Installing Roll Cage Padding

In the NASA Club Codes and Regulations, specifically section 15.6.4, it states that “All roll cage surfaces that may come in contact with the...

Project Spec E30 – Part II: Interior Teardown

The easiest part of the process of building a Spec E30 is stripping the interior. The obvious first step is, removing the front and...

Port Your Own Intake

Racecar drivers are always chasing a tenth of a second. Generally, racers don’t care where the tenth comes from. They just want to be...

How to Ensure a Safe HPDE Experience with Upgraded Brake Fluid

As you prepare to head to your next HPDE weekend, you are probably thinking about one thing: speed. That is perfectly normal. Speed is...

Test Your Own Spring Rates

Over the eight years that I have been putting together this Toolshed Engineer column, I will humble-brag a bit and admit that I have...

Spec MX5 vs Spec Miata

Typically, two of the costs an ambitious driver must contend with when moving up into a faster vehicle is greater complexity and a more...

How to Prep a C5 Corvette for Racing

The C5 Corvette has never been an egregiously expensive car and, fortunately, the current pricing hasn’t changed much. With minimal investment, the C5 Corvette,...

Communication Breakdown – A step-by-step installation of a racing radio system

For sprint racing, you can get away without having a radio communication system and a spotter at the other end. At least for a...

National Auto Sport Association Relaunches NP01 Program

The National Auto Sport Association is announcing a new partnership with SEBECO Motorsport, which has acquired the NP01 program in its entirety from Élan...

Every Toyota Supra Sold Comes With Complimentary One-Year NASA Membership and HPDE Track Day

As part of a continuing program put together by NASA and Toyota, every customer who buys a new 2020 or 2021 Toyota GR Supra...

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