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RaceHouse Supplies Motorsport Parts for Track and Rally

MIDRAND:  “Drivers usually ask for more power. What they need first is brakes that still feel the same on lap ten,” said RaceHouse’s technical advisor.

That is the starting point at RaceHouse, a motorsport parts supplier in Midrand that stocks motorsport parts for track, rally and club racing cars. A circuit car used for short sprint races asks for a different brake and cooling package than a rally car that works hard on rough surfaces and long road sections, and the fitting advice is matched to the car, the class and the venues it sees.

The range covers braking hardware (pads, fluid, braided lines, discs and caliper rebuild kits), suspension pieces (coilovers, top mounts, bushes, anti-roll bars and rose joints), cooling parts (radiators, oil coolers and hoses), driveline and fuel components, and safety gear such as race seats, harnesses, window nets, roll cage kits and battery cutoff switches.

Club racers in Gauteng often want the car to stay predictable through a whole meeting, not just feel sharp for one lap. That usually starts with the weak point the driver can feel first, whether brake fade, soft damping, high fluid temperatures or an awkward seating position. RaceHouse talks through pad choice and bleeding, coilover and alignment points, cooling airflow, and seat and harness routing so the parts list suits the build without loading the car with pieces it will not use.

From Midrand, RaceHouse supplies parts and setup support for drivers in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Kyalami, Centurion, Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth.

Parts and fitting notes are at racehouse.co.za. Workshop and fabrication equipment for South African builds is available through am.co.za.

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