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Extreme Plateau Honing: State-of-the-Art Bore Finishing
Research done by Ford Motor Company and the U.S. Department of Energy showed that roughly 45 percent of engine friction comes from the piston-ring-to-cylinder-wall...
Fire Prevention and Preparation
There’s always less time and presence of mind than anyone would like to believe they’ll have when a fire erupts. Escaping a fire is...
RACE COVERAGE
NASA Arizona Hosts 2024 Season Opener for Spec E30 at Chuckwalla...
The competition at Chuckwalla Raceway was intense over the Feb. 17-18 weekend as drivers in the Spec E30 class pushed their BMW’s to their...
Marcelo Vine Aces 944 Spec at SoCal 2024 Season Opener
At the SoCal season opener with NASA Arizona at its second event at Chuckwalla Raceway, the 944 Spec class delivered an exhilarating performance, with...
DRIVER INSTRUCTION
HPDE Tips: Listen to Your Tires to Learn the Limits
About 10 years ago, three NASA Utah drivers each discovered the track in our own ways. For me, I showed up at Utah Motorsports...
RACE CAR TECH
Meru Head and Neck Restraints and SFI 38.1 Certification
Speed News ran a Race Gear story in May on a new head and neck restraint from Meru Safety. According to Meru and the...
Contemporary, Proven Chassis Gets a Modern Engine Transplant
The idea of transplanting a lighter powerplant into the venerable E46 has been discussed over the years, but it was only relatively recently that...
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
TOOLSHED ENGINEER
How To Fix German Car Problems
If you don’t count my Hot Wheels years, I’ve been playing with cars for more than three decades. I’ve wrenched on them, raced them...
Use Technology To Learn New Tracks
These days there are plenty of ways to learn a track you haven’t been to before. You have YouTube, video games, Google Maps, driving...
NASA NEWS
NASA Opens Teen Mazda Challenge to 20 to 25-Year-Olds
NASA’s Teen Mazda Challenge has been instrumental in helping launch the careers of young drivers across the country. Many Teen Mazda Challenge drivers have...
MOVE OF THE MONTH
Supra On a Flyer at VIR
Allen Patten was competing in his first Time Trial event with NASA Mid-Atlantic at Virginia International Raceway when he put down these two flyers....