Toolshed Engineer

The first full-blown road-racing car I ever built, I did with my brother in a dark apartment carport, in 40-degree weather. We built it...

As racers, we are always looking for that little edge against our competitors. Some of those advantages come at great cost and time, like...

Racing harnesses meld the driver to the machine so the two can become one. The driver can use his or her arms and legs...

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

Every racer has a sad story to tell, the one where a $2 mechanical part kept them from winning the race, or worse, the...

What information do you really need to know in a racecar? Sure, oil pressure, that’s pretty important. Rpm, is good to know so you...

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

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...

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

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...