Increasing Octane – Getting the right octane rating for your track car
A lot of NASA HPDE drivers drive their cars to and from the track, and of those, there’s probably a decent amount who change...
Setting the Standard
Engineers at the SFI Foundation are good at breaking things — and, as a result, racing drivers across the world are safer because of...
In Living Color – How to live-stream video to the world wide web
It probably wasn’t long after heli skiers started lashing GoPro cameras onto their helmets that racers started bolt them to their roll cages. Nowadays,...
Under Pressure – an Inside Look at Oiling Systems
One of the first gauges we look at while we’re racing is oil pressure. Without sufficient oil pressure, your engine is at risk for...
Two-Inch Revolution: The Motorsports Industry is Shifting to 2-inch Harnesses for Enhanced Safety
For the longest time, the motorsports industry was fairly fixed on the use of 3-inch belts for driver safety harnesses. The prevailing wisdom was...
The Science Behind Trackside Support
Hawk Performance has a responsibility to its clients. Whether it’s an IMSA team or a group of Spec E30 racers, the obligation to its...
The Science of Spark Plug Wires
Back in the day, when a guy rumbled up to the drive-in and popped his hood for onlookers to gawk at his engine, one...
Time Out of Mind – Installing a hard-wired AMB transponder
By the time you get to HPDE3, you’re eager to monitor your lap times in the perennial effort to get faster. You can do...
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...
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...
