As President of RICOR Racing Shocks, Brian Falter used 25 years of off-road sporting experience and 16 years of knowledge in precision manufacturing to lead the development of RICOR's shock systems.

Brian has been immersed in the off-road industry since his early teen years, enjoying a range of dirt sports from dirt bike riding to sand rails to off-road trucks.

Prior to RICOR Racing Shocks, Brian managed a manufacturing company, specializing in prototype design through production work, where he built the company from a start up to a multi-million dollar business, developing parts for such customers as Raytheon, Boeing, McDonald-Douglas, and BF Goodrich.

Don Richardson developed the core inertia valve technology used in RICOR shock systems and continues to innovate RICOR's advanced shock technology today. This isn't the first time Don Richardson has revolutionized the suspension industry.

Don began his career in shock design in 1974 in the motocross industry. Unsatisfied with the state of the twin shock rear suspensions, he researched alternative solutions and developed a rising rate single shock linkage system that was first introduced by Suzuki as the "full floater" system in 1981. His basic design has since been copied by almost every major motorcycle manufacture in the world.

Don went on to develop shocks for Formula 1 teams and the Nissan GTP team. In 1991 he won the San Felipe Shock Shootout and as a result, Citroen petitioned Don to solve suspension challenges with their Dakar Paris Rally team vehicles. Using the RIV technology, RICOR improved Citroen went on to win the famous Paris to Dakar rally in 1994, 1995 and 1996. Don then licensed Donerre, a shock manufacturing company, and built shock systems for the Citroen Race Team, Mitsubishi, Volkswagen and many others in Europe. Since then, Edelbrock licensed the inertia valve technology for after-market applications and continues to utilize Don's inertia valve technology today.

Don has spent the last 33 years researching and developing shock technology, designing some of the most advanced shock systems in the world, and thoroughly enjoying himself on his quest for the Holy Grail of suspension dynamics.

Scott Falter is responsible for RICOR shock design and engineering while overseeing the assembly, testing, tuning, inspection, and quality control of each RICOR shock. Scott is the inventor of numerous patents covering RICOR's unique design and is now focusing RICOR on conceiving, developing, and implementing the next phase of advanced shock technology.

Prior to RICOR Racing Shocks, Scott specialized in automotive diagnostics. He began his career in automotive engineering in 1988 and has spent the last 19 years researching and deploying automotive technology, working with such vehicles as Jaguar and Land Rover.

Scott has spent 23 years enjoying off-road sports, including dirt bike riding, sand rails, and cutting the dunes with his beloved Land Rover.