Toolshed Engineer

My job on the race team is to drive, but it’s not what you think. My job isn’t to drive racecars — that is...

Part of being a racecar driver is learning new racetracks. There is always time to be gained through track familiarization. In recent decades, technology...

Engines like cold air to make power. The question is: How do we get the coldest air into our air filters to make that...

Aligning your own vehicle isn’t as scary as you might think. With a few of the right tools and some practice, the process is...

Not all racecar drivers are mechanics. Some drivers have to be shown where the door handle on the driver’s door is just to get...

Anyone who has spent any time in a race paddock has experienced this super-fun racing sequence: 1. Quickly crawling under a hot racecar to...

I grew up 30 minutes from Sonoma Raceway and every Wednesday night for $15 you could drag race down the quarter mile. E.T. bracket...

As racers, we like to focus our effort and most of our money directly into one thing and one thing only: making our racecars...

You know the quote, “Want to make God laugh? Make some plans.” Well, racecar drivers make lots of plans. We plan entire seasons to...

Most NASA competitors are DIY folks. We build and maintain our own racecars and take enormous pride when those cars hit the track. But,...