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Fuel Racing
2nd March 2005 - James
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As you know FTMB is out to give the smaller companies, and the up and coming guys a kickstart.
We first heard of Fuel Racing when Dan White from Royal Racing dropped the name as they'd just sorted out a deal to sell the Royal attire.
Since then we've been in touch with Mark, the Fuel Racing main man.
Fuel Racing sells Royal Racing (naturally..), Alpine Stars, FRO Systems, MSR, ONEindustries, Troy Lee Designs, Oakley and Spy Optics all at great prices.. we were surprised at the price for the TLD D2, £199! Which isnt half bad, we arent talking the conmen here, these are quality products at good prices!
 
TLD D2 Red Flash & Royal Racing Target tee
All the stuff can be ordered straight off the site, using Protx to make sure it's all nice and secure.
We asked Mark a few questions to see what the ideas are, we might as well get a personality behind the site rather than just a nice design.
FTMB: Whats Fuel Racing all about? and what made you want to open a shop?
Fuel Racing is about selling quality products for both MX and DH mtb, two sports that i am very passionate about. Having been around MX for just over 27yrs, both as a racer and a fan, and then crossing over to DH racing about 6 yrs ago. I realised that I wanted to become a part of the industry of these 2 great sports and so Fuel Racing was born.
What did you consider when you decided what to stock?
The brands that we stock at Fuel are the brands that we use ourselves, in other words, we race what we sell. Companies like Alpinestars and Oakley, I have used their products for years so I know how good they are. Then you have brands like Royal Racing, FROsystems, Spy and ONEindustries which are still relatively new, and they breathe a breath of fresh air into the sport. MSR have been around for a long time and they make a really good product, then there's Troy Lee Designs, need I say more.
Are you mainly a MX rider or is MTB your speciality?
As i said before MX was my 1st passion but mtb be it downhill, freeride or just going over the woods with your buddies - it's just such a good crossover from MX. Whether your doing a sixty foot table top on a mx bike or just thrashing through the woods on a bit of single track on your mtb it's just such a good buzz, so i would say with me it's about 50/50.
Stickers? Check. New? Check. Shiny? Check. I like 'em.
Have a peruse over the site and see for yourself, Fuel Racing if you havent heard much about them till now, you'll be hearing a lot more in the future..
 
Bradshaw goggles & Alpinestars bag.. suits you sir!
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