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" Pete Brock\u2014of BRE Datsun and 1965 Shelby Daytona Coupe fame\u2014has designed an aerodynamic all-aluminum race car trailer that he&amp;#039;s been selling to weekend racers, especially folks with vintage Porsches. Problem is, Brock has been unable to keep up with the demand. &amp;quot;By March of this year,&amp;quot; said Brock, &amp;quot;we had sold out our entire 2011 build capacity.&amp;quot;  So what does the famed designer do? He has turned to race car builders Riley Technologies of North Carolina to build them. It&amp;#039;s a bit of a challenge to build the semi-monocoque Aerovault, explains Brock, because it does not use conventional motor home construction techniques. In fact, its 1/8-in. aluminum skin is structural, and the trailer itself has more in common with a race car than a traditional trailer.  &amp;quot;For those reasons, no U.S. trailer manufacturers we approached were interested in building it&amp;quot; explains Brock. &amp;quot;From every perspective it&amp;#039;s a far superior trailer for users but it takes more time, requires more craftsmanship and consequently, costs much more to build. They didn&amp;#039;t have the skills nor understand the value. It was frustrating. Then a light bulb went off in my head when I saw Bill Riley at the Sebring race in March.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;BRE approached us about building their trailers and we saw some good synergy&amp;quot;, said Bill Riley, Vice President of Riley Technologies. Added Ron McMahon, Vice President and CFO: &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re an engineering company and it&amp;#039;s a well-engineered trailer. Where other manufacturers must have scratched their heads at the thought of fully skinning the underside of a trailer, we get it. I&amp;#039;ve towed trailers thousands of miles and as I went over every square inch of this trailer, I was impressed with all the well thought out details. We&amp;#039;re very pleased to be able to join BRE in satisfying the demand of car enthusiasts with yet another quality, well-engineered product.&amp;quot; With the Aerovault&amp;#039;s aerodynamic efficiency and superb handling, Brock says a super-sized tow vehicle is not required. Fuel efficiency, naturally, is also a big concern. &amp;quot;Why tow around all this dead air space&amp;quot;, says Brock of traditional trailers. Production of the Aerovault has begun at Riley&amp;#039;s facility in Mooresville, North Carolina, with trailers being delivered to their owners at the end of January. For more information, view the Aerovault brochure at http://www.bre2.net.  Related posts:  Riley Technologies Track Car, When Fast Just Isn&amp;#039;t Enough  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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