APEX ALIGNMENT TRAINING • LAS VEGAS

STOP ALIGNING
TO GREEN.
UNDERSTAND
THE CAR.

Choose the training level that fits where you are now. Start with the complete alignment process from setup through equipment use and hands-on application, or move into advanced performance suspension, chassis geometry, and precision setup.

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2 TRAINING LEVELS HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION MEALS + SNACKS INCLUDED LAS VEGAS, NV
ALIGNMENT FUNDAMENTALS✦ CHASSIS GEOMETRY✦ SUSPENSION TUNING✦ HANDS-ON SETUP
WHAT EACH CLASS COVERS

TWO LEVELS.
DIFFERENT DEPTH.

Compare the curriculum below. Intermediate focuses on the complete stock-car alignment process. Performance goes deeper into adjustable suspension, geometry, modified chassis, and race-car setup.

INTERMEDIATE ALIGNMENT TRAINING

STOCK CARS.
START TO FINISH.

FEBRUARY 8–9, 2027 · 10 AM–6 PM

A complete two-day alignment class for technicians who want to understand the process, equipment, setup, measurements, adjustments, and workflow from beginning to end.

DAY ONE · FUNDAMENTALS

Set up the vehicle correctly, understand alignment equipment and how it works, learn the full process, watch an alignment performed, and finish with Q&A.

OPTIONAL · MONDAY NIGHT

Pizza and an optional Apex-hosted car meet to connect with classmates, meet the car community, and see where these skills can take you in the industry.

DAY TWO · HANDS-ON

Apply what you learned, perform the process while learning, work through measurements and adjustments, and finish with Q&A.

INCLUDED: catered lunch, snacks throughout the day, and two complimentary drinks per student per day from the Apex café menu.
INTERESTED IN INTERMEDIATE
PERFORMANCE SUSPENSION & ALIGNMENT TRAINING

GEOMETRY.
SETUP. PERFORMANCE.

FEBRUARY 22–24, 2027 · DAYS 1–2: 9 AM–5 PM · DAY 3: 9 AM–5 PM

A three-day performance-focused class for technicians ready to move beyond stock alignments into adjustable suspension, advanced geometry, modified chassis, and race-car setup.

DAY ONE · THEORY + GEOMETRY

Vehicle setup, camber, caster, toe, thrust angle, tire-pressure importance, shock damping, suspension movement, compression, rebound, and how to build an intentional setup.

DAY TWO · TRAINER-LED LIVE PERFORMANCE SETUP

Students will be on the car with Alex while he performs the complete performance setup process from start to finish and teaches each step in real time. He will walk through ride-height adjustment, corner balancing, drift setup, the full alignment, and how to work with the car’s adjustable suspension components. Students will watch the measurements and adjustments happen on the vehicle, ask questions throughout, and learn why each decision is made and how every change affects the final setup. K1 Circuit after class.

DAY THREE · FULL PERFORMANCE CAR SETUP

Students will take everything they learned on Days One and Two and apply it themselves on a real performance car with adjustable suspension. Working together as a class, they will repeat the complete process from start to finish: set ride height, corner balance the car, perform the full alignment, work through the adjustable suspension components, make performance setup decisions, and verify the finished setup. Alex will guide the group and answer questions, but the students will do the work and apply the process themselves. Training ends at 5 PM.

INCLUDED: catered lunch, snacks throughout the day, and two complimentary drinks per student per day from the Apex café menu.
INTERESTED IN PERFORMANCE
MORE THAN A SPEC SHEET

PRECISION STARTS WITH UNDERSTANDING WHY.

This training is built for technicians and alignment professionals who want to understand the vehicle — not simply make the screen turn green.

01 / SETUP

Start with the car.

Prepare the vehicle correctly before measuring anything. Weight, tires, ride height, steering position, and intended use all matter.

02 / GEOMETRY

Know what the numbers mean.

Camber, caster, toe, thrust angle and the relationships between them become tools instead of numbers on a screen.

03 / DYNAMICS

Think beyond static measurements.

Understand compression, rebound, movement and how suspension geometry changes when the vehicle is actually being driven.

04 / ADJUSTMENTS

Know what every part does.

Learn how adjustable arms, links, ride height, coilovers and other components affect the setup — and what they can change elsewhere.

05 / APPLICATION

Street. Track. Drift. Off-road.

The principles apply across platforms. The desired result changes; the fundamentals and decision-making process still matter.

06 / PRECISION

Build a setup on purpose.

Use measurements, driver goals and vehicle behavior together to make thoughtful, repeatable setup decisions.

TRAINING SUPPORT INCLUDED

FOCUS ON THE CLASS.
WE'LL HANDLE THE BASICS.

Both programs include food, snacks, café drinks, and a professional shop environment built around learning and hands-on application.

CATERED LUNCH.

Lunch is catered during each scheduled training day so students can stay focused and continue conversations without leaving the shop.

SNACKS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

Snacks are available during class for both the Intermediate and Advanced programs.

THE APEX SHOP CAFÉ.

Each student receives two complimentary drinks per training day from the café menu, including hand-squeezed lemonade, orange juice, lattes, flavored drinks, and green tea.

OPTIONAL MOTORSPORTS EXPERIENCES.

Pizza and an optional Apex-hosted car meet to connect with classmates, meet the car community, and see where these skills can take you in the industry. The Advanced class includes an optional K1 Circuit outing after Day Two.

Alex with the DSM that started his alignment journey
ALEX RUIZ Owner · Apex Alignment · Suspension & chassis specialist
MEET YOUR TRAINER

HE STARTED ALIGNING CARS BECAUSE NOBODY COULD ALIGN HIS.

Alex started doing alignments in 2008 for a simple reason: he couldn't find anyone who could properly align his own DSM. So he learned to do it himself. What started as necessity turned into an obsession with alignment, geometry, physics, suspension movement, and understanding exactly how every adjustment changes the way a car behaves.

That obsession eventually became Apex Alignment. Today, Alex works with everything from stock street cars to highly modified and one-off chassis builds. Drift is what Apex is best known for, but the same precision-first approach is applied to time attack, autocross, off-road, drag, classics, hydraulic suspension, Teslas, and performance street cars.

Apex now supports professional drift competition cars, including cars competing in Formula DRIFT, and provides chassis setup, alignment, shock tuning, and remote or trackside tuning support for race teams and drivers.

Apex Alignment has supported and worked with professional drivers including Ryan Littrell, Brian Wills, Eric Welch, Richard Advani, Justin Leonard, Sean Illingsworth, Brandon Marina, and more.
“The goal isn't to make the screen green. The goal is to understand what the car needs, what the driver needs, and why you're making every adjustment.”
Formula Drift / Drift Time Attack Autocross Off-Road Drag Tesla Classics Hydraulic Suspension Street Performance Shock Tuning Trackside Support Remote Chassis Tuning

Alex and his 1995 Eagle Talon TSi (DSM) have also been featured by MotorTrend / Super Street, where he was profiled as a suspension specialist. The Eagle Talon is the car that helped start this entire story — Mitsubishi/DSM enthusiasts know: if you know, you know.

MOTORTREND FEATURE ↗ DRIVERS WE SUPPORT ↘
2008Started doing alignments
24 TOTAL HOURSPerformance class · 3 days
HANDS-ONReal vehicle setup on Day Three
DRIVERS & COMPETITION CARS WE SUPPORT

PRECISION THAT GOES TO THE TRACK.

Apex works with professional and competition drift drivers across Formula DRIFT and HotPit Autofest. Explore the drivers and public profiles connected to that work.

FORMULA DRIFT PRO

RYAN LITTERAL

Formula DRIFT PRO competitor. Apex supports performance alignment and chassis setup work across demanding competition applications.

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FORMULA DRIFT PROSPEC

BRIAN WILLS

Formula DRIFT PROSPEC driver. His official FD profile lists Apex Alignment among his sponsors.

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FORMULA DRIFT / HP CHASERS

RICHARD ADVANI

Formula DRIFT PROSPEC competitor and HP Chasers driver. Richard has publicly credited @apex_alignment with having his car dialed across changing track conditions.

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FORMULA DRIFT PROSPEC / HOTPIT

SHAWN ILLINGWORTH

HotPit Autofest Las Vegas winner with Apex driver support. The win earned Shawn his Formula DRIFT ProSpec license.

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HOTPIT COMPETITION DRIVER

JUSTIN LEONARD

Competition drift driver featured in the HotPit field and HotPit The Drift Series.

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HOTPIT COMPETITION DRIVER

ERIC WELCH

Welch's Racing Development driver and member of the HotPit competition field.

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HOTPIT COMPETITION DRIVER

BRANDON MARINA

Competition driver from the HotPit field and featured in HotPit motorsports coverage.

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Apex also supports additional drivers and competition vehicles beyond those shown here. Series participation can change by season.

RECENT RESULTS

REAL-WORLD PROOF.
REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE.

The training is rooted in actual competition support, real event pressure, and the same detail-oriented process Apex applies in the shop and at the track.

Apex Alignment celebrating a HotPit Autofest win with Shawn Illingsworth earning first place and his Formula Drift ProSpec license

HOTPIT AUTOFEST VICTORY.

Featured here is Apex Alignment's HotPit Autofest result with driver Shawn Illingworth, where the team earned 1st place and secured his Formula DRIFT ProSpec license.

That kind of experience matters. Students are learning from a process that is used in real competition environments—where suspension setup, alignment strategy, chassis balance, and communication with the driver all have to come together under pressure.

It is one more example of the level of work, real-world application, and motorsports involvement behind Apex Alignment Training.

Alex Ruiz with Ryan Litteral and team celebrating a Formula DRIFT podium result
FORMULA DRIFT COMPETITION

FORMULA DRIFT PODIUM CELEBRATION.

Alex with Ryan Litteral and the team celebrating a Formula DRIFT podium result — another example of the competition-level environment and community behind the process students learn at Apex.

FEBRUARY 2027 TRAINING

TWO CLASSES · APEX ALIGNMENT · LAS VEGAS

Hosted at Apex Alignment, 4460 W Hacienda Ave #108, Las Vegas, NV 89118.

FEB 8–9Intermediate · 10 AM–6 PM
2 DAYSFundamentals + hands-on application
FEB 22–24Performance · 9–5 / 9–5 / 9–5
3 DAYSGeometry + suspension + performance setup
GOOD QUESTIONS

BEFORE YOU BOOK.

Is this only for drift-car alignments?

No. A highly adjustable drift car is useful for demonstrating cause-and-effect because there are so many available adjustments, but the principles apply to street cars, track cars, off-road vehicles, Teslas and other platforms.

Do I need to be an experienced alignment technician?

The class intentionally starts with fundamentals on Day One, then builds into advanced concepts and hands-on application. You should come ready to learn, participate and work around vehicles.

Is hotel or travel included?

No. Tuition covers the training experience, snacks, catered lunches, two café drinks per day, the Monday social and the Day Three closeout. Students are responsible for travel, lodging and other meals.

Is K1 Circuit included in tuition?

The Day Two karting outing is an encouraged group activity after class. The website does not currently include the karting cost in tuition; enrollment details can confirm the outing logistics.

What should I bring?

Come ready to take notes, ask questions and work hands-on around the vehicle on Day Three. Additional class-specific instructions will be sent to enrolled students before the training.

Will there be more training dates?

Yes. Apex plans to host training at least once per quarter, with the possibility of moving to monthly sessions as the program grows.

READY TO TRAIN?

RESERVE YOUR SEAT.

Submit your information and choose the class you’re interested in. Apex will follow up with enrollment and payment instructions.

Intermediate: Feb 8–9 · Performance: Feb 22–24

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FEBRUARY 2027 TRAINING

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