How And Why To Do a Cylinder Leakdown Test
When considering the purchase of a new racecar or evaluating the health of the engine in the racecar you already own, compression and leakdown...
Great New Safety Gear For 2025
Every year there are new developments in racing safety, and 2025 is no exception. Whether you are just getting started or a multi-time champion,...
V6-Swapping a Honda S2000
There is some information out there, but J-swapping an S2000 is not that well documented, generally speaking. Helpful sources are scarce, but that didn’t...
NASA Spec Iron Racer Tests The Hoosier RCES
In early autumn, NASA sent me a set of the new Hoosier RCES tires to evaluate them on a Spec Iron car, answer some...
LS-Swapping a Ligier LMP3 Prototype
A C6 ZR1 isn’t an ideal beginner’s car, and NASA Mid-Atlantic driver Clayton Eley would admit as much. “I was probably getting in over...
Developing a Lotus Evora for NASA Time Trial
After “The Fast and the Furious” sparked a series of questionable exploits in his Ford Taurus SHO, NASA Arizona’s Chris Mayfield was forced to...
Taking it to The Streets: Hoosier Debuts New Track Attack Pro Tire
It has been a long time since Hoosier Racing Tire announced anything resembling a street tire. To date, Hoosier has only ever offered three...
Swapping a K24 Into a Honda S2000
Omar Kaayal had to thank his lucky stars when a lightly-prepped Honda S2000 track toy rolled into his view with a drool-inducing low price...
Baseline Setup: Spec3
“What’s this?” you are probably saying to yourself. If so, you have been paying attention to Speed News. This kind of story is the...
The Science of Chemical Heat Dissipation
Notable inventions throughout history, like, say, Teflon or Super Glue, emerged from the pursuit of other goals. Teflon was invented while NASA — the...
