Toolshed Engineer

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

You are a racer, which means you are a bit nutty. What I mean is you lie in bed at night and obsess over...

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...

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

Over the years, my racing team has accused me of being a real pain in the ass. This comes from my dedication to extreme...

When you can’t get to the racetrack, but you still feel the urge to play with cars, the next best thing is the digital...

Racers bleed brakes. A lot. It is just part of racing. Anyone who has been racing a while has spilled brake fluid all over...

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

Every good race team has some sort of pit wagon. They have them because they are very handy when it comes to moving things...

We have all heard the saying, “Timing is everything.” It’s absolutely true. Timing has an enormous effect on our lives. Walk into a restaurant...