Previously Hoosier made a dirt tire call Dirt Stocker which while not designed for road racing, had a DOT rating and became THE rain race tire to have. The amount of grip they provided in heavy rain conditions was honestly amazing. However, if the track dried you were in big trouble as the tires were […]
In this review, I’ll provide my feedback of the ShakeKit after using it for a few months. I stumbled across the product on one of the racing forums and it immediately intrigued me as a possible way to make the sim more engaging and fun. This is an unbiased review where no product or other […]
If you are new to reading this series, you can click on the Categories drop down on the right side of the page to read more Sim Racing articles. I have been racing in SCCA’s Improved Touring category for 17 years now and have really taken the time to study and continually improve. Even after […]
Old-School Fun! We were intrigued by the looks of this particular Nissan 370Z when we saw it at Monticello Motor Club, so we decided to learn more about it and take it for a quick drive around Monticello, NY. Nissan is celebrating 50 years of making “Z” cars so they added a $2,600 50th anniversary […]
The Ultimate Driving Toyota! Toyota reintroduced the Supra to us in 2019 as the 2020 GR Supra. This time though, instead of building it by themselves, they teamed up with BMW. Its BMW sibling, the Z4, is a roadster (2-seat, rear-wheel drive convertible). Although many new performance cars are coming out with turbocharged four-cylinder engines […]
While building a nice racing simulator does take work and can be a bit confusing, this article provides you a recipe of the various items that I researched and then purchased. As with any recipe you can tailor it to your needs. My goal when deciding which items to purchase was to build a simulator […]
If you have not read the previous article, I suggest you start there as it answers many of the questions you’d otherwise have by just reading this. Much like building a racecar, there were multiple trips to the hardware store to purchase additional items that I needed. Mentally I wanted to discount several of these […]
Whether you have interest in doing sim racing by itself, are an aspiring racer or an experienced racer, this series of articles is for you! There will be a ton of information covered such as how much it costs to build a racing simulator, suggestions on what specifically to purchase, experiments on if sim racing […]
As Club Racers, we have a hard time picturing ourselves being caught in a race car that is on fire and relying on our racing suit to protect us from severe burns or even worse. The harsh reality is that, while it is not likely, it is possible. Jeff Altenburg, an extremely accomplished pro racing […]
Is This Quite Possibly “The Best” Honda Civic Ever? Until the 2017 model year, Honda purists had to wait 20 years for Honda to bring the Type R version of the Civic to the US. The “R” stands for Racing and as we experienced, the Type R is track ready right from the factory. Among […]
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