Mike Castellana proved he's making big power at the IHRA President’s Cup Nationals June 15th by resetting the MPH Record for a Nitrous Pro Mod with a 6.111@239.14 mph blast!

Castellana not only set the IHRA MPH record at Budd's Creek but he also took his team to the winners circle. He defeated the current Nitrous ET Record Holder Pat Stoken in the first round then Kenny Lang in second round. Mike faced off with Ed Hoover in eliminations and bested him with a 6.097@238.93mph over Hoover’s 6.102@232.31.

Congratulations Mike and the Al Anabi AWESOME Motorsports Team on the new MPH Record and Win!

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Customer News - Posted June 16, 2008

Robin Judd set a new ET Record June 5th at Willowbank Raceway in Australia during the Castrol EDGE Winternationals. Judd ran a 5.907@240.66 during the third round of qualifying. incrementals were 1.006 60', 2.620 330', 3.894@194.64 660', 4.981 1000'.

The new record was backed up with a previous 5.947@ 241.54 in the second qualifying round so it's official! We've been working with Robin for several months after switching to Santhuff's in his 59 Studebaker which are now on all four corners.

Congratulations Mr. Judd on your new record!!!

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Customer News - Posted June 16, 2008

Kenny Lang's been on a roll this year! May 25th at the IHRA Motor City Nationals Lang reset the Low ET Record during qualifying with 5.958 pass, while another Santhuff Customer, Scott Cannon, reset the MPH record with a 240.77 MPH exhibition of Horsepower to claim the #2 qualifying position.

Lang continued on with his blistering runs all the way to the final round where he defeated Mike Castellana 6.021@238.55 to 10.182@80.51

Congratulations Kenny on the new ET Record and Win!

- Also at Milan the records fell twice for Nitrous Pro Mod's...
Mike Castellana broke the record first when he ran a 6.052@236.96, then Pat Stoken answered back with a 6.022@237.13!! Both Stoken and Castellan are Santhuff's customers and we would like to congratulate them on their outstanding performances!

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Customer News - Posted May 28, 2008

Steve Engel took home his first Pro Modified Win of the year at NHRA's Thunder Valley Event at Bristol May 19th. Engel defeated Mike Ashley in the final with a big win margin, 6.051@238.17 to Ashley's 6.244@231.99 making it clear that horsepower isn't a problem for his team! This win places Engel in the Jeg's top 10 and only 139 points from the lead!

Congratulations Steve on your first win of the season!

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Customer News - Posted May 28, 2008

Steve Kirk Jr. took his new ’63 Vette to South Georgia Motorsports Park ADRL for it's first debut in Extreme 10.5 and found it to be QUICK. Kirk qualified #2 with a very respectible 4.361, not bad for it's first ADRL race! But even more impressive was Kirk's performance during first round of eliminations where he broke the ADRL ET record of Mike Hill's with a 4.266@173.43 blast. To prove it was no fluke, Kirk backed it up in the second round with a 4.281@176.12!!

Kirk went on to the final round match up with Mike Hill, but unfortunately engine problems cost him the win... but regardless it was a great outing for the new car! Steve's running the new Santhuff Aluminum Body shocks all the way around on the new Vette, and we're proud to see him capture the new ADRL Extreme 10.5 record! Way to go Steve!!!

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Peter Biondo driving Arnie Martel's Santhuff Shock Equipped Cobalt defeated Bret Voges for the NHRA Super Stock win in St. Louis on May 4th. Biondo's reaction time was .001 on his 8.7776 pass, a light year from Voges's .027! To further Biondo's reputation as a tree killer, in two of the last three final rounds at St. Louis his reaction time was only .001 - now that's getting er' done!! Congratulations Mr. Biondo and crew on another big NHRA Super Stock Win!!

Eddie Ware collected his first NHRA Pro Mod Victory at the NHRA Summit Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway April 27th against what might have been the fastest field in NHRA history with a 6.09 bump! Ware got to take the win in front of his hometown crowd which made it all the more sweeter...

He defeated Roger Burgess clearly in the final round with a 6.055@235.51 vs Burgess's 6.499@179.56 attempt. This win places Eddie third place in the points within striking distance of Pontieri and Baker.

Congratulations Eddie and the Disturbed Motorsports Team on your win!!

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Pat Stoken has officially ran the quickest Nitrous Pro Mod pass in the world during the 4th round of qualifying at the IHRA Spring Nationals in Rockingham, N.C. April 19th. Stoken put his Pro Mod Camaro into the "Woah... where did that come from????" territory with a blistering 6.066@233.44 pass setting a new record and closing the gap slightly between blower and N2O combos. Who will be the first to the 5's on Nitrous????

Big High Five from the guys at Santhuff's Pat and Team, very impressive!!!

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John Zappia has won the 2007/2008 ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship with points to spare, in fact he was declared the winner with one race in the series to go! Zappia gained his clear points lead at the Tin Tops at Willowbank Raceway where he qualified with a 6.036@241.54 pass with difficult track conditions. During eliminations Zappia also set quick ET for the event with a 6.017@239.49 pass against Robin Judd rewarding him with an extra 5 points towards the championship. John's string of 6.0 passes ended in the finals when temps cooled enough to make getting down the track tough turning it into a pedalfest where he lost to also traction challenged Sean Mifsud. Zappia still gained enough points to lock in the series championship regardless of the final round loss.

Congratulations John and team for your championship from all the folks here at Santhuff's!

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Kenny Lang from Canada made the long haul down to race at Rockingham for the IHRA Spring Nationals and was handsomely rewarded with a $20,000 payday! Lang ran 6.540@194.86 pedaling against Scotty Cannon who broke in the final. In the semifinals Lang also defeated Tommy D'Aprile in a close race 6.079@234.21 vs. a 6.035@237.13.

Congratulations Kenny!

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A note to Customers, Business Associates and Friends from Ronnie Santhuff -

As some of you may have noticed, our company name has changed from Santhuff Engineering to Santhuff's Suspension Specialites. That's because two of the fella's that work here, Ron Galbreath and Chris Hart, have decided to purchase the company from me. I'd like to introduce them...

In the picture above the tall guy on the left, that's Chris Hart, myself in the center and Ron Galbreath on the right. Ron's the guy you likely talk to most of the time when calling in for tech support or sales.

Ron and Chris are like my own kids, I have known them all their lives and they are both highly skilled craftsmen, very responsible, honest and respectable men. These fellas are both very creative and constantly coming up with new ideas so don't be surprised if you see some innovative products coming out soon! Our customers can rest assured that they can expect the highest quality & service that Santhuff is known for. Ron and Chris feel the same way I do about quality, so that will never change.

As for me, I'll still be involved with the company doing new product research and development, but will be taking more time off to enjoy life a bit. I want everyone to know that I'm still actively involved in the business every day as it is located next to my home and I have a vested interest in the success of the company, as it's my retirement.

I'd like to wish Ron and Chris the best of luck and want everyone to know they have my full support and trust in taking over the helm of the new Santhuff Suspension Specialties.

Sincerely,

Ronnie Santhuff
Santhuff Suspension Specialties

Aluminum Shock Product Information Notice

Through further track testing of Santhuff's new aluminum body shocks and from customer information we have received, we have discovered that the compression valving on this design relieves different than the compression on the steel shocks.

Basically, what this boils down to is that the compression on the aluminum shock model needs to be adjusted 2 clicks softer than the steel shock settings to achieve similar control in real world racing applications. Example, if your settings were 4 on top and 6 on bottom with steel shocks, they will now be 4 on top and 8 on bottom with aluminum body shocks.

We apologize for any inconvenience this adjustment difference may have caused and welcome your calls with questions or feedback. This difference is one of those unique variables at this level of racing we didn't see until enough cars were out making hits on these new aluminum models.

For those using Santhuff aluminum body shocks for the first time, we also now have a handy new baseline setup page for both the Front and Rear shocks available.

Thank you,

Ron Galbreath
Santhuff's Suspension Specialties