Trackside Suspension Adjustments
My car isn’t handling well. What should I change? Who do I ask? Well, if you’re like most people, you ask around the paddock....
Tackling TT4 in a Nissan 350Z
Fresh out of school, George Stamatopoulos decided to reward himself with a new-to-him car. The big three contemporaries on his mind were the peanut-eye...
Project Spec E46: Rear Subframe, Differential and Fuel Tank
With the cage freshly in the car and the car up on jack stands for the first of a thousand times, it’s starting to...
Building a Privateer GT3 Nissan 370Z
Back in 2018, Valkyrie Autosport’s 370Z wasn’t quite ready for ES. It was still stuck in E0, where it had demonstrated dominant pace on...
Making Use of OEM Hardware on a Racecar
Engineers and designers who work for OEM automobile manufacturers spend years working on their education. When they do finally land a job with a...
Project Spec E46: Installing the Roll Cage
Anytime you source out work to a shop, you are on their time schedule, not yours. You are not their only customer, you see,...
The How and Why of NASA’s New Super Touring Tire Measurement System
The new Super Touring rules regarding section width came about because NASA tech inspectors were finding numerous tires — not just one brand or...
Using the Garmin Catalyst to go Faster
Whether you knew it or not, we are living the glory days of driver development technology. Moore’s Law being what it is, it seems...
Simple Fixes to Remain Within NASA’s 50/50 Body Damage Rule
If you have been racing long enough, eventually stuff gets bent. In most cases, those unfortunate impacts that crease body panels and flake off...
Extreme Plateau Honing: State-of-the-Art Bore Finishing
Research done by Ford Motor Company and the U.S. Department of Energy showed that roughly 45 percent of engine friction comes from the piston-ring-to-cylinder-wall...
