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...
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...
Understanding Performance Fittings – Straight and AN Threads vs. Tapered Thread
If you are confused by the nomenclature of hoses and fittings associated with racecar plumbing, you’re not alone. Fittings are often measured in terms...
Budget Build Honda Challenge Part 5 – the Devil Is in the Details
We began our budget Honda Challenge build in the March 2016 issue of “Speed News” magazine with the goal of completing the car and...
Budget Build: Honda Challenge Part 4 – The Powertrain
Every racecar driver wants more power. For our budget Honda Challenge build, we wanted more power, too. The problem was that pesky rulebook. More...
Budget Build: Honda Challenge Part 3 – Suspension and Brakes
After we found our Honda Challenge project car for $500 at a tow yard, and then had Autopower put a roll cage in it,...
Budget Build: Honda Challenge Part 2 – Safety, Safety, Safety
When building a racecar, you have to make the thing safe before you can make it fast. The major difference between the car you...
Rocket Science – Achieving Better Engine Cooling With Proper Aerodynamic Principles
Keeping a C5 Corvette cool on a racetrack in 100-degree heat isn’t easy. Just ask NASA Utah’s George Smith, who had been trying different...
A Mini Goes Big – Adding a Wilwood big brake kit to a Mini...
The Mini Cooper S enjoys a reputation as fun, zippy little car that handles great. Now that prices on used S models have come...
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...
