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PowerFlex!

August 3, 2021February 21, 2023 Safety Steward

Suspension bushings are some of the most highly stressed components fitted to a vehicle (and least talked about). They undergo enormous strains in the most arduous of conditions with no

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Podcast Vehicles

Blackstone Labs – Oil Analysis 101

July 20, 2021February 21, 2023 Break/Fix Podcast

As a follow-on to the episode we did a couple weeks back with Rob Longo of Liqui-Moly (one of the major oil providers in the Motorsports world); Blackstone Labs was

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Drivers HPDE Podcast

Apex Pro – Machine Learning for Race Data

May 18, 2021February 21, 2023 Break/Fix Podcast

Everyone always says that the number 1 mod for any driver is “seat time” – but you do reach a point where seat time alone isn’t enough, coaches can only

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Drivers

Add some Household items to your Toolbox!

May 23, 2019November 5, 2021 Safety Steward

As DIY’ers and Wrenchturners we can never have enough tools! Sometimes we have to get creative and buy every 12mm available on the shelf at Sears and customize them for

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Vehicles

In search of lower temps

February 21, 2019November 5, 2021 Safety Steward

If you don’t have an on-board Oil Temperature gauge in your vehicle, you probably have no idea how hot your oil is getting during a session. Vehicles driven hard at

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Vehicles

Using your 5 Senses to diagnose Vehicle issues

September 27, 2018November 5, 2021 Crew Chief Eric

Sight, Smell, Touch, Hearing and Taste — well… maybe not Taste. Car Care … ugh, cringe, yuck. Car Care and General Vehicle Maintenance used to be one of those common

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Motorsports

Save the Pavement, and your Pocketbook

April 13, 2018November 5, 2021 Crew Chief Eric

Bill Nye says: “Asphalt, also known as bitumen is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum…” — great, now that we’ve established a base-line let’s

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Vehicles

Winterizing your Track Toy

January 3, 2018November 5, 2021 Safety Steward

There are different schools of thought when you ask someone about “winterizing a vehicle” — there are different techniques and tips based on the application: Farm Equipment, Boat, Plane the

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Vehicles

What’s Stopping You?

July 6, 2017November 5, 2021 Crutch

 “…When you first start out in Motorsports, the essentials are still the same: better Brake Pads, stickier Tires and Seat Time.” Continuing where Eric M.’s, June Tire Article left off,

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Vehicles

With great Tires, comes great Speed

June 26, 2017November 5, 2021 Crew Chief Eric

“…man! my friends are so much faster than me, I better go source an unobtanium-centrifugal-rotoblantabulator from the most expensive race shop I can find, THAT will definitely let me keep

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In other news…

  • Buttonwillow, VIR and Limerock adopting more Charging Stations
  • FINALLY… a Safety Share Worth Sharing
  • 'Absolute chaos' in final minutes at IMSA Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring - Could it have been avoided?
  • Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car!
  • PRO-MOTORSPORTS LEGISLATION ONE STEP CLOSER TO WV LAW

Did You Know?


In 1973, GM’s Oldsmobile Toronado became the first car ever with a passenger airbag. Later on, GM made its own air cushion restraint system (ACRS) available as an option for regular production cars such as Cadillacs, Oldsmobile and Buick models during 1974.
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