b"TECH TIP PAGE FYI: What does Fox Shox know about race car shocks?Its acommon question by folks outside the racing industry, especially if theyre youngish. Lets start with Bob Fox, who is a shock guru withno equal. Bob designed cutting edge motocross shocks in the 1970s.It that era of motorcycle racing when suspension performance waseverything, Bob Fox was the King. Bob was a brilliant innovator. His credo was 'we're never done'in reference to development. He worked with Koni car racing shocks inthe early days & felt he could design something much better. Roger Penske hired Bob Fox to develop their Indy Car shocks, winning the Indianapolis 500 with Tom Sneva in 1983. Bob Fox consulted & guided Penskes skunkworks division until they were ready to open PenskeRace Shocks in 1988. Since then, Bob Fox ventured away from car racing to develop cutting edge shocks for every kind of vehicle in the world. Fox Shox are the leader in 4x4 off-road vehicles, desert racing, bicycles, snowmobiles, quads & ATVs, military applications, watercraft & more. Jeff Ryan went to work for Bob Fox in his early shock career. After learning a ton from Bob, he went to work at Penske Racing Shocks, until he was ready to open his own shock companyJRI Shocks. Recently Fox relaunched a race car shock division, and they areno surprisemaking winners everywhere they run. What does Fox know about car racing? Now you know.Tech Tip 1: Nitrogen gas pressure in monotube shocks is your frenemy. Having pressure on the shock piston, and therefore the shock shaft (rod) is central to its quick response design. But very high gas pressuresknown as rod pressure slow down the shock. So, gas pressure is your friend, but too much pressure is your enemy. Most shock builders run just enough gas pressure to prevent their shock from cavitating at high shaft speeds. Not uncommon to see 75-100 psi & higher. Two things can help reduce the rod pressure & still have no cavitationbase valves & remote canisters. The remote canister has its own piston & this reduces the pressure on the shock shaft, making the shock more responsive. Another is running a base valve in the bottom of the shock body. It is a valve that allows less pressure to be ran, with no cavitation, making the shock more responsive. Base Valves are an option on some of our ARS, Fox, JRI & Penske Shocks.Just talk to Ron Sutton about them.Our ARS DA, Fox DA & TA, JRI ST08 DA & TA, Penske 8300DA & 8760TA shocks, all come with remote canisters, so they have less rod pressure & are quicker responding as well. Confucius say: The more you knowthe faster you can go.73"