Toolshed Engineer

For a racecar driver, having a spotter can provide critical information that can help you win a race and avoid disaster. As I walk...

Modern vehicles are becoming smarter and smarter, and in some cases smarter than us. Well, that is what automotive manufacturers and their attorneys think....

Whether you are teaching HPDE, hosting a drivers meeting or giving a toast at a motorsports-themed paddock wedding, you are probably going to need...

Gasoline, you need it. For a racecar driver, gasoline is a necessity to go places, unless you are campaigning a Tesla Plaid. This magic...

Nobody ever said, “Racing is easy!” And after all of the hard work of racing is completed, racers want to enjoy the fruits of...

Motorsports is an expensive place to learn life lessons. A lot of us have been educated on things the tough way in the School...

Clockwise or counterclockwise, that is the question. Do you know the difference? Do you know the difference when you are looking up? Do you...

Any amount of time at a race track equals dirty wheels. There is no way around it. Even if you aren’t running an aggressive...

Turbos are nothing new when it comes to vehicle performance. Using the speed of exhaust gases to spin and pressurize air going into an...

This particular Toolshed Engineer article is an update to two previously published stories on tire mounting and balancing titled Tire Preparation Basics and Nitrogen...