The Honda Challenge: Swapping an Engine in One Night
If you’ve been going to the track for any length of time, you likely have witnessed an overnight paddock engine swap. Intense competitors, ready...
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...
Finding Aerodynamic Balance Through Wind-Tunnel Testing
Wind-tunnel testing used to be the domain of OEMs and the highest echelons of racing. You know, GM, NASCAR, IMSA and Formula 1, those...
Spec MX5 vs Spec Miata
Typically, two of the costs an ambitious driver must contend with when moving up into a faster vehicle is greater complexity and a more...
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....
Installing Miata Hood Vents
The Mazda has a grille opening large enough and placed properly enough to pull in a lot of air through the radiator. They even...
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...
Wet or Dry, the Toyo Tires R1R Delivers
A few months of driving what was supposed to be my track car on a daily basis had morphed me into a masochist. I...
Installing a Trunk Lid Spring Latch Kit on a Spec E46
So many videos and pictorials involving the modification or building of a race/track car are available out there to educate people on how to...
Flight of the Valkyrie, Part III: Electronics
When you consider a car like the Nissan GT-R, you have to know in advance that complexity is part of the equation. We are,...
