b'Closing Message triBute I have been a very fortunate man my whole life. Ive had good times & bad like most, but Ive had amazing people in my life. The high profile career, 500 personal racing wins, 9 race teams & all the success would not have happened without the knowledge & support I received from key people in my life. Family, friends, partners, mentors, teammates & even competitors. I sure didnt do it alone.My wife Kim & daughter Nikki are at the top. This year will be 33 years of marriage to the kindest, most caring person I know. Tough too. Had to be. Nikki & her entire family are a big part of our life. We have a very tight knit, loving familya Team Family.Spending more time with them is the reason I decided to stop racing professionally & traveling 100+ days a year.Ive had a few really close friends in my life. Stephen Monroe died young with brain cancer. He was a true racer, practical joker & best man at my wedding. Really miss him. Joe Lytle is still winning drag races in Oklahoma. Miss you Joe!Randy Chastain & I have been friends for over 25 years. We used to race against each other, then together. He managed my 9 race teams for years. Hes up 1 or 2 practical jokes on me. So I owe him. Susan Kinnicutt is an amazing friend. She ran my Speed Shop for years while giving Randy & I both headaches. Best racing retail person I know.My Dad was my first Mentor. He taught me to seek out wise people to learn from. I did. Dave Riolo, Chris Alston, Dave Morgan, Lee Shepherd, Bill Wheatley & Gary Wheeler were my early mentors in drag racing. I cant begin to name all the mentors Ive had in oval track & road racing, but need to thank Bill McAnally, Louie Gennuso, Mike Naake, Neil Porter, Kenny Sapper, Mike Tolle, Kenny Weld, Rex Hutchenson, Les Hand, Jeff Schrader & Larry McReynolds for the racing education & friendship. The 2500+ test days & 2500+ race days at the track were with a lot of different race teams, crew people & drivers. I appreciate each & every one for what I learned, how I helped & how they helped me. I learned a ton working with Joe Gibbs Racing & Roush Fenway Racing for driver development, sponsorship & race projects. Much gratitude for those experiences. I enjoyed developing young drivers in multiple race series. Ive got about 40 young friends & families now with a million great memories.I am grateful for the clients of Ron Sutton Race Technology that came to me with their race car projects starting in 2013. This was before this catalog where everything is laid out in neat packages & kits. My products were in development, under the radar. We developed each area of their cars that lead to the packages we have today. Too many to namebut thank you. I am here for you ! This wouldnt be possible without partnerships & alliances. Thanks Bret Voelkel & the team at Ridetech for the Workshop Tour & products we did for several years. Old friend Mark Cornwell was key to co-developing my StopTech line of brakes. Thanks Speedtech Performance for having me design the ExtReme front suspensions & independent rear suspensions. While these are the memorable, there are many, many other collaborations key to RSRT being a one-stop resource center for Race Shops, DIY Racers & Professional Car Builders. I appreciate them all. -Ron Sutton 739'