Terry Fair is an amateur racing driver with 32 recorded laps across 15 different vehicles on LapMeta, averaging 2.1 laps per car. Fair brings three decades of racing and engineering experience to amateur motorsport, holding a mechanical engineering technology degree from Texas A&M University. His professional engineering background spans metallurgy, mechanical equipment design, control systems, and wireless devices—technical expertise directly applicable to understanding vehicle dynamics and performance optimization.
Fair is the owner of Vorshlag Motorsports, a leading manufacturer of high-end suspension components including camber-caster adjustment plates, spherical shock mounts, and other suspension components. This dual role—business owner and active racer—keeps him connected to both product development and real-world testing. He usually campaigns one of the Vorshlag race cars at 25+ competition events annually, often co-driving with his wife Amy, demonstrating that amateur motorsport can be both serious pursuit and shared passion.
His LapMeta data shows 19 laps at 1.7 CCW, 4 laps at 1.7 CW, and 2 laps CCW configuration, with the 15-vehicle portfolio spanning diverse platforms. Fair actively participates in autocrossing, open track events, time trials, wheel-to-wheel road racing, and drag racing—remarkably diverse motorsport involvement demonstrating curiosity about all forms of competition. He and Amy drove their Vorshlag Motorsports Mustang to TT3 wins at Motorsports Ranch, showcasing consistent competitive success.
Fair exemplifies the engineer-racer archetype: combining theoretical knowledge from formal education with practical experience from decades of competition and business operations. His suspension company allows direct application of racing insights to product development, while testing those products in actual competition validates design decisions. With 32 laps across 15 vehicles, Terry Fair represents the complete amateur racer who integrates engineering expertise, business acumen, and competitive passion into comprehensive motorsport involvement.
While at MSR Cresson on a very humid Friday morning, Terry was asked to take some laps in this 2015 BRZ which is setup as a rental track car by Drive At The Limit that houses 3 cars out at this track now. This one had Ohlins R&T coilovers, SPL arms, and 215mm Bridgestone RE71RS tires. There wasn't enough time to make any changes other than setting tire pressures (28 psi cold), and the car was set nearly full stiff on the damping and was very low on fuel.
The tires also had a staggering 45 heat cycles and were fairly cooked - as evidenced by the somewhat low 1.27g lateral (even in this skinny size these tires should produce 1.35g or more lateral when fresher). So it is hard to compare this lap with any Time Attack type setup, as we had a number of variables stacked against a fast lap. There were also some VERY fast race and street cars on track, which kept making attempts at a fast lap impossible.
Terry managed two uninterrupted laps and managed a 1:27.276 best, but later that day the owner turned the dampers down and it helped him lower his lap times. As evidenced by some pictures Amy took the car also could use a bit more camber - again, for a super fast TT lap. But this setup with the damping turned down is likely a very good, stable, fun setup for a rental track car. This BRZ was getting fresh Hankook RS4 tires for rental clients, which is a longer lasting, more durable tire (the RE71RS is an autocross + TT tire, only good for very short stints).