Vehicle Scales, Level Garages and Corner Weighting
Weight is something we all deal with in racing. We have to speed weight up. We have to slow weight down. We have to...
The No-Flex, No-Nonsense Advantage of Spherical Bearings
Racecar drivers know to keep their eyes up and look far beyond the hood of their racecars while driving. This is a good practice....
Installing Penske Shocks on a Spec Miata
The brilliant simplicity of the suspension on a Mazda Miata has been made even better with the use of the new Penske shocks. We...
New Dampers Assembling the Spec Miata Penske Shock Package
The new Penske shocks are now shipping to Spec Miata competitors across the country. That means drivers will have to retrofit their old Bilstein...
Pop Goes the Weasel
Pulling the shock hats off production cars can be dicey. People have lost fingers doing it, but it’s not terrible on the factory shocks...
How to Install Extended Ball Joints in a Spec Miata
Before the rules changed, the only way to get more negative camber from the front suspension on a Spec Miata was to lower the...
Shock Tech
One of the first things you realize after your first day on a racetrack is that OEM shocks aren’t going to cut it. If...
Installing the New Spec E30 Ground Control Coilover Kit
I enjoy upgrades to anything. Some of the most rewarding experiences were the little details that just pulled the whole package together, the icing...
Spec E30 Adopts a New Ground Control Spring Package
My first exposure to Spec E30 came in 2007 when I was asked to be race director at the Championships event in Mid-Ohio. There...
Bracing For Reality – Upgrading an E36 for the rigors of racing duty
The E36 is a great candidate for a racecar. One look at NASA’s German Touring Series will tell you that. The E36 strikes the...
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