TeamTech, Inc. was founded October 1, 1988, by Curt Tucker (BS, AT) and Elaine Tucker. Curt has a long history of innovative research in motorsports safety equipment and holds several U.S. patents for motorsports safety equipment, including:

Curt Tucker is also the author of the innovative new “12/9 Racer Emergency Evacuation Procedure,” or “12/9 REEP.” This procedure teaches drivers to safely evacuate race vehicles in 12 seconds or less–9 seconds or less for formula or open cockpit compartments. These parameters balance quick egress with safety. A driver should be able to exit the vehicle quickly without exacerbating potentially serious injuries, and this procedure was developed to help drivers do so.

As sanctioning bodies have adapted this procedure, they have discovered that some drivers take as long as 40 seconds to exit the racing vehicle. Most drivers have never had to unhook their own equipment before, especially in an emergency. But by using the 12/9 REEP, drivers are able to evacuate themselves unassisted in 12/9 seconds or less, calmly and safely.