Grassroots Motorsports Videos
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World Challenge Inside Look Episode 3
Take an inside look with Grassroots Motorsports at the Pirelli World Challenge series. In this episode, we talk with teams, officials, and Pirelli tire representatives to see what it took to make for the switch from DOT approved radials to full-strength racing slicks. Look for …
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May RaceKeeper Video of the Month
Watch Mike Skeen work his Corvette through some traffic at the Long Beach Grand Prix in our RaceKeeper video of the month for May. Keep your eye on the Porsche with the flashy lights. Having trouble watching this video? Click here to watch it …
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Grassroots Motorsports Magazine catches up with The Tire Rack One Lap of America
Join the crew from Grassroots Motorsports magazine as we catch up to the teams from The Tire Rack One Lap of America event. GRM veterans Jason Saini and Andy Hollis will give you a closer look at what it takes to compete at different tracks …
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World Challenge Inside Look Episode 2 - Safety at Speed
In our second video in the World Challenge “Inside Look” series, we explore the steps taken by World Challenge teams to keep the drivers safe. From basic safety equipment to rollcage construction, fire suppression, and new methods to diminish impact energy in a crash, safety …
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GRM Interviews Randy Pobst
Join Grassroots Motorsports Editorial Director David Wallens in an interview with the reigning 2010 Pirelli World Challenge GT class champion Randy Pobst. Randy speaks about his strategies for on track success, comparisons with amateur level motorsport, and the path he took to become a pro …
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Grassroots Motorsports World Challenge Inside Look Ep. 1
Take an inside look with Grassroots Motorsports at the Pirelli World Challenge series. In our first episode, we talk with teams from all three World Challenge classes and compare their performance, preparation, and rules to see what makes this series work so well.
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LeGrand Mk18 Pre-season shakedown
Our Tech Editor, Per Schroeder, puts in a few hot laps around our Ocala Gran Prix test course.
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Crapcan Lincoln Project review
Our staff looks back on our crapcan Lincoln race car project after our first event. We’re hoping for a better result next time around!
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Behind the scenes with Mitchum Racing at the Rolex 24
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GRM Experience at the Rolex 24 pit tour
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GRM pit bike first ride
After assembling our new pit bike, we’re ready to take it for a quick shakedown cruise around the block.
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Live from Solo Nationals
Tom’s street-driven Miata did well.
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Solstice Coupe
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Hyundai Genesis Coupe
Our video review of the 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe
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Camaro RS
The Camaro RS is one of the most talked about new car releases in years, so we shot some footage to go along with our review.
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Behind the scenes at a cover shoot
Here’s a behind the scenes look at the cover shoot for the forthcoming October 2009 issue of Grassroots Motorsports. We took our BMW 335i project car to the beautiful dyno facility of Superchips in Sanford, Florida to capture the images, and did a few power …
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Megasquirt
The DIYAutotune.com guys came to the Mitty and gave us the heads-up on MegaSquirt conversions. These kits helped put programmable fuel injection within the means of many enthusiasts. That doesn’t mean it’s a simple system, however, as these units allow a wide range of customization.
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iRacing Demo
Most racers walk away impressed after trying out the iRacing.com computer racing simulation experience, but we wanted to dig a little deeper. Several of our editors delved into the heart of the iRacing.com service by participating in online competition. After a few weeks of virtual …
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iRacing explained
Still on the fence about racing simulations? Speed’s Leigh Diffey explains how iRacing is changing the face of racing simulations and race training.
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Peter Brock tests the new 370Z
Peter Brock knows a thing or two about high-performance Nissans. As the Founder of BRE, he was synonymous with race-winning Datsuns in the early 70s. Lucky for us, he stopped by our offices when we had our 370Z and gave us this guest review.
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Testing the new Yokohama Advan Neova AD08
Our MazdaSpeed3 got a little suspension upgrade, so we decided to give some love to the tires as well.
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S.drive Testing
We tested out some Yokohama S.drive tires on our E30 BMW M3 and found them to be well suited to the M3’s athletic nature without sacrificing street comfort.
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LeGrand at the Dixie Tour
We took our LeGrand to the SCCA Solo National Tour in Cecil, GA this past weekend. We were the lone competitors in B Modified, but wound up turning fast times that were respectable for the class.
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Roger Edmondson Interview
We recently sat down with Grand-Am President Roger Roger Edmondson and covered everything from the current economy’s impact on the sport to the sanctioning body’s future plans for growth. Is Grand-Am planning to get into club racing ranks as well? He gave us the full …
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A $2009 Challenge message from Jay Leno
“Building a car for $2009 dollars and beating the heck out of it—what’s more fun than that?” Jay Leno wishes all the $2009 Challenge entrants luck.
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Testing the Lancer Evolution X MR
We tested the Lancer Evolution X MR at an SCCA CFR Solo Practice Event in Deland, Fla.
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Autocrossing the LeGrand
We took our LeGrand to its second autocross this past weekend in Palm Bay, Florida. Despite the fact that it’s still January, we were bathed in beautiful Florida weather.
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Challenge Banquet Build Diary
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Testing the EdgeCam1100 at Roebling
To gather some footage of our Spec E30 races at Roebling Road, we hooked up an [Edge Cameras](http://www.edgecameras.com) EdgeCam1100. The EdgeCam1100 retails for $670 and comes with a powered lipstick camera, a small digital recorder with a screen, a mount, a weatherproof plastic case containing …
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Success at Sandblast
With any rally, a good measure of success is whether or not you finish the entire rally. Our Saab 99 wasn’t the quickest car out there (we’d argue it was probably the slowest at this point) we did finish every stage—[finishing 21st out of 31 …
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Pictures and Video From STPR
We used a Motorsports Hero camera from Go Pro Camera for in-car footage at the Susquehanock Trail Performance Rally. This footage was from midday on day two of the event, and it showcases the fast and narrow forest roads. We mounted the camera at the …
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The Return to Hyperfest
Sunday’s race was a doozy. From our 10th-place starting position, we were strong right out the gate, moving up to fifth place by the exit of Turn 1; ABS is a good friend to have in such situations, so we’re glad we kept it on …
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Eagles Nest
Eagles Nest, located near Banner Elk, N.C., was simply stunning. The mountain resort/spa has beautiful views and great facilities everywhere, from outdoor jacuzzis and massage tents to a big pavilion with delicious Carolina BBQ.
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Five-Minute Workout
We recently got our hands on one of Cobb Tuning’s AccessPort tuning devices for our Speed3. This little gem will get a detailed write-up in an upcoming issue, but in the meantime, here’s a video detailing our first look at the device. Long story short: …
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Traqmate Experiments
We’ve been experimenting with Traqmate’s Traqstudio software to sync our in-car video with our TraqMate data. So far, we’re pretty impressed. Here’s the data and video we gathered in February at Moroso (now Palm Beach International Raceway). Watch for a full review on the Traqmate …
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2008 Solo Nationals
We finally got a chance to process the onboard video that we took at the 2008 Solo National Championships. We mounted the Go Pro Motorsports Hero Cam on the nose of our 2007 MINI Cooper S and shot video of the action on course. This …