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January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

A RealTime World Challenge classic sporting MCS 2WNR dampers after a complete restoration. For all of our Honda fanatics, this one’s for you, along with the rest of the collection! Debuted for the 1995 IMSA Endurance Championship, this car pays homage to a great era of touring car racing.

Be on the lookout for this iconic car and its return to the track at the WeatherTech® International Challenge with Brian Redman for the Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin traditional vintage weekend.

RealTime began its 27 consecutive year run in World Challenge in 1993, using a pair of Honda Prelude Si Touring Cars (then Class C and later Super Production [SP]). Team leader Peter Cunningham finished second in the Drivers’ Championship in 1993 (by three points) and 1994 (again by three points, ugh) before stepping up to this new chassis and finally winning his first World Challenge title in 1995.

When Cunningham switched to the Acura NSX GT car the following season, RealTime hired four-time SCCA Club Racing National Champion Michael Galati to take over the controls of this particular Prelude, winning the 1996 Rookie-of-the-Year title along with his first World Challenge Drivers’ Championship.

Cunningham and and Galati went on to further successes in World Challenge, eventually becoming the two winningest Drivers’ Champions in series history– with seven and five titles respectively. That makes the provenance of VIN 000024 pretty special.

July 24, 2020August 13, 2020

A RealTime World Challenge classic sporting MCS 2WNR dampers after a complete restoration. For all of our Honda fanatics, this one’s for you, along with the rest of the collection! Debuted for the 1995 IMSA Endurance Championship, this car pays homage to a great era of touring car racing.

Be on the lookout for this iconic car and its return to the track at the WeatherTech® International Challenge with Brian Redman for the Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin traditional vintage weekend.

RealTime began its 27 consecutive year run in World Challenge in 1993, using a pair of Honda Prelude Si Touring Cars (then Class C and later Super Production [SP]). Team leader Peter Cunningham finished second in the Drivers’ Championship in 1993 (by three points) and 1994 (again by three points, ugh) before stepping up to this new chassis and finally winning his first World Challenge title in 1995.

When Cunningham switched to the Acura NSX GT car the following season, RealTime hired four-time SCCA Club Racing National Champion Michael Galati to take over the controls of this particular Prelude, winning the 1996 Rookie-of-the-Year title along with his first World Challenge Drivers’ Championship.

Cunningham and and Galati went on to further successes in World Challenge, eventually becoming the two winningest Drivers’ Champions in series history– with seven and five titles respectively. That makes the provenance of VIN 000024 pretty special.

March 25, 2020August 11, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the world, we have taken the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of our team members and global distribution network. We are happy to report that our supply chain is continuing to operate without any delays and in-turn, there has been minimal to no impact on our production lead time and service turn-around.

Many of you may be isolation with free time to wrench on your cars. We encourage you to capitalize on having this extra time and taking advantage of our speedy turnaround windows on damper service, repairs, upgrades, and re-valves.

While our dampers do not lose their respective forces throughout their life-cycles due to our proprietary valving mechanisms, heat and friction do take their toll on the wearable items internally. A full damper service includes a comprehensive tear down, thorough cleaning, and re-assembly of each damper in its entirety with all new o-rings, teflon piston bands, oil seals, and dowty seals. Each damper is then run on a damper dyno throughout its operating range at various velocities to ensure proper functionality. To get started with damper service, simply follow the steps here:
https://www.motioncontrolsuspension.com/service-repair/

We are here to answer any questions you might have regarding damper service intervals, upgrades, or technical questions related to the setup and tuning of your dampers. We send our very best to each and every one of you through these unprecedented times!

August 6, 2019August 12, 2020

The old proverb “good things come to those who wait” rings truer today than ever. Our consumers have asked for a 4W system since the inception of MCS in 2011. We are very excited to share more information on our new 4W adjustable damper system that we announced at PRI last year.

We started with a blank canvas and created a brand new piston assembly. Both digressive and linear piston options are available and MCS will work closely with car builder and/or car engineer to define the most appropriate force curves and operating ranges for the intended application, allowing for more finite adjustment of damping forces.

Utilizing our proprietary adjustment mechanism, both low speed rebound (10 clicks) and high speed rebound damping forces (18 clicks) are manipulated independently from a single knob at the shaft-end. As the user turns the low speed rebound adjuster, bleed is introduced through a series of orifices. As the user turns the high speed rebound adjuster, engagement of a blow-off valve is adjusted.

Both low speed compression (10 clicks) and high speed compression (18 clicks) damping forces are manipulated within the remote reservoir head, like on our 3W system. Our orifice technology manipulates bleed to the compression stroke while our blow-off valve assembly manipulates high speed compression hits. Changes to the 4W reservoir allows for more finite control of the compression adjustment range.

For our fellow shock geeks, this new 4W piston assembly offers many unique ways to fine-tune the force curves during a re-valve.

February 26, 2019August 11, 2020

MCS is proud to have been chosen by PCA Club Racing to become the new damper manufacturer and supplier for the Spec Boxster (SPB) racing series. Our immediate focus is to resolve supply chain issues. MCS 1WNR SPB damper systems will begin shipping the week of April 1st, 2019. Full sets and spares will be available for purchase through our trusted and knowledgeable dealer network. The part number for the MCS 1WNR SPB damper system is “SET-1WNR-SPB-01” with a cost of $2,650.00.

Spec Legal MCS 1WNR Damper System fitted to Spec Boxster (SPB)

Our 1WNR damper system has proven to be a reliable, consistent, and race-winning damper with long service intervals, and has been chosen by several other one-make and Spec racing series’ for these reasons. Racers competing in the SPB series can expect to run their dampers as long as 150 race hours before a damper service is needed. MCS dampers are manufactured, serviced, and repaired at our headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, with strict focus on speedy turn-around windows for damper service & repairs.

Our damper is completely compatible with the existing SPB spring package and original Porsche strut mounts. For those replacing the former damper, the entire spring stack will simply transfer over to the new MCS damper. For those building new cars who require a new spring package, the Tarett Engineering Spec Boxster spring kit (#SBSK) will pair with our dampers for a complete system. Detailed install instructions will accompany each damper set.

Our team is made up of racers alike and we understand the importance of a well structured contingency program for competitors. MCS cash will be available to competitors through a contingency program within the PCA and NASA. For details on the contingency program with PCA, please follow this link. For details for the contingency program with NASA, please follow this link.

We are excited to offer you this new SPB damper, our proven worldwide expertise, and the best customer service in the industry. We are available by phone or email to answer any questions that you might have. As a Porsche Club Racing sponsor, we’ve had feet on the ground at countless races over the last several years and look forward to attending countless more throughout the 2019 season.

PCA Announcement Link: https://pcaclubracing.org/contingency/mcs-sbp-program/

December 12, 2018August 11, 2020

We’re excited to announce that we now offer our 1WNR and 2WNR damper systems for the Porsche 987. The proximity of the exhaust manifolds (both factory and aftermarket) to the rear strut bodies introduces a unique issue; with significant heat from the exhaust, gas pressure in the damper increases to what we consider inefficient and unacceptable levels.

By increasing the gas volume area with a combination of our proprietary internal reservoir and a unique expansion compartment built-in to the strut bodies, our non-remote systems maintain a monotube construction with shaft-end adjusters, eliminating the need to climb underneath the car to make an adjustment, like with a twin-tube or inverted monotube dampers.

MCS 1WNR Front Strut assembled with optional MCS bearing plate.

Our non-remote 987 systems are ready for order for delivery beginning in January, 2019.