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One Month Sounds Like A Long Time...

Unless it's The Phrase "One Month Until SEMA Begins"!!!

With the countdown clock sitting at about one month and less than a handful of days, those who have experienced the SEMA crunch know exactly how nerve-wracking the next few weeks will be, but how rewarding it will be at the same time.  If you're not an attendee but will be in Vegas that week, you should definitely plan on attending the SEMA Ignited After-Party.  Action, cars, entertainment, and food...more details at the link above.  See you there!
For 23 years, the Fort Worth GoodGuys show has been an unofficial end-of-summer celebration for thousands of people, and this year is no different.  Chris and the 48-Hour Corvette will be there, thrashing it out on the autocross course, and tuning up for the rapidly-approaching SEMA and OUSCI event!! 

Immediately following the Texas event, it's back on the road and out to Fontana, CA, for the final Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car event at Auto Club Speedway; and then the pair is Vegas-bound.
If you've not gotten a chance to catch an episode of the televised series, you can see it on MavTV most Friday and Saturday evenings at 8PM EST; MavTV keeps an updated schedule on their wesbite if you'd like to see the latest action or catch a peek at a previous episode!  Click HERE for MavTV's schedule.

We'll be sure to update you on the Fort Worth results next week; you can also follow along on social media as we provide live postings from Chris, Bret, and the rest of the RideTech crew on location!
Photos above by Dave Dean, Burnt Bridge Images

Over the last few days, we held a Facebook contest for RideTech customers to submit a photo of their ride for a chance to win some awesome RideTech swag.  Below are a few of our favorite entrants, along with the contest winner.  Stay tuned to our Facebook page for more chances to win cool RideTech stuff!
Chad Terhar's gorgeous 1955 Chevy 210 Handyman couldn't possibly look any better!  This beauty rides on RideTech coilovers.
The color on this ShockWave-equipped 1964 Cadillac El Dorado, owned by Jeffrey Sharell, is just about enough to knock your socks off.  Literally.
Steve RIvett has just about every RideTech product possible on his gorgeous 1968 Camaro RS!  StrongArms, 4Link, MuscleBar, HQ ShockWaves, AirPod, Tru-Turn, TigerCage, even the gas cap is a RideTech Product!
And the winner is: Bryan Reeves, and his 1966 C10 sitting on RideTech RQ Coilovers!!  With a whopping 284 votes, Bryan walks away with September's swag pack.
This contest featured a second swag pack for a lucky voter from the winning photo; winning voter for the September contest is Brian De Grandis.

A-Body Suspension Packages
Whether you'd like to make your A-body a comfortable cruiser or a track-attacking autocross machine, RideTech's got you covered!  From Coilovers to full air suspension, from control arms to swaybars and everything in between, we've got what you need to make your ride the best it can be.  Have a look at our full line of A-body products HERE, or give our sales representatives a call at 812-481-4787 to discuss your ride.

What IS an A-Body, Anyway?
You hear the term in conversation and you might associate it with a Chevelle, but if you've never looked it up, you might not know exactly what it fully entails.  Since this is without a doubt one of our favorite platforms, we want to make it one of yours, too!  

The first thing we need to understand is what a platform designation really means.  An automotive platform is generally a shared set of design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as components.  The automotive industry uses platforms to reduce costs by basing several vehicles off a shared platform, creating distinct models with similar underpinnings.  The most basic definition of a platform would be vehicles that share the same underbody, suspension, axles, steering mechanisms, engine placement and choice, and frame.  Originally, a "platform" was a literally shared chassis from a previously engineered vehicle; this has been a common practice since GM used the same platform in the development of the Pontiac LeMans, the Buick Skylark, the Chevrolet Chevelle, and the Oldsmobile Cutlass (A-bodies, coincidentally!).

So now that we know what a platform is, let's move on.  The A-body designation was originally given to some early GMs in the 1930's, but those were changed to a different designation in 1958.  While those included recognizable names such as the Bel Air, Biscayne, Impala, and Bonneville, the A-body didn't really gain popularity until the mid-to-late sixties.

In 1964, the A-body platform was reintroduced as the first intermediate-sized cars designed with a four-link coil-spring rear suspension similar to that on full-sized cars.  Some of GM's most successful products in the musclecar era were A-bodies...the Pontiac GTO, Chevrolet Malibu SS, Oldsmobile 442, and Buick GS.  Even the El Camino was an A-body!  Due to the growing popularity of these cars and the growing demands for bigger engines, GM restyled the A-bodies in 1968 with everybody's favorite...more power!  They removed the previous 400 cu in limit and brought out the 454 and 455.  And THAT is when production REALLY took off!  So now you know the A-body basics...and don't worry, we won't quiz you on it later!

Some interesting A-body facts:
-*-There was a Canada-only version called the Acadian Beaumont
-*-There were over 4,099,700 Chevelles made between 1964-1972
-*-GM intended the Chevelle to be the successor to the Tri-5

GOODGUYS 23RD LONESTAR NATIONALS, FORT WORTH TX, OCTOBER 2-4

OPTIMA SEARCH FOR THE ULTIMATE STREET CAR, AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY, FONTANA CA, OCTOBER 10-11
The RideTech 48 Hour Corvette - Part 7 of 12
Episodes 6 and 7 of the 48-Hour Corvette Build are available on our YouTube channel; click the button below to view!
Click Here for the 48-Hour Corvette YouTube Channel
There are only TWO more "The 7 Secrets of Suspension Set-up & Tuning" workshop left!  Sign up HERE to learn more about:

1.    Proven Methods to Set Up Any Car for Balanced, Neutral Handling
2.    Learn the Keys to Amazing Cornering GRIP!
3.    Simple Ways to Understand Suspension & Steering Geometry
4.    Secret Sauce Shock Valving – Why, How & What it Does!
5.    Evaluating the Suspension Strategies for YOUR Goals & Use
6.    Learn the Secrets to Awesome Brakes on Track…That Work Well on Street Too
7.    Aerodynamics Made Easy – Learn What Works for Your Car

After watching Ron in action at the RideTech Dealer's Suspension Seminar in December, we have no question that a seminar of this nature is easily worth $1000-$1500. When Ron said with Ridetech's help he could do the seminars for only $299 a person, we signed right up. Click Here to secure your spot at the next workshop!
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