MAHLE, manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of performance automotive aftermarket products including Clevite® and MAHLE Performance bearings, will supply the renowned vocational school with bearings throughout the year, which will be used during engine builds, testing, and competition, for both domestic and import applications.
In addition, students at SAM Tech will have the opportunity to test MAHLE's new performance coated bearings in the school's race engines and will use MAHLE bearings for all competition. SAM Tech's race engine team will use Clevite bearings this year in the Amsoil Engine Master's Challenge, a competition SAM Tech won as recently as 2016.
New to the sponsorship this year will be the addition of MAHLE Performance bearings, designed specifically for imports and sport compacts, will be made available to the students.
SAM Tech is ranked as the number-one vocational trade school in Houston, offering programs in engine block machining, cylinder head machining, CNC machining, EFI tuning, and associate degree classes. The school is known for providing experienced technicians and crewmen to work with the best in the performance racing industry from NASCAR to IndyCar. Notable graduates include Kyle Davis, project engineer, Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines and Chris Thomas, performance machinist and engine builder, Jon Kaase Racing Engines.