Recent content by Streetwise guy

I keep reading threads on here where people talk about tire and brake life, and I gotta tell you, there are some numbers that just don't work for me and my Neon. Tires- last year, I was running 205/50 15 888's, and being very careful about rotation and pressures, I used up 12 tires in 6...

Very good article by Charles Espenlaub about his fire at Thunderhill. I may reassess my dislike of wearing a balaclava, and check for worn spots on everything.

My 2650 pound twincam Neon and I powdered an even dozen tires this summer on our way to the WCMA regional championship. :smilie_pokal: I ran 6 weekends, with around 2 1/2 hours of track time per weekend, on older coarse ashphalt. My question is for others with fat cars- I ran on 205/50-15...

A group of us frosty northerners are considering mounting an excursion next year to see whether we can keep on the same lap with you American types. :D If we wanted to hit a couple of events over two weeks, and Road America were one of the tracks thats a reasonable distance away (1200-ish miles)...

I run an automotive service shop, and don't usually have a lot to do with VW, so I thought I would come to the experts. A customer of mine with other stuff I do work on has a 92 2 door Jetta, 8 valve, no sunroof, no A/C. It also has no coolant, no timing belt tensioner and no lower door hinge on...

They say to change the ACR hub and bearing every 12 competition hours. Mine busted at 19 hours. Luckily, I decided to take it apart and see why the axle nut had slacked off twice, so no harm done. It broke right at the outside edge of the bearing, so the spline of the outer joint was doing all...

So I have switched from Toyo RA1 to R888. Has anybody else noticed the additional negative camber required for the 888's, or is it just me? Mid day, I switched from last years RA1s to new 888s, and what had been even tire temp- about 130 across the face, went to 160-145-135. Unique situation...

95 Neon, twincam, ground control camber plates, 600 frt 700 rear, Konis, 24mm front 21mm rear bars, Toyo 205/50 15 RA1s. I can beat the Civis Si's I race against, providing I get a decent start and can outdrag them to turn 1. Then, all I have to do is not make any mistakes for 20 minutes. :D The...

Has there been a thread on here about Neon rads? I am using the larger, stock rad, but I think more is an order. Any suggestions or directions to a previous discussion?

I am hoping to get my 95 Neon together for the July 7-8 race at Race City in Calgary. Since I am six hours from there, I want to have a pretty comprehensive spares box. Is there anything unusual you guys have broken that you really wish you would have included? Looking at the cheesy plastic...

This is not exactly an IT question, but it is a Neon question, so here goes. I race a 95 twincam in a mini stock class which does not allow adjustable shocks anymore, (I guess winning the first 5 feature races last year irked someone) hence the set of Konis going on my new roadrace car, and it...