QUADSHOP CUSTOMS WAS BORN IN 2009. THE STORY PRECEDING, IS WHAT STARTED THE GREAT LINE OF QSC PRODUCTS.
BACK IN THE MID 90'S SNOWMOBILE RIDING WAS A NEW HOBBY FOR ME "ADAM SCHUMAKER". AFTER A FEW RIDES AND GETTING SHOWN UP BY MY BUDDIES, THE URGE TO GO FASTER WAS OVERWHELMING. LIKE AN ATV, A KEY PERFORMANCE UPGRADE IS DONE IN THE CLUTCHING. SO I STUDIED UP ON HOW THEY WORKED AND STARTED BUYING OTHER COMPANIES PRODUCTS TO HELP ME GET MORE ACCELERATION OUT OF MY RIDE. THE NEW PRODUCTS WORKED GREAT BUT I WAS STILL GETTING BEAT ON OCCASION. I DID NOT LIKE LOSING, ESPECIALLY IF I WAS GETTING BEAT BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE HAD MORE EXPERIENCE THAN ME. SO OVER THE YEARS I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT MANIPULATING CLUTCHES TO GO FASTER. I ASKED THOSE WITH THE EXPERIENCE LOTS OF QUESTIONS, THE "EXPERTS" OF THE TIME. I OWE A LOT TO THEM BUT MOSTLY TO TRIAL AND ERROR EXPERIENCES. NOTHING DRIVES YOU MORE THAN WHEN YOU HAVE AN IDEA AND YOU KNOW YOU CAN MAKE IT WORK.
IN 2002 I STARTED DRAG RACING SLEDS PROFESSIONALLY. THE FIRST YEAR WE TOOK A 3RD IN THE POINTS SERIES AS A ROOKIE. 2003 WE SWITCHED TO A BIGGER CLASS WHERE COMPETITION WAS EVEN BETTER, AND AVAILABLE PRODUCTS WERE NOT GOING TO CUT IT. IT WAS AT THAT POINT WHEN I STARTED MAKING MY OWN CUSTOM CLUTCHING PARTS AND WE WENT ON TO WIN EVERY SINGLE RACE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, NOBODY COULD TOUCH US! IN 2005 I SOLD THE RACE STUFF AND ALL THE SLEDS. I FIGURED A MORE RELAXING HOBBY WOULD BE BETTER. SO I GOT INTO ATV RIDING, AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT 2 YEARS LATER I WAS MUD RACING IN TEXAS AT HIGH LIFTER'S MUD NATIONALS. BEING SO INTERESTED IN THE MUD RIDING, I WAS CONSTANTLY MAKING NEW CLUTCH PARTS FOR MYSELF TO BETTER MY MACHINE. LETS FACE IT, FOR THE HARDCORE PEOPLE, STOCK AIN'T GOING TO CUT IT!
IN 2007 I MET MY WIFE "TAMMI" AND I TOLD HER I HAD A GREAT IDEA TO SHARE MY EXPERTISE WITH THE REST OF THE PEOPLE AND MAKE CLUTCH KITS TO SELL. THE ONLY KICKER WAS I NEEDED HER TO HELP ME, AND IN 2009 WAS THE BIRTH OF QUADSHOP CUSTOMS. TO GET STARTED I HAD TO SELL MY SPORTSMAN 500 TO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO MAKE OUR FIRST RUN OF CLUTCH WEIGHTS AND GET A WEBSITE. A KIT HERE AND THERE TURNED INTO MORE AND THEN LOTS AND BY 2011 I NEEDED TO QUIT MY DAY JOB TO WORK FULL TIME AT QSC. WE CURRENTLY HAVE CUSTOMERS AND DEALERS WORLD WIDE.
ITS BEEN QUITE A RIDE FOR US LOOKING BACK TO THE OLD DAYS, BUT WHAT TAMMI AND I ENJOY THE MOST IS ALL THE GREAT PEOPLE WE HAVE MET OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE OF QSC. THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE AS HARDCORE ABOUT RIDING AS WE ARE. WE CONTINUE UPDATING OUR GREAT PRODUCT LINE AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS...YET WE ARE STILL A SMALL FAMILY HERE AT QSC.