By SEMA News Editors
KW Suspensions Named Official Suspension Partner for SRO Motorsports America, Partners With Ryan Tuerck
KW Suspensions, the German suspension component provider, has been named the official suspension partner of SRO Motorsports America and its series, including GT World Challenge America, GT America, Pirelli GT4 America and TC America.
As part of this collaboration, KW will be prominently featured across each of the series championships. Their presence will extend to event production elements and series materials, and will be featured in TV broadcasts and livestream coverage.
Additionally, the brand has partnered with Formula DRIFT (FD) driver Ryan Tuerck to provide his FD Rain-X Toyota GR Corolla with ST Suspension XTA plus 3 coilovers for the 2025 season and supply Tuerck with products from across the KW Automotive brand family for his portfolio of builds and competition vehicles.
Tuerck is currently collaborating with engineers from KW Automotive Group to develop custom suspension systems for some of his signature builds. These include the Mobil 1 heritage Stout project, featuring a bespoke Belltech suspension, a '90s rally-inspired Toyota Celica with a Reiger Rally Suspension and the upcoming Formula Supra, which is set to undergo testing for Time Attack with a specially developed KW Suspensions race setup.
For more information, visit kwsuspensions.net.
TRD U.S.A. Unveils 2025 Driver Development Program Lineup
TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development) has unveiled its 2025 Toyota Driver Development (TD2) lineup. The accomplished program continues to spotlight up-and-coming talented drivers. Last year, graduate Christopher Bell finished in the top five of the NASCAR Cup Series point standings for the third straight season.
This season’s talented TD2 lineup is focused across three motorsports disciplines: stock car, grassroots dirt and sports car. Drivers representing Toyota include Jade Avedisian, Brent Crews, Jacob Denney, Tyler Gonzalez, Taylor Gray, Corey Heim, Buddy Kofoid, Cannon McIntosh, Kiko Porto, Isabella Robusto, Gio Ruggiero, William Sawalich, Gresham Wagner and Westin Workman.
For the complete details, read the Toyota announcement here or visit toyota.com/racing.