Company History:
Engineering PhDs from the University of Maryland’s Chemical Engineering Department teamed up with former Terps' and Ravens' Tight End Matt Furstenburg, and Entrepreneur Businessman Harry Geller in Summer 2012 to tackle one of the biggest problems with football gloves—the rapid decline in tackiness/grip of the gloves (especially after a trip through the washing machine!). Most football gloves lose their tackiness/grip quickly due to intense frictional contact (e.g. glove-jerseys, glove-ground) experienced throughout practices and games during the football season; usually the grip on a pair of brand-new gloves wears down after just a few days of practice.
Two years of iterative product development between football players and chemical engineers led to the creation of Grip Boost Football Gel—the first product ever to restore grip to football gloves without leaving any residue on the ball. Grip Boost is a patent-pending invention and currently licensed by Grip Boost Inc. from the University of Maryland’s Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC).
The development of the Grip Boost Football Gel has been supported by seed grants from the Maryland Innovation Initiative, The VOLT Fund, The University of Maryland OTC, TEDCO's Technology Commercialization Fund and private investment. Additionally, in Spring 2014 the Grip Boost technology was chosen from over 150 inventions as a Finalist for UMD's Invention of the Year.
Speed Motorcars, Inc. was established in 1999 as an auto importer/exporter and auto parts distributor. We are based in Southern California in a 10,000 square-foot office/warehouse facility containing auto parts and automobiles for sale. As an auto wholesaler, we offer a variety of cars to choose from-from entry level vehicles such as Honda, Nissan, Toyota, and Chevrolet to premium vehicles such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Ferrari, Porsche, and Lamborghini. We carry both new and used vehicles for sale both within the United States and for export. Our experienced sales staff is very knowledgeable in cars, so feel free to either come in or call us during our office hours for inquiries.