Over The Top
NASA Mid-Atlantic’s HyperFest lives up to its billing as “the automotive amusement park.”
To hear NASA Mid-Atlantic Regional Director Chris Cobetto tell it, HyperFest doesn’t...
One Lap Around Thunderhill Raceway Park
Thunderhill really is one of America’s best club racing tracks. It offers good flow that allows most drivers to get up to speed quickly,...
Project Spec E30 – Part IV: Building a Roll Cage
The NASA Club Codes and Regulations dictate the materials, size and layout of a proper roll cage, so we won’t delve into the CCR...
NASA Northeast’s Alan Cohen Is Pushing His Cadillac CTS-V to New Limits
Owner:
Alan Cohen
Year:
2009
Make:
Cadillac
Model:
CTS-V
Weight:
4,000 lbs. w/driver
Engine:
6.0-liter supercharged GM LS V8, 750-hp
Transmission:
Six-speed automatic
Suspension:
Front: Double wishbone, JRI coilovers
Rear: Independent, multilink, JRI coilovers
Tires:
Front: Hoosier A7, 295-30-19
Rear: Hoosier A7, 295-30-19
Brakes:
Front: Factory Brembo...
Crash Survival
For utmost safety and preparedness, optimize your driver and your equipment
When I started racing karts more than 50 years ago, serious and fatal injuries...
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...
Racing in the Wet Is Not as Scary as You Think, and It’s a...
No matter how long you have been racing, I am most certain you have encountered a weather forecast that looked grim. Don’t debate on...
Weight Transfer – the C5 Corvette Already Has Good Weight Distribution, and Here’s How...
While walking the pits at an IMSA race at Sonoma Raceway, NASA Utah racer George Smith noticed something about the pro-built Corvettes that was...
Increasing Cornering Speeds
Q: How do I increase my cornering speeds while not destroying consistency?
A: Maximizing cornering speed while maintaining consistency has as much to do with vehicle setup...
Build Your Own Splitter
As racers, we are always looking for that little edge against our competitors. Some of those advantages come at great cost and time, like...
