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...
Tech Enforcement Through Comprehensive AiM Data
Mazda Motorsports’ Spec MX-5 benefits from a structure that has been thought through so that participants are guaranteed close competition and a racing education...
Inside Snell Foundation’s Helmet Validation Testing
Right now, as you read this, at a small laboratory outside Sacramento, Calif., a technician is very likely dropping heavy things onto a helmet,...
Choosing and Using Wheel Cleaners
Regardless whether you’re working on your racecar, street car, family car or tow vehicle, the wheels will get dirty. If you wash a car,...
Bending Steel: Manufacturing Sway Bars and Helper Springs
There is a variation of the Hippocratic oath at work at Hellwig Suspension Products. When its people first look at a vehicle, they evaluate...
Preventing Low-Speed Pre-Ignition in Turbocharged, Direct-Injection Engines
Turbocharging and direct injection have ushered in new levels of power and fuel economy from smaller engines, and cars equipped with that technology have...
Installing a Clutch and Light Flywheel in a 2.5-Swap MX-5
Installing a new clutch while you swap a tired old engine out of the car is a good idea. It’s one of those “while...
Setting Engine Timing on a Mazda MZR
One would think the use of a keyway and dowel pins by now has been accepted as the simplest and most reliable way to...
FIA Racing Seat Roundup
The NASA Club Codes and Regulations require the use of a racing seat in racecars. It’s also a good idea to have one in...
