Road Racing

  • What is Engineering and What is Art

    After breakfast on Tuesday I hit the road in the P71 anxious to get some real highway miles on it.  Come June when the Big Road Trip starts it will be a long time before this car sees the inside… Continue reading

    What is Engineering and What is Art

  • Tommy Kendall and Sebring

    Racer online has a very insightful write-up by Tommy Kendall on his upcoming Sebring 12 hour endurance race in the SRT Motorsports entry. Check it out: Tommy Kendall’s Viper Update Continue reading

  • Building a Track Car–Goodbye Miata

    It was a journey that I really enjoyed.  Transforming the 1996 Miata from a well ridden roadster to a very capable track-day car was a project that I really enjoyed.  Along the way I was able to engage several friends… Continue reading

    Building a Track Car–Goodbye Miata

  • P71 Road Trip Car

    The folks at CM Autowerkz did a great job getting the car in shape for delivery to me and I enjoyed the drive back home in it.  Typical of the police version of the Crown Vic it sits almost an… Continue reading

    P71 Road Trip Car

  • Track Day Weekend–The Miata at VIR

    Finally I could make it to an event at my favorite track, Virginia International Raceway (VIR).  It would be a chance for me to see what it was like to track a great handling, but low-powered car and brush out… Continue reading

    Track Day Weekend–The Miata at VIR

  • Building a Track Car – How much power?

    With the suspension all set and the car corner balanced it was time for one more detail.  I needed to find out what the true power band was so that I could make the most of the Shift-I that I… Continue reading

  • Building a Track Car: Alignment and Balance

    This 1996 Miata has come a long way since it became a track car project.  It already had 151,000 miles on it but a lot of changes have taken place that will allow it to corner like never before. Even… Continue reading

  • Bulding a Track Car – The Miata has wheels

    This morning the 16″ Enkei wheel arrived from Tire Rack mounted with a set of Bridgestone RE-11 Potenza tires.  The call came from the guys at Performance Chassis and I headed right over.  After cutting them out of the packaging… Continue reading

  • Building a Track Car – Really close to completion

    With the seats finally bolted in and the interior just about complete I was waiting for the coil-over shocks to arrive from Flyin’ Miata.  Friday came and so did the UPS truck with the box from Flyin’ Miata. I took… Continue reading

  • Building a Track Car – Is it done yet?

    Progress continues.  The big accomplishments are:  Getting both the seats in! The Miata is not easy to fit racing seats in.  There is not much space and it got even tighter when I installed the optional door bars that came… Continue reading