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.
Another month after our last laps here at MSR Cresson, our 1995 M3 is finaly getting sorted and we are dialing in the setup. This time we had adjusted the RTD shifter properly so we could use 2nd gear in a couple of places, which helped corner exit acceleration greatly. We picked up 15 mph from track test #4, when we had "run out of fuel system" and had to shift at 5500 rpm (now shifting at 7000)
Amy went out earlier and had a fender liner catch on one of the 315mm front tires, and she came in after hearing this awful noise. We fixed that, added fuel, and Terry went out in the next session - with a plan to take 4-5 laps then hand off to Amy in the hot pits, which we did.
Terry was still getting used to the M3 on track - like not being broken for once! - and was starting to push the car harder when he ran a new personal best by 1.1 sec over previous events here with this 1:21.07 best on lap 2. Traffic and time constraints kept him from chasing that elusive 1:20.X lap! Lots of potential time left as it is, but we're finally out-driving the $35 RockAuto brake pads. We need to address that.
As soon as Terry came in and swapped driver duties with Amy, she ran into yet another noise (hey, its a 30 year old car) on lap 2 and came in. Sounds like a broken CV joint inside a rear axle? We'll get it back to the shop and fire up the Money Gun to fix that next! Thanks for watching.