Sponsored European NASCAR®

Federal-Mogul Motorparts, is excited to be the official supplier of steering and suspension components to the NASCAR® Whelen Euro Series. MOOG®, its chassis brand, is sponsoring the 2017 series. The company hosted key customers during the UK rounds, which took place at Brands Hatch over the weekend of 10th-11th June.

“MOOG is very excited to be taking part in the European Series, providing our steering and suspension components to all the race cars,” explained Jonathan Allen, Regional Marketing Manager, Federal-Mogul Motorparts EMEA. “Being involved at high levels of motorsports gives us the ability to demonstrate the outcomes of the extensive research and testing that we put into the design and construction of our components. We’ve been involved in NASCAR for over half a century and we look forward to building a similar legacy with the European series.”

The third and fourth rounds provided spectators with an exciting weekend of racing. In ELITE 1 Anthony Kumpen took the glory in Round 3 and Alon Day in Round 4. Thomas Ferrando claimed victory in both Rounds 3 and 4 of ELITE 2 and was bestowed the ‘Prince of Brands’ crown, maintaining his competition lead.

While it is the most popular American motorsport, NASCAR has only had a European series since 2012. The first two rounds of 2017 were held at the Ricardo Torno road course circuit and won by former Formula 3 champion Borja Garcia. The next two rounds will be held at Venray Raceway in the Netherlands, the only oval speedway in the 2017 calendar.

“MOOG has been associated with NASCAR for 51 years,” continues Allen. “That’s half a century of component testing under extremely demanding conditions, where a failure would be visible to millions. You need to have a lot of confidence in your products to be willing to put them on that kind of stage.”

MOOG is the only steering and suspension manufacturer in the UK aftermarket that provides a three-year guarantee on its products. Their comprehensive range covers most aspects of steering and suspension components from wheel-end bearings to tie rods and track control arms.