Recent content by RedMisted

We all know that it's important to heat-cycle our race tires to help promote compound longevity and performance consistency. But what usually happens when you run brand-new, heat-cycled tires on a very abrasive track over a typical race weekend to the point of minimal tread? Do the tires still...

Hey all. If you know of anyone who wants to get their SCCA racing license but is afraid they lack the skills to make the grade, tell them about the GL Division driver's school. It doesn't matter if you spin your car across the track, into the pit lane, across the pit lane entrance, and into a...

Hello all. I'm just throwing this in here for opinions. If one changes to larger sway bars on a car equipped with the MacPherson strut-front, live axle-rear suspension, does this automatically mean that alignment settings (camber in particular)and things like tire pressures have to be...

How much of an advantage can this be in the types of cars we race? (I know much depends on track size and configuration.) I might want to give LF braking a whirl next year... Problem is, it might take ME for a whirl off a racetrack. After decades of right-foot conditioning, I might be wasting...

Anybody been on the newly-expanded GingerMan Raceway? The track length was increased by 3/10-mi. to make the back straight longer. That 3/10-mi. has to include a longer approach to Turn 10, which precedes the back straight, so the straight cannot be that much longer. Is this supposed to make the...

I just got my mail, saw that some motorsport photographer named Ken Brown sent "proofs" of me racing my Mustang at the VIR SARRC/MARRS event a few weeks ago. I never requested these, and yet he sends me a bill along w/ the pics! This sounds like a guy named Roz who snaps SCCA regional events in...

The whole Toyota recall situation has me wondering again what Showroom Stock, and eventually IT, is gonna look like in the not-too-distant future. The following is just a rant. Imagine it's 2025, and you're flying down the longest straight at your favorite racetrack. You're hauling ass in your...

OK, I'm throwing this out there. Not talking about cost, OR performance, OR ease of use, OR contingencies. But instead, DURABILITY. How does the Kumho V710 compare with the Hoosier R6? In other words, how many FULL race weekends could one "normally" expect to get out of each brand? (By...

Anyone know if there will be tire support services at the Glen this weekend? And who they might be? Time is getting short, and I think I may need to buy new tires....

I run typical tracks such as Mid Ohio, Beaverun, and Nelson Ledges where the average lap speeds are within 10mph of each other. My 4.10 rear gears and tire sizes are, in general, optimized for these tracks. If I make the jump to an ultra-fast track, such as Watkins Glen (short course) or Road...

Hats off to Steel Cities :happy204: for running a quality event despite the low car counts. I ran in group 5 (14 cars), as well as the one hour enduro, and never felt that I didn't have anyone to dice with. Those Miatas are a blast to race against! Thanks to SCR region for giving us the...

I've got a dual catback system on my car that was originally equipped with a single exhaust pipe. Yeah, I know. Racing with a street system....:blink: Obviously, I want to dish the converters and swap out the stock exhaust manifolds for long tube headers. Question: Should I retain the dual...

Last season was my first in racing and my car wasn't fully modified, suspension-wise, due to the initial high entry costs of going wheel-to-wheel. Therefore, I raced the whole season using Eibach performance street springs that had a progressive spring rate of approx. 425-530 lbs./front and...

I'm upgrading my entire suspension and steering system.(Shocks/struts, springs, bushings & modified lower control arms with adjustable spring perches.) I'm hoping to see some pretty nice gains at the track with these new units. Also, I'm thinking about having customized adjustable sway bar...

I had the exhaust tailpipes removed from the catbacks on my ITR Mustang, in part to reduce weight. In their places now are "turndowns." The exhaust tailpipes extended from the mufflers, which are located just ahead of the axle, to the very back of the car, snaking around the axle and panhard...