I
f you are at an AC/DC
concert and you yearn to
hear Brian Johnson yell
FIYAH, most everyone cheers
and continues to rock-on.
Hearing someone yell fire
while in a racecar, however,
means you could be at the
start of a very bad day.
In most off-road race
vehicles, it's imperative to have
some kind of fire suppression
system. Manufacturers such
as Safecraft Safety Systems,
owned by CLP Motorsports,
makes fire suppression systems
for cars, boats, aircraft and
more. The company has
become an industry leader
for fire suppression systems
for motorsports, and off-road
racing. Further propelling
the company to the top of
this category, is the fact that
legendary racer Larry Roeseler
is the new General Manager
at CLP Motorsports where
he oversees the Trophy Truck
program in addition to driving
the team's race vehicles.
Pat O'Keefe, CEO of CLP
Motorsports, oversees a variety
of companies and racing teams
which include Safecraft, NexGen
CLP MOTORSPORTS AND LARRY
ROESELER PUSH FOR
BETTER SAFETY
Fuel and the CLP Motorsports
fab and race shop. O'Keefe
has a lot of pavement racing
experience but hiring Roeseler
was part of an expansion into
the off-road market. Part of
this expansion includes moving
into a new 21,000 square foot
facility in the San Francisco
bay area, where half of the
building will be the race shop
and the other half other half
dedicated to Safecraft Safety.
Under Safecraft, Roeseler is
currently focusing on the UTV
market. He told us about his
new job and new products from
Safecraft. "On a day to day basis
with Safecraft I am working on
UTV products. We are working
on a production bolt-in
unit for UTVs," said
Roeseler. "Most of
the fire suppression
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