The Steering and Suspension Gurus

The Fulcrum Performance STi suffered an engine failure late last year competing in the Queensland Time Attack series at Lakeside Park. Back then it was a very standard car, with standard internals and a bolt on twin scroll turbo making a nice 200kw atw. Stephen still managed to win the AWD Street Class in 2009 and defended his title in 2010 but took a back seat in 2011 Time Attack series as work got in the way of racing; but you cannot have one without the other.

Stephen attributed his cars speed and ability to keep up with cars with a lot more horse power down to the work that Fulcrum Performance had done on the car. So it was a logical step after the rebuild started to approach Graham at Fulcrum and go all the way.

The rebuild started the same as any normal one – with a small budget and modest ideas, but soon became clear that the car was going to be a completely different weapon. Stephen selected Nick from NA Autosports in Brisbane to put the heart back together, basing it on a built 2.5l block out of the well respected Possum Borne Motorsport factory in New Zealand. Nick mated this with some heavily worked heads, a Cosworth intake and plenty of other goodies.

While the engine work was underway, NA Autosport also  removed the old bolt-in cage and fitted a custom NA cage and modified the body to sit over 18x10’s wearing a minimum of 275’s

Once back together, the car will visit Fulcrum Performance and Graham will use his years of experience to complete the final touches in the package and get all things handling related perfect.

Stephen has never run at Eastern Creek, but is looking forward to the challenge and expects to put in a good showing for Fulcrum Performance and NA Autosport in the Club Sprint class.

Well the car is back in the workshop of PerFOURmance Motorsport and stripped down. The exhaust is much worse than first thought and I was able to break the pipe it into two parts while it was still in the car by folding it back and forth (see attached pictures). The damage had started as a crack just under the weld and finally had just about broken all the way around. We have repaired it now stronger than ever so we won’t see that problem again.

We still have to strip the engine bay out around the turbo so we can get to all the wiring. It looks like a new engine harness and we will have to cut 100mm or so from the chassis harness and re-fit a new connector.

No real issues to resolve from here just a bit of time and we will be back in action.

This may not be your typical Drift Style Graphics, but we know it's a WINNER.

For all those Drift fans who want to know why the concept of the Australian flag, it's simple.  It's a VE Holden Commodore SS V8 Ute - One of Australia's Iconic items, we are Australian and we are entering into a Import dominated sport with this Aussie Beast, and we are Proud of it.

This Ute sounds the part, looks the part and of course we have one of the best drivers in Australia. With round 1 of Stadium Drift Australia coming up next weekend at Qld Raceway, DriftKid is going to do his best to take 1st Place and wear the Australian flag with Pride.

The Australian Tarmac Rally Championship is off to a flying start with what is possibly the best piece of Tarmac Rally road in Australia. The Victorian ski resort of Mt Baw Baw hosted the first round of the ATRC last weekend and the Fulcrum Suspensions sponsored Subaru of David Scott and Michelle Berardo were a last minute entry. “We had 4 days to prepare the car which had not been run in 2 years since its last event in Targa Tasmania in 2010. Fulcrum Suspensions, PerFOURmance Motorsport, and Hollis Scott Racing pulled together and we had the car on the trailer and en-route to Victoria in 4 days, a mammoth effort and very much appreciated” Scott said.

Scott went on to say, “We had no time to test the car at speed before the event and our first serious drive was the prologue immediately before the first stage. As testimony to the talents of the Fulcrum Suspensions team the car was fast as soon as it hit the ground and we won the prologue by 16 seconds and won 4 of the next 6 stages, finishing the day in the lead.”

The untested piece of road was thought to be an excellent choice for a tarmac rally but until the flag fell on the first stage no one really knew how good the run would be. The road starts downhill, levels out, and then continues uphill with the steepest rise of any public road in the southern hemisphere. There are fast sections and tight and twisty phases with some of those fantastic “suck it up and hold it flat” corners. The first two stages were almost dry with some patchy damp corners, and then rain kept the road wet most of the time.

The Subaru bottomed out hard on the third stage, which cut a radiator hose and fractured the exhaust.  There was time in service without penalty to replace the hose and the car was back running. The exhaust could not be repaired, however it did not slow the car much and did not seem to be getting worse. The team attempted to purchase replacement parts from Melbourne on Saturday but were unable to do so.

Day 2 started with a cautious first run; the exhaust continued to show no signs of worsening so a flat-out charge on the second run was planned. Unfortunately, the exhaust was not able to cope and blew out early in the stage and the team were forced to retire from the event.

Fulcrum Suspensions has recently been undertaking a few changes, some you may have seen already, like the NEW Fulcrum Performance site. Here you can purchase TEIN coilovers directly from us and even receive a $100 dollar discount on fitting. If you have not visited, click the link here http://performance.fulcrumsuspensions.com.au/

Also, the brand spanking new SuperPro website with online parts guides; find my bush facilities, fantastic new releases and a downloadable catalogue. Again, if you haven’t visited click this link http://www.superpro.com.au/

To continue the evolution and provide you the customer with the best service and advice at the best price we are pleased to announce we will be changing our 1300 SUSPENSION number to FREE CALL 1800 FULCRUM. This number will provide you a free of charge call to your local Fulcrum Dealer from a landline phone, saving you money on local call costs!

A great turn out from Fulcrum Suspensions outlets and staff has kick started the new internal training program Fulcrum has put in place to ensure our staff and partners have the knowledge and expertise a Fulcrum Suspensions outlet should have as a Guru.

The sessions covered Fulcrums 4x4 shock absorber range from Raw 4x4 and our airbag systems from the Airbag Man, bringing together classroom theory with physical touch and practical examples of products combining with an insight into upcoming new releases keeps everyone at the pointy end of the suspension industry.

With the next session planned for Mid October covering King Springs and Boge Shock Absorbers Fulcrum is ensuring that when a customer needs a suspension repair our people are the go to businesses.

Another fantastic World Time Attack event has wrapped up for the year with amazing success ! The Cyber Evo proved its dominance by holding the crown for a second year in a row, by destroying their previous lap record of 1:30.58 with a blistering time of 1:28.85...second was Sierra Sierra with another blazing time of 1:29.02 and third with a time that would have won last year was Garage Revolution at 1:30.50..

The Fulcrum stand was constantly busy for the two days with the fantastic offerings of TEIN and SuperPro attracting an amazing amount of interest.

If you are keen on upgrading your car to some fantastic TEIN coilovers at an amazing price follow this link http://performance.fulcrumsuspensions.com.au/

See some of the pictures from the event below

Some might say nothing is more important than free beer, unless it also involves a stronger business partnership opportunity.

Fulcrum Suspensions successfully combined both with a unique hospitality lounge to support its existing dealers while developing new relationships with prospective dealers.

"Our focus is on strong relationships with our dealers, that's the secret to profitable sales and business opportunities," Fulcrum Principal Graham Scudamore-Smith said.

There's was little doubt about that after looking at the stand and popularity of the lounge. On a more serious note, the Fulcrum team used the occasion as a chance to invite prospective dealers to see the people behind this iconic Australian suspension and potentially benefit from its 30-plus years of experience.

Fulcrum are the 'Suspension gurus' according to its staff and customers.

Adjacent to Fulcrum was the independent SuperPro stand highlighting the close yet separate relationships of these two iconic Aussie brands.

Though sharing a common heritage, the SuperPro polyurethane bush and suspension parts brand is innovating new techno logy and product solutions and is available to all suspension f itters, resellers or parts outlets.

On display were examples of its Dynamic Roll Control products, Duraball vertical pivot technology and Supaloy metalwork.

This was supported by a brand new SuperPro web site www.superpro.com.au launched at the show.

Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association magazine – July 2011 issue

Recently Fulcrum Suspensions displayed at the Brisbane 4x4 Outdoor Show.

With 34654* visitors attending the three day event, this cements the event as Queensland's premier 4x4 and fishing and boating show (*number excludes exhibitors and their guests).

The Fulcrum Stand was located at space 742, with a lot of space to invite people in and chat about their 4x4 suspension requirements. Quotes were provided on site, giving patrons the ability to see a firm cost on upgrades to their vehicles.

On display were Fulcrums Performance, Enhancment and Load Kits, providing a inside look at what are added to enhance a 4x4 vehicle.

Below are some pictures of the stand

If you require any more information please Click Here to find a Fulcrum Branch

Ahhhhh beautiful, warm Florida.....America's tropical paradise of beaches, cruise ships and warm ocean waters...and the home of PRI 2010 at Orlando's Convention Centre !

PRI stands for Performance Racing Industry, so this is a show where the racing companies and parts stores and performance parts suppliers meet !

This is the 2nd time SuperPro has displayed at the PRI show with great sucess.

In the three days, December 9th till the 11th over 38,000 people came through the doors to view some of the greatest innovations, products and  technology provided in the racing industry!

SuperPro looks forward to improving our tans and displaying again at next years PRI Show 2011, remember to book in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of December 2011 and get to Florida !