b'SHOCKS "The Fox/Ridetech solution has every bit of the performance of a high end race shock at a price impossible to beat for a triple adjustable American-made product. The additional value also comes from the support that Ron provides. We couldn\'t be more pleased," Tourtillott said.Although Sutton provided the advice and the product, he too was pleasantly surprised by the amount of gains that PDG experienced."There are a lot of name brand shocks out there, with long histories, that are simply behind the technology curve," Sutton said. "I knew the Fox/Ridetech shocks with my valving would outperform the brand they had. Buy even I was surprised that the shocks went 3.1 seconds faster, then 3.5 seconds faster, in a winning GT car & on a rough track. People always ask me how much faster these shocks would be. I couldn\'t quantify it before. Here we had a proven car, with a good set-up and a consistent driver with great feedback. Now we know how much quicker there are."It was a benchmark day for all parties involved that had them encouraged for their future. Prototype Development Group has a laser sharp focus to go for the 25 Hours of Thunderhill overall win. That victory seems much more within their grasp with the improvements they have seen with Ridetech. "It was not just about lap time, but that the driver has control of all four tires," Tourtillott said. "In endurance racing with multiple classes, the ability to drive anywhere with confidence while passing five to ten cars a lap is huge. It is critical to be able to go off line and off camber."At the time, PDG was racing in NASAs Western Endurance Racing Series Championship & had fallen close to 3 seconds behind an IMSA level Porsche GT race car. After the test, PDG & Carl Rydquist went on to win more WERC races & that seasons championship. Bouyed with their newfound speed, they decided to tackle racing the top GT class of the United States Touring Car Championship. More wins & the USTCC championship followed. They backed it up the following year with more GT Class wins & a second USTCC Championship. With the Trans Am series expanding to the West Coast, PDG & Carl Rydquist entered the series in SGT class. Results?More wins & the Trans Am SGT West Championship.459'