How to Measure Camshaft Lift
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...
How To Design and Build RaceDeck Flooring For the Paddock
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...
How To Determine What Gear Ratios You Actually Have
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...
Invest in a Budget Laptop
As racers, we like to focus our effort and most of our money directly into one thing and one thing only: making our racecars...
Bringing a Car Back to Championships Caliber After a Catastrophic Fire
You know the quote, “Want to make God laugh? Make some plans.” Well, racecar drivers make lots of plans. We plan entire seasons to...
Simple Ways to Clean Up and Protect Your Racecar’s Wiring
Most NASA competitors are DIY folks. We build and maintain our own racecars and take enormous pride when those cars hit the track. But,...
Glass Etching More Fun With Our Vinyl Cutter
In the July 2017 issue of Speed News magazine, we covered purchasing a vinyl die cutter machine to make our own decals for our...
Weight Savings Using Different Hardware
Every racecar driver battles weight. I battle with it because I like cheeseburgers. Other drivers already have conquered diet and exercise habits and they...
Portable Tool Cart
As people work under the hood of racecars, things get set down. It isn’t intentional. The human brain needs to concentrate on one...
Jack Stand Stripes
The first time Toolshed Engineer appeared in Speed News magazine was back in May of 2012 during the first year of the magazine. In...
