Fitting Out a Honda Fit for HPDE
After mulling it over for some time, I decided to buy a Honda Fit for my new daily driver. I’d also thought about the...
Choosing and Using Wheel Cleaners
Regardless whether you’re working on your racecar, street car, family car or tow vehicle, the wheels will get dirty. If you wash a car,...
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...
Tire Testing – Behind the Scenes
What do you, the racer, track day driver or time attack competitor want from a tire? Maximum traction seems to be a good starting...
Setting Air Pressures for HPDE
You made it to your first track day. It is something you have been waiting to do for a long time, and you finally...
Tire Preparation Basics
Over the years, my racing team has accused me of being a real pain in the ass. This comes from my dedication to extreme...
The How and Why of NASA’s New Super Touring Tire Measurement System
The new Super Touring rules regarding section width came about because NASA tech inspectors were finding numerous tires — not just one brand or...
Tech Matters: Back to Back
Toyo Tires offers comparison test drives in cars with its new R888R and its outgoing R888.
There’s a special feeling waking up knowing that in...
We’re Not Here to Reinvent the Wheel – We Just Wanted to Understand It...
The idea for the subject of this month’s “Tech Matters” stemmed from a shameful lack of understanding on my part about wheel offset, what...
Sized Accordingly – Understanding tire sizes and spring rates
It is important that the proper wheel width be used for a given tire size. Tire companies provide data for each tire they make,...
