NASCAR legend Michael
Waltrip injects his trademark humor and master pitchman skills into a new video
endorsing Jet Edge precision waterjet cutting systems. Watch the video on Jet Edge’s YouTube Channel
at www.youtube.com/jetedgewaterjets.
In the video, Waltrip, a two-time
Daytona 500 champion and co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing credits Jet Edge for
helping MWR become a major player in NASCAR’s highly competitive Sprint Cup
Series.
“Racing is a team sport and one of
our most important team members is our Jet Edge waterjet,” Waltrip says. “Thanks to Jet Edge, we’re able to take
design improvements to the racetrack weeks faster, and that makes us a force to
be reckoned with.”
Waltrip explains that the Jet Edge waterjet has been so critical
to MWR’s success, they decided to add a second system. MWR Chief Technical Officer Tom German joins
Waltrip in the video, providing an overview of the NASCAR team’s new Jet Edge
EDGE X-5 5-axis waterjet and the team’s plans for its use.
“Our engineering department is very excited to have this powerful
new tool,” German says. “The Jet Edge EDGE X-5 is taking our fabricating
capabilities to a whole new level. In
fact, we’ve already taken design improvements to the track and Victory Lane.”
MWR installed its first Jet Edge in
2008, when the new NASCAR team was struggling to get off the ground. In 2013, MWR doubled the size of its water jet shop as part of a major
capital improvement project and added the new 5-axis Jet Edge to complement its
existing system. MWR uses its Jet Edge waterjet
systems to cut more than 1,000 parts for its three Sprint Cup teams, which
include the #55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Camry driven by Brian Vickers and
Waltrip, the #56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry driven by Martin Truex Jr., and
the #15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Camry driven by Clint Bowyer.
MWR values its waterjet systems so
much, it has twice surprised the small family owned Minnesota company with Jet
Edge decaled Sprint Cup cars. Brian
Vickers raced the #55 Jet Edge Toyota Camry to an 11th place finish
this spring at Martinsville Speedway and the #55 Jet Edge-Freightliner Toyota
Camry to a ninth place finish last fall at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Established in 1984, Jet Edge is a global designer and
manufacturer of waterjet systems for precision cutting, surface preparation and
coating removal. Jet Edge waterjets are used around the world in a broad
range of industries, from the world's leading airlines to automotive,
aerospace, industrial manufacturers, machine and job shops.
For more information about Jet Edge, visit www.jetedge.com, e-mail sales@jetedge.com or call 1-800-JET-EDGE (538-3343). Follow us on Twitter @jetedge.
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