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...
Up in the Air – Lifting a Toyota Tundra without sacrificing practicality or towing...
Lots of people love lifting their trucks and adding huge tires. It looks great, but it destroys much of its practicality, specifically when used...
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...
Project Spec E30 – Part IV: Building a Roll Cage
The NASA Club Codes and Regulations dictate the materials, size and layout of a proper roll cage, so we won’t delve into the CCR...
HPDE46: Front Sway Bar Links
Here’s a quick project that will noticeably perk up the handling on an E46, one of the most popular platforms in NASA racing and...
Cooling System Facts and Upgrades
As the name suggests, an internal combustion engine creates heat. The enormous potential energy from a few droplets of gasoline compressed and mixed with...
The Art of Scavenging – Myths and methods of getting burned gases out of...
For the longest time, the prevailing wisdom in the paddock with regard to exhaust was the bigger the pipe, the better. Bigger pipes let...
Heart of the Matter: Installing an Engine in a Spec MX-5
The third-generation Miata, the NC, has an unfortunate reputation. Seen as the only chubby member of an athletic family, it bears a heavy load....
How Hawk Performance Developed the ER-1 Endurance Brake Pad
Hawk Performance has provided brake pads, rotors, and fluid for a wide range of street and motorsport applications for the last 32 years. Perhaps...
How to Ensure a Safe HPDE Experience with Upgraded Brake Fluid
As you prepare to head to your next HPDE weekend, you are probably thinking about one thing: speed. That is perfectly normal. Speed is...
