Stewart ’ s program benefits from Murphy ’ s expertise , while Murphy gets to test his theories and products in a real-world application .
“ I think having that experience over the years , going to races and actually crewing on cars , has made most of our products more user-friendly ,” Murphy says . “ When I go to the racetrack , I don ’ t mind working if we have to , but I don ’ t want to work if I don ’ t have to . By that I mean we try to be prepared and try to make the weekend as smooth as possible without hurting parts . Part of that is just making things and refining things so that nobody has that problem . I like to think when we design and build our products , we take a lot of that into consideration .”
Going racing for several weekends out of the year can lead to some hectic workweeks back at the shop , but Murphy believes it ’ s a worthwhile endeavor .
“ For me , it ’ s a necessity because I like to be out there and understanding exactly what customers
need and want ,” Murphy says . “ Being able to go and race at a high level and be there to compete , not just be a speed bump , and then come home and take that information that you ’ ve learned and transfer that into the components that you want to manufacture , it goes a long way .”
Murphy notes that Chassis Engineering also offers products from a number of other industry-leading manufacturers like Strange Engineering and Meziere Enterprises . He tests products from these brands , providing the businesses with R & D feedback and giving Murphy and his team the knowledge of these products to provide support for customers .
Since the beginning , Chassis Engineering has taken steps to stand out from the pack while offering complete solutions for racers . Murphy remains committed to that mission as the company continues to thrive through its fifth decade in business .
“ There ’ s a lot of great builders out there ,” Murphy says . “ There ’ s a lot of people that produce a lot of really cool products , but I don ’ t know that there ’ s too many companies anymore that are out there that have the experience and the knowledge that we have here .” DI
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