About Simon
30+ years of expertise, from hillclimb wins to founding industry-leading brands.
The Story
Simon Rogers has been immersed in motorsport for over three decades. What started as a passion for making cars go faster evolved into a career defining the standards for lightweight sports car suspension worldwide.
A racer himself, Simon understands what drivers need because he's been there – pushing cars to their limits on track, hillclimb, and road. His Caterham 7 has seen victory at venues like Curborough, Gurston Down and Prescott. Curborough being of particular importance where he has the 3 fastest times of any car other than a single seat race car with aero.
This hands-on experience informs everything we do at Too Fast To Race. When you talk to us about suspension setup, you're talking to someone who's felt the difference a shim stack change makes through a high-speed or low-speed corner.
Track Record
RS Automotive Engineering
Trading as RaceShocks.UK and MeteorMotorsport.com – becoming a leading UK suspension specialist for lightweight sports cars.
CORE Suspension
Partnered with TracTive Suspension BV (Netherlands) to create CORE Suspension – the first brand focused entirely on lightweight sports cars. TracTive supplies BMW, Dallara, Pagani, and RUF.
Hillclimb Success
Multiple championship wins, class victories and record times at UK hillclimb & speed venues – consistently finishing on the podium in Caterham 7.
Too Fast To Race
S Rogers Engineering Ltd – returning to the core passion: hands-on suspension development, Caterham builds, and bespoke engineering projects in rural Wales.
Expertise
Working across the full spectrum of performance suspension – from road-focused comfort to all-out race specification:
Damper Technology
Expert knowledge of Penske, Nitron, Ohlins, Quantum, and TracTive damper systems. Custom valving for any application.
Lightweight Sports Cars
Specialist focus on Caterham, Lotus, Ariel, TVR, and Alpine. These cars demand suspension that understands their unique dynamics.
Testing & Development
Professional dyno testing, on-car data acquisition, and iterative development. We measure, test, and refine until it's right.
Chassis Setup
Complete vehicle dynamics – corner weighting, geometry optimisation, spring selection, and ride height calibration.
"Whilst I have worked with many brands of suspension we choose to partner with those who build with quality. What I have learnt over the many years of service and testing is that understanding what a change on a certain type of damper actually does compared to what you think is vital to on track performance and adjustment. We dont guess. We measure test and then do the maths. Make the relevant changes and then test again. I am in a very privalidged position to understand this being a competitor and engineer. "
– Simon Rogers
Let's Talk Suspension
Whether you're looking for setup advice, custom valving, or a complete build – get in touch.
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