Since its inception in 2001, Megan Racing Inc. has always stuck with the same goals and principles that have carried its name throughout the years. Megan Racing was founded on the belief that the goal of the automotive enthusiast should not be limited by the size of one’s wallet, but rather on their heart and passion for motorsports. The spirit of competition has been around for the last century and continues to live within each enthusiast today. That same spirit led the founder of Megan Racing to seek out a way of manufacturing quality performance parts while having them affordable for the grassroots enthusiast. Megan Racing’s staff prides itself on maintaining their original goals of performance, design, and economical prices that will allow the company to grow for many years to come.
This task was not a simple task—several obstacles had to be overcome. The first was sorting through a vast amount of factories offering parts at competitive prices, without sacrificing quality. Countless hours were spent in finding a competitive source that would not compromise quality.
By far the greatest obstacle faced by Megan Racing was the enthusiast community itself, with the common quote, “You get what you paid for” being ingrained in the minds of many racers. In many cases, this is true, but the goal of Megan Racing was to prove otherwise. Megan Racing believes a well-designed and developed product does not have to have a high-profit margin; rather, it simply needs to function as intended to gain the trust of the grassroots enthusiast. As the community began to bestow trust into Megan Racing, the product line grew as a result.
As any track-driver can tell you, the rigors of a race day will push the limits of both the driver as well as the machine, and this is where Megan Racing vows to be with you through the performance and quality of their products. Over time, Megan Racing has been able to develop a broad product line touching the most important aspects of performance. Each product is tested vigorously in the company’s in-house facilities and in controlled-variable scenarios. Taking one step further, Megan Racing knew that community input was the final key to developing the perfect product. Seeking out the most active members of the racing community who offered both real-world as well as on-track testing, Megan Racing maintains its key interest to keep the community involved in every aspect of the development, testing and production of each product.
Over time, through sponsorship of individual drivers, teams and competition organizers, Megan Racing has kept a deep involvement with the racing community to receive feedback from the community first-hand and has developed a strong bond with their family of enthusiasts who bear the company’s logo on the track and on the street. Many enthusiasts are aware of Megan Racing’s development team by name because the company provides track-side support at many track events and many garages across the country. Each and every day of Megan Racing’s staff and development team corresponds with the company’s sponsored drivers to ensure that Megan Racing products have kept them on the podium not just the first time, but every time.
As Megan Racing kept growing over the years, the company has incorporated the ideas and concepts of automotive enthusiasts across the world and has developed many performance parts for hard-to-find applications. Megan Racing knows that a true automotive enthusiast sees potential in almost every car on the road, and with that the company has developed parts for over 100 different applications in various makes and models, both domestic and imported.
In 2004, several of the Megan Racing staff attended a drift event for the first time. It was at that moment where they found their calling; this new and unconventional driving style had caught their attention as it necessitated the precise driver skill needed for a road course with the finesse of an off-road rally car. Megan Racing’s experts knew they had to get behind the wheel and try this for themselves. At the beginning of the next year, the company had built two rear-wheel drive competition cars that were found burning rubber almost every weekend to test and tune Megan Racing vehicles and products. Many set-backs were experienced during this time—nothing is ever perfect, but Megan Racing walked away with many lessons learned and more importantly, the company connected with the drift community on a much deeper level. Megan Racing’s community involvement let it take in advice and criticism from some of the best drivers in the United States and Japan. These lessons have led to the company’s several competition cars producing over 600RWHP as well as various demo-cars to promote at various events across the country.
The economic downturn in 2007 caused many changes in the automotive industry, forcing several name-brand manufacturers out of business and many more retail shops to do the same. Difficult times called for immediate action and Megan Racing had decided for a company restructuring without compromising the quality they had maintained over the years. Focusing on the company’s growth, Megan Racing relocated to a larger warehouse and office to jumpstart their operations to combat the economic crisis faced by manufacturing companies throughout the automotive industry. The risks taken proved to be worth-while as the company’s development, sales and customer support staff expanded to further the operations in the administrative and development side of the company to better serve the customers as Megan Racing has increased productivity and logistics to ensure their products continue to encompass the globe.
Now Megan Racing is one of the leading manufacturers of aftermarket performance parts across the United States and continues to expand globally. Foreseeing their tenth year in existence, Megan Racing has vowed to never forget their roots and the many great people the company’s staff has met in many different countries. Megan Racing’s members consider themselves to be extremely fortunate to have been where they have been, seen what they have seen, and met who they have met. Most importantly, Megan Racing wholeheartedly feels that they are involved in the greatest community that has ever existed—the automotive community.
Continuing to give back to the same community that has provided the company with the success that brings Megan Racing to where they are today, Megan Racing held their first ever Megan Racing Drift Challenge in 2009 where top Pro-Am drivers across the nation competed in a safe venue for $3,500 in prize money. The event proved to be a success because Megan Racing received many thanks and support and decided that it would be the first competition of many to come. Drifting is an amazing sport and the company is sure that it is here to stay. Megan Racing will be there every step of the way, growing with the community and ensuring a safe environment for drivers by sponsoring or providing a venue.
As the company has grown, Megan Racing has found that this growth has presented them with more opportunities that they can carry on to their customers. Megan Racing has been able to work with the newest factories and more competitive sources that allow them to remain at the forefront of production technology. Everything from stronger and lighter materials to even new techniques in welding has given the company a leading edge over competing manufacturers. Megan Racing’s materials are sourced from both domestic and imported origins such as the Japanese steel that the company uses in many of their products such as lowering springs and stainless-steel exhaust components. Megan Racing is constantly on the lookout for more efficient and higher quality manufacturing methods so that they can make their most tried and true products even better. Furthermore, with that mindset, the company has always stood by their products by extending their warranties so you can rest assured, knowing that Megan Racing is there for you.