King Shock Technology Inc. a manufacturer and servicer of custom made adjustable and rebuildable automotive shock absorbers, performance racing products for utility vehicles, OEM replacement and professional competition, join the Panafrica Race. (www.panafrica.es) The severity of the contest and the stages where reliability and persistence are the key to success will be the ideal scenario […]

KING SHOCKS, une entreprise spécialisée depuis plus de 15 ans dans le développement de systèmes de suspension professionnels pour le Off-Road, lance ses ventes et support technique en France, par le biais de KING SHOCKS FRANCE. Les expériences acquises ces dernières années, font que ce soit une entreprise leader dans le domaine des suspensions hautes performances, par la qualité de ses produits et les solutions développées durant l’usage intensif en compétition.

KING SHOCKS, empresa dedicada desde hace más de 15 años al desarrollo de sistemas de suspensión profesionales para uso Off-Road, inicia su ventas y soporte técnico en Francia, mediante su distribuidora KING SHOCKS FRANCE. La experiencia adquirida en los últimos años, le hace ser una empresa líder en el sector, por la calidad de sus productos y por las soluciones adaptadas al uso intensivo en competición.

The Team of Steve Riley and John Doble, (2008 and 2009 overall winners), drove a smart race in their King Shocks equipped, 500hp Mitsubishi, Montero. After finishing third in the prologue, the team took the early lead after stage one. Over the next three days they maintained a steady pace that kept them in a solid second place overall. On day five, the team took the lead and stayed out front for the remainder of the safari finishing one hour and fifty minutes ahead of the second place team.

If you would have said two weeks ago, that a newly formed American team with a skeleton crew and a shoestring budget would go on to win the Open Production class at the Dakar Rally in a basically stock Ford Raptor, it would have been met with a bit of skepticism. Incredibly, that’s exactly what happened.

The Fab School, General Tire, Ford Raptor driven by the first female driver of record from the United States, Sue Mead and desert racing veteran Darren Skilton have now moved into the lead in the SCORE class during stage nine of the Dakar Rally. If you have been following the progress of Team Raptor USA, […]