JFR/Hart signs multi year sponsorship with speedmaster

[CS]

Good news https://www.nhra.com/news/2026/speedmaster-signs-multiyear-deal-co-primary-sponsor-hart-s-top-fueler

 

[Rajunz]

Awesome news, great for the class, Josh and JFR.

 

[Eracer]

 

[chop]

Speedmaster's reputation is not the greatest due to unethical business practices. They were caught cloning parts and were dropped by Summit & Jegs. I haven't read or seen anything lately on that.

 

[SS140]

Jegs is selling their stuff, but Summit is not. Speedmaster is trying to buy their reputation in my opinion. Years and years of selling subpar and counterfeit parts isn't forgotten in this industry.

 

[ch streetcars]

Maybe 3 years ago, at the Goodguy's show booth in Des Moines, I saw their knock-off bug catcher F.I. hat. I asked the guy , how the Heck are you not being sued by Enderle ? Guy asked what I meant , he had no idea about Drag Racing parts. On Sunday I brought an Enderle bird to show him , but they had left. One of the highlights of Drag Racing since the 50's, has been the family manufacturers and entrepreneurs that supply our sport, such as Littlefield Blowers and other small , hardcore parts suppliers.

 

[chop]

Jegs is selling their stuff, but Summit is not. Speedmaster is trying to buy their reputation in my opinion. Years and years of selling subpar and counterfeit parts isn't forgotten in this industry.

I saw a video on youtube about a transmission part they had cloned and even put the vendors name on it. He was highly pissed about it and I think his part was what got Speedmaster dropped from Summit. I'll try to find that video and post a link.
Found it.

I know Speedmaster copied Edelbrock Oldsmobile cylinder heads to a T and they are priced much lower than Edelbrocks. Typical Chinese copying everything that America designs and makes.

 

[sammi]

We should only judge them on today going forward. (kind of a biblical thing ya know.) How many of us got here on a pure and perfect path? (see Penske Racing) I am glad to see anyone investing in our sport.

 

[chop]

We should only judge them on today going forward. (kind of a biblical thing ya know.) How many of us got here on a pure and perfect path? (see Penske Racing) I am glad to see anyone investing in our sport.

In an Out contributes to our sport but it didn't stop some from bashing their product.

 

[65 Goatboy]

We should only judge them on today going forward. (kind of a biblical thing ya know.) How many of us got here on a pure and perfect path? (see Penske Racing) I am glad to see anyone investing in our sport.

Having never even heard of Speedmaster I hope this is the case. Why would all the smart people at JFR along with Josh Hart who owns a speed shop align themselves with a company that was not on the up and up?

 

[ch streetcars]

Let's just remember that Gene Mooneyham, Mert Littlefield, Steve Leach , Vic Edelbrock , Arias family, Isky, Pisano family,BAE, KB, and on and on , made the past possible to grow this sport.

 

[z28]

Having never even heard of Speedmaster I hope this is the case. Why would all the smart people at JFR along with Josh Hart who owns a speed shop align themselves with a company that was not on the up and up?

The Speedmaster CEO has been on the Youtube pre-race show on NHRA. I think he is Australian. He sponsors that show.

 

[glofria]

We should only judge them on today going forward. (kind of a biblical thing ya know.) How many of us got here on a pure and perfect path? (see Penske Racing) I am glad to see anyone investing in our sport.

Fair enough. I won't bash them but I certainly won't buy any of their products.

Regarding the Enderle hat(s), if they ever had a patent I'm sure it's past it's lifetime. And besides, who in their right mine would put a knock-off on their race car?

 

[ch streetcars]

Fair enough. I won't bash them but I certainly won't buy any of their products.

Regarding the Enderle hat(s), if they ever had a patent I'm sure it's past it's lifetime. And besides, who in their right mine would put a knock-off on their race car?

They are going after the Pro-street market and this goofy trend of putting fake injection , on top of carbs, on top of a blower. Absolute knock off dimensionally but lower quality casting and hardware of course. Anything that they put original development into, fine.

 

[Ponyhntr]

A former boss of mine is from Australia but has lived in the US for 30+ years. He is a die-hard made in the USA guy. He went to work with them and only lasted a few weeks before he left, he couldn't handle all the knock-off overseas made products that they had.

 

[Cliff]

Noonan is a former Australian company, now in the USA, and I think they are in the top 3 of engine block & heads makers.