Trucks to 225+ horsepower UTVs in the desert, the wheel industry is chasing these developments. We've had to restructure barrel clearance, spoke strength, and offset adjustments just to name a few issues we've had to address. GET SOME PHOTO SCORE JOURNAL 90