Stock Car Tips for a Road Course
It’s always fascinating to see a heavy, softly-sprung stock car hustling around the few road courses on the NASCAR calendar.
Drag Race 101 – How-Tos, Installs, Tech Tips
Installs, modifications, how-to guides and tech tips for drag race vehicles and engines including LS engine swaps and LS engine mods, small block info, carburetor adjustments, EFI, brakes, shocks, struts, chassis, frame, tires, wheels and all of the types of adjustments that can be made to a drag vehicle to either get it to the strip and increase performance once its there. This also includes guides to NHRA race classes and NHRA rules.
Mastering Apexes
Apexes are one of the first things a driver will begin to understand, and the theory behind them is simple enough. However, things get more complicated in real racing situations.
Exiting the Corners With Turbo vs Normal Aspiration
With powerful racing engines, a sensitive right foot is needed to keep the driven wheels from vaporizing every time the throttle is depressed.
Changing Your Track Vehicle Setup in the Rain
When driving in the rain, it’s important to adjust the suspension and, if possible, the engine, to get a car that is more predictable and less edgy towards the limit.
Checking Brake Balance Mid-Race
For the ultimate performance, a clever driver will constantly change the brake balance to help get through the corners in one piece.
Heating Tires and Making them Last
There are different moments when, during a race weekend, managing the tires correctly can reap huge rewards.
Defending on the Straights
It’s always challenging identifying the thin line that differentiates an overly aggressive move versus a safe-yet-firm move.
How to Select Gear Ratio Combos for Better Performance – Part 2
In the last issue we examined several different engine power curves and shared info on over-gearing. What all that means is less can often prove better than more.
How to Select Gear Ratio Combos for Better Performance
A long time ago, there wasn’t much to think about when it came to gear ratios. That was then. Today things are very different.
Picking the Right Ignition Coil, Part 2
Join us for a look at several common MSD coils suitable for drag race only as well as street-strip applications.