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,...

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...

Instant Replay: How to use a GoPro wirelessly with an inexpensive tablet to view...

Pro racing drivers, driving coaches and national champions all agree: video will make you faster. The ability to see what you are doing behind...

Under The Gun: A Father-Son Duo Install a Cage In a Spec MX-5 Challenge...

With the racing season’s start less than two months away, Wyatt Couch and his father Dave were starting to sweat. The warm glow of...

Flight of the Valkyrie, Part II: Suspension

Setting up a Nissan GTR up for racing the 25 Hours of Thunderhill was going to be different from building one time attack. Valkyrie...

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