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| About Us |
What is "Vorshlag", you ask? Well, a loose translation of this mis-spelled German word is "to hammer". We try live up to that by offering better engineered suspension products that can "take a beating", with quality that "hammers" the competition. (too corny?)
"Vorshlag.com" was created by Terry Fair in 2001, Vorshlag Motorsports was formed in 2005, and became "Vorshlag LLC" in 2009. This company is owned and managed by Terry and Amy Fair and is based in the north Dallas, Texas area. Vorshlag does not have a store front or installation center - we are primarily a development house and manufacturer of suspension products, and we sell through our online website as well as our extensive dealer network of repair, service and motorsports related shops. Vorshlag also resells select automotive products from other manufacturers, in areas we do not otherwise cover.
A little about the thinking behind the company:
- Customer service - Who do you want to talk to, someone in this country that is a racer like you, or a random phone bank on the other side of the world? We stand behind everything we sell and you can call and ask us about anything we make. Since we own all of our manufacturing processes, we can react to our customers needs quickly when needed. We want you to be a customer for life. We don't care if your initial purchase is one lug nut or triple adjustable shocks. We want to make and keep you happy, regardless of the sale amount. If you buy it from us, it is on our cars. Our products won't be the latest 36" wheels or carbon fiber shift knob, but it will be parts that can make you faster, and our parts are always built to last.
- Time to market - Overseas manufacturing means long lead times and BIG orders. We manufacture parts domestically, as we require, and are able to fulfill our customer's orders quickly. How many times have you ordered springs to hear "well it might be six months". That's because they aren't made here. As costs rise in low wage countries (and they are rising), you'll see a shift back to domestic manufacturing. We're just ahead of the curve on Vorshlag products. We do resell shocks manufactured in Holland, but its worth the wait.
- Quality Control - We very rarely get calls about parts not working. That's because we design everything we make ourselves, and inspect everything before it leaves our facilities. We strive to help our customers always order the correct components, with a detailed online ordering system or phone ordering - we even call customers on occasion that ordered online, if anything looks unusual. We've never had a bearing failure on our camber plates, because we build them with the best parts on earth. No lead paint, toxic toothpaste, or sub-standard materials are used at Vorshlag. We certify all our materials and personally inspect them during assembly.
- Pride in your work - We're in this business because we want to be. We love cars, we love racing, and we love making your car better. When we look at building a new product our first question isn't, "can we make a good margin?", it is "can we make something better than what's out there?" How can we sell you a product just to make money? That doesn't ever work when you want a customer for life. If you're buying our products, rest assured there's nothing out there that's better.
We may be a smaller company than some you could choose from, but we do have a dedicated staff working with us to help keep customer service, sales, design and manufacturing going smoothly.
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Terry Fair
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 Terry Fair brings over two decades of racing and engineering experience to the Vorshlag team and likes to drive just about anything with 4 wheels. Terry graduated from Texas A&M University with a mechanical engineering technology degree and has worked in several engineering disciplines including metallurgy, mechanical equipment design, control systems, and wireless devices. He has actively participated in motorsports events including autocrossing, open track events, time trials, and even drag racing. He usually campaigns one of the Vorshlag race cars at 30+ autocross or time trial events a year, along with his wife Amy.
With racing experience raging from V8 powered (Camaros, Mustangs, Corvettes, and other high powered combinations) to the "not-so-tire-shredding" (Miata, RX8, RX7, BMW E30, S2000, and a 240Z), he understands the driving dynamics behind both high powered and momentum cars, and has been an instructor at countless autocross, track and Street Survival events. His obsession with low chassis weight started many years ago and has always had an affect on car and component choices. Terry is always busy fabricating something we probably should have just bought, weighing something car related, rewiring someone's house, whipping up designs in CAD, or buying completely unnecessary power tools.
Vorshlag Duties: President, new product design/drafting/enginerging, dealer/vendor/customer support, in-house fabrication, web site updates, and more.
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Amy Fair
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 Amy Fair is also an avid autocrossers and track fanatic, and during her 14 years of autocross experience she has won Championships during 2 of the 4 times she's attended the SCCA Solo Nationals. She is our accounting guru that keeps our books happy but also is there at 30+ races a year meeting customers, instructing new students, and answering tech questions. Amy also graduated from Texas A&M University and has lots of management, support and field experience in the wireless field. She regularly campaigns one of the Vorshlag race cars and, with her winning record, gets the contracts and sponsorships that keep her race cars on the fastest tires.
Vorshlag Duties: Vice-President, Treasurer, vendor/customer support, and Cheif Test Driver
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