Who, What & Where
Racetech Steel is a small family owned & run business. We specialise in stocking and importing a range of Materials specific to the motorsport and aircraft industry.
However we also service a wide range of other industries within Australia and we are marketed under Racetech Steel Hi Tech Components PTY LTD.
Thank you for your interest and we trust that you can find here the materials for your specific application requirements.
RaceTech Steel Origins
It all began back in 1981 when British International Trading P/L commenced importing and stocking materials for automotive and more specifically motorsport applications.
This saw the successful developments of two brands of materials in the R531(Reynolds 531) tube and also our own BiTube products for roll cage material in both CAMS and ANDRA categories of race cars as well as a significant market in the Go Kart chassis manufacturing industry in Australia at that time.
In the early 1990s a significant restructuring of the European Steel industry saw the demise of both these materials. The European steel industry saw minimum mill requirement for raw material hollows go to unsustainable levels. Subsequently, British International directors sought to replace these materials in their growing stock and service business with the very best of ongoing available products.
Through extensive supply-side and customer-side research, they settled on the 4130N grade of alloy steel primarily available ex USA at that time, as the best choice for replacing the earlier stocked products.
Specified as Mil T 6736B Cond N was increasingly in demand and widely applicable to the automotive, motorsports, aviation, and aerospace markets, and with careful sourcing, saw British International grow the stocked size range to over 200 different items. In 1996 they launched Racetech.
Steel branding. RT650 covered the Mil T 6736B 4130N materials, and RT350 covered the high tensile mild steel in ASTM A-513 CDW and ASTM A-519 CDS and DOM products.
In 2004 BIT, purchased the Hawker Pacific metals business, as they moved more toward aircraft components.
The Racetech Steel division of British International Trading P/L has become one of the main stock and service activities of the company until a decline from 2004-2007. In late 2007 Hi Tech components Pty Ltd. made an offer on the steel side of B.I.T. and subsequently purchased the stock and goodwill. With a new focus on customer service and availability of hard to find sizes, we set about growing the business and in 2011 moved to our state of the art facility in middle of Eastern Creeks booming motorsport hub.
Today Racetech Steel has increased the stock levels to become one of, if not the largest stockists of 4130 Chromoly (chrome moly) and CDS Mild Steel in Australia.
Most recently, Racetech Steel has branched out to meet the demand of the motorsports and aircraft industries by taking over the Pro-Tools USA Australian distributorship in March 2017. We now stock one of the most versatile entry level tube and pipe benders on the market, The Pro Tools 105 Heavy Duty Manual Bender and a specific range of accessories as well as a large range of tube and pipe dies
What Is Our Business?
Racetech Steel has grown to include a wide range of specialist metal products suitable for use in many critical applications as well as offering engineers in many industries the opportunity to develop products requiring locally available high strength raw materials.
Please see our product pages on this site for the current range and should you be looking for other high-performance metals for either critical applications, or other engineering demands, please email or phone us with your inquiry and we will do our best to respond promptly and positively to your supply needs.
What materials do we supply?
Roll cage tubing For Rops (Roll over protection system),
RT650 Racetech 650 refers to the 4130 Chromolly products used primarily in the aircraft and motorsport industries.
RT350 Racetech 350 refers to the High Tensile Mild Steel tubing products, predominantly used in the manufacture of roll cages etc.
Pro-Tools Tube and pipe benders and accessories.
Others. With Racetech Steel’s network capabilities we are able to source a wide range of special alloys from local sources and around the globe in either bulk or small quantities.
Where do our materials come from?
When Hi-Tech Components purchased Racetech Steel from British International Trading we made a defining decision to purchase our materials from only the most reputable suppliers. As a result, we have continued our supply from many of the companies B.I.T used.
The majority of our sizes are manufactured in the US and Germany. We also purchase several tube sizes direct from the mill in many countries around the globe. Most notably UK, Finland, USA, Japan, Russia, Australia, India, and China. We are confident at Racetech Steel that the materials we supply are from the most reputable and sought-after manufacturers and stockists in their respective field, with unmatched quality, finish, repeatability and pricing. That said we can source materials to meet the customer’s demands in cost, quality, and time frame.
Our capacity
Racetech ships steel Australia wide to all capital cities including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, and Hobart on a daily basis.
We also ship to regional areas and so call or email us and ask for a quote
for delivery to your door.
To see a list of all our services, be sure to visit the services page on this website.
Why purchase from Racetech Steel?
The team at Racetech Steel will strive to achieve a seamless process from inquiry to delivery and hopefully inquiry again. (Unfortunately, things don’t always go to plan, due to events that are beyond our control. eg; Freight, unexpected sell-out, and difficult to obtain materials, etc). However, we promise to do our best to make your purchase as easy as possible.
We are your Australian supplier for Hi Tech – High performance metals, materials, rod ends, tube benders and other fabrication tools & equipment, specialising in but certainly not limited to the motorsport and aircraft industries.
