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Nerd Talk: Brakes Part 1

Brakes are the most essential system in your race car. The consequences of being unable to stop can take a fun day at the track and turn it expensive or even deadly in the blink of an eye. In this article, I will explore the basics of how disc brakes work. I’ll use my time … Continue reading Nerd Talk: Brakes Part 1

Up To Speed On The S2000

Let's highlight things before things get a little "interesting." I picked this S2000 up in 2012. It had 127k miles and some signs that it wasn't up to par in maintenance, but it was $8,000 bucks, so it's best to take small losses and do the maintenance myself. It is a Honda, after all. Side … Continue reading Up To Speed On The S2000

How to Optimize your First Generation Honda Insight Coilover Install

So you’ve decided to install Professional Awesome Racing/Fortune Auto coilovers on your Honda Insight. Smart move, good for you! This guide isn’t going to be a step-by-step instruction manual, although we will provide some guidance. Taking off the stock suspension and putting on a replacement is a fairly simple job well documented in the OEM … Continue reading How to Optimize your First Generation Honda Insight Coilover Install

Professional Awesome Time Attack Evo8 in the pits at Gingerman Raceway

What the heck is Time Attack and why are people doing it?

This article is for anyone who wants to know what Time Attack is and why anyone does it. What the heck is Time Attack? Time Attack is a time based vehicular competition. The concept is simple, drive your car around a track and whoever does a lap in the shortest time wins. That’s it. Only … Continue reading What the heck is Time Attack and why are people doing it?

Hypercritical Podcast Recap of GTA Finale at Buttonwillow Raceway Park

For those who haven't listened, head on over to your favorite podcast app to listen to the latest episode of Hypercritical where we cover the GTA Finale in all it's glory. Also, you may notice new cover art and a sweet Fuelab decal. Fuelab is officially sponsoring the podcast moving forward and we couldn't be … Continue reading Hypercritical Podcast Recap of GTA Finale at Buttonwillow Raceway Park

2022 Global Time Attack Finale Buttonwillow Raceway Park Recap

It’s been years since I’ve written a recap from one of our events. I can’t even blame the pandemic for this oversight! I recently had to look back through our history to document all the events we’ve been to and, to my surprise, it was much easier to find out what we were doing during … Continue reading 2022 Global Time Attack Finale Buttonwillow Raceway Park Recap

The Definitive 1990s Honda Suspension Guide: Widebody

This article came out of a conversation I had with Dan here at Professional Awesome Racing. I was in need of help as I was using upper control arms for an EK Civic on an SUV. Why? Because I’m a crazy person who’s building a track Honda CR-V, that’s why.  The CR-V has longer control … Continue reading The Definitive 1990s Honda Suspension Guide: Widebody