Road Racing Tech Inspections: What to Expect, How to Prepare
One year during a Championships event, NASA NorCal chief scrutineer Hans Dinse was inspecting a roll cage in a car that had come to...
Do-It-Yourself HPDE Brake Cooling Kit
Two things I can guarantee will occur during a NASA High Performance Driving Event. First, I know you are going to have a great...
Head Strong – Homing in on the state of the art in helmet technology
One of the first pieces of safety gear we buy — if not the first — is a helmet. But you need to get...
Lithium Trailer Batteries: A Long-Lasting, Lightweight, No-Maintenance Power Source
OK, you don’t know a thing about lithium batteries. But when I started this project, I didn’t know anything about them, either. All I...
Project Spec E30 Part III: Removing the Sunroof Cassette
One item that many builders leave in place on a Spec E30 is the sunroof cassette. Reasons vary as to why, but it’s a...
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...
Installing Decals, Flat out – How to Apply Decals Without Trapping Dirt and Air...
It’s not clear to me whether this how-to story will be met with ridicule, or with nods of approval, largely because I have no...
Tire Management – How to Get the Most out of Your Race Tires From...
In the mid-1990s, the term tire management became a common phrase made popular by commentators on NASCAR television broadcasts. The term was first used...
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...
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...
