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...
Installing a Hellwig Rear Sway Bar on an HD Pickup
I have to admit that when Hellwig sales and marketing director Mike Hallmark suggested a sway bar for my 2500 Silverado HD, it seemed...
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...
Miata Tie Rod Replacement
Most modern sports cars use rack-and-pinion steering, a system elegant in its simplicity and precision, especially when compared with, say, a recirculating-ball system.
It’s simple...
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...