Motor Equipment News

Xtreme Clutch supports Andy Forrest

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Xtreme Clutch, the performanc­e division of Australian Clutch Services (ACS), is a proud sponsor of the world’s fastest street legal WRX, owned and driven by Andy Forrest. Andy will be sending the vehicle from the UK for World Time Attack at Sydney Motorsport Park on October 16–17.

“Xtreme Clutch has extended its sponsorshi­p, along with various other high profile businesses, to support Andy with the long trip to Australia.

“It will be fantastic to have Andy Forrest at World Time Attack,” says Brenton Jordan, managing director of ACS,

“We have supported him for some time now, and the team is an important part of our marketing efforts in Europe”.

Andy Forrest will be competing for outright honours at World Time Attack, a timed racing event where some of the world’s best drivers and cars compete for the fastest time possible around SydneySyd Motorsport Park. Terrain TamerTame has been busy in recent times, cutting out a niche range of high end suspension solut solutions.

Currently offering a series of shock absorbers, leaf and coil springs and bushingbus­h systems, the products in the growing range featur feature unique and innovative characteri­stics that provide strength beyond their OE equivalent and exceed specificat­ions to create a heavy duty, high perf performanc­e part that will pe perform in the

The event includes high profile drivers and teams from New Zealand, Australia, Japan, America and Europe. The vehicles are designed for outright speed over one lap of the track with highly modified engines as well as specially designed aerodynami­c packages.

Xtreme Clutch has been providing clutch kits to a variety of exceptiona­lly high horsepower vehicles throughout the world with the developmen­t of various series like Time Attack widening the market.

“Andy Forrest’s Subaru is one of many vehicles we provide clutch kits for that achieve over 1000hp,” says Brenton,

“Our performanc­e series of products range from organic kits for street use all the way through to our twin-plate carbon clutch kits for high horsepower vehicles. We always look to provide excellent value for money and our quality is strictly controlled which has given us enormous brand recognitio­n and trust around the world.”

The carbon kit provided to Andy Forrest has lasted several seasons of drag racing and Time Attack racing, having only recently been refreshed with new friction discs, despite the nearly 895kW the car can produce.

The Subaru has achieved a 7.7 second quarter mile at nearly 300 km/h, and has won a variety of time based events throughout the UK. The car’s ability to compete in a variety of discipline­s is illustrate­d through Andy’s three wins in “Ten of the Best” in which drivers must compete for the best times in a quarter-mile drag race, handling circuit and top speed over 1km.

For more informatio­n about the Xtreme Clutch range of products, please contact your nearest BNT branch or email info@bntnz.co.nz.

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