This is Brian Goodwin of Good-Win racing driving the 2.5-swapped Miata project we built in a day, at a local autocross.
The entire swap was done while visiting their headquarters in San Diego.
Brian managed to bring out the MX-5’s potential and landed the fastest time of the day for any car in the field with doors. Impressive!
Andy Hollis is not only a championship-winning driver, but a championship-winning race engineer and crew chief. Tonight he’ll join us to talk about how to devise a successful race strategy to make sure your competition weekends are as successful as they can be.
Join us for our regular weekly show with your questions and comments on Grassroots Motorsports LIVE! Presented by CRC Industries at 9pm eastern Wednesdays on the Grassroots Motorsports Facebook Page and YouTube Channel.
Andy Hollis is not only a championship-winning driver, but a championship-winning race engineer and crew chief. Tonight he’ll join us to talk about how to devise a successful race strategy to make sure your competition weekends are as successful as they can be.
Join us for our regular weekly show with your questions and comments on Grassroots Motorsports LIVE! Presented by CRC Industries at 9pm eastern Wednesdays on the Grassroots Motorsports Facebook Page and YouTube Channel.
Action cameras are a great way to capture track time and learn from the footage. In this video, driver Steve Reed added another camera to watch the pedal box while running a track day event at Wakefield Park. We tested a variety of Action Cams, read our coverage to find out which is best.
You may remember Doug Wind’s “Alpha Skittle” from our January 2016 issue.. In this video he is featured alongside familiar racers Mike Dusold and Kong Chang. Check out the Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car here.
Our 2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 project won the Unlimited 2 class at the inaugural SCCA Tire Rack Time Trials Nationals. Here are a couple of our laps during the competition at NCM Motorsports Park.
Don’t you just hate it when your Porsche 959 is in the way of your tractor? That hasn’t stopped Olsen Motorsports from prepping their tractor for this year’s Rennsport Reunion. That’s right, there’s going to be an actual tractor race at Laguna Seca. Check out the video of their racing machine to get a feel for what a top-level tractor racing entry looks like.
The Extreme Performance Summer tire category is a favorite among racers–that’s what all of the 200-treadwear near-race tires are technically called. It’s also a category dominated by a few old favorites. Tire Rack just put a few newcomers to the test, though, in this short video. Is it the most exciting thing you’ll ever watch? No, but it’s full of great info about your next set of tires. To read more, check out the Tire Rack Test Report here.
Going to Holley LS Fest? So are we–we’ll be competing for Grand Champion in our project LS-swapped 350Z. If your interests are more towards track laps than drag passes, though, check out our annual Road Course Challenge.
What is it? We’ll let LS Fest explain: “The Grassroots Motorsports Road Course Challenge at Holley LS Fest places racers on track at NCM Motorsports Park in a competition for the fastest lap time. This segment was created for those hard core track rats who are looking for constant lapping to hone their skills. Lapping will take place on the 2 mile long West Course. The goal is five 20 minute sessions per day per driver. Cars will be grouped by skill level and instructors will be on site for novice drivers. This event segment is sanctioned by the USCA (Ultimate Street Car Association) whose primary purpose is safety, learning and fun. The Road Course Challenge is open to any make and model of vehicle as long as it is powered by a GM LS (or current generation LT) engine. The segment will be timed and various prizes will be awarded to each run group (novice, intermediate and expert).”
Sound like fun? Of course it does. Get more details and register here.
Like the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution? Here’s video of Andy Smedguard’s fastest lap from #GRIDLIFE TRACKBATTLE Round 3 X Automass at Autobahn Country Club. Andy broke the overall Time Attack record and the production car record on the South Course. Learn more about the car here.
