There may have been a few shoddy-built kart-like vehicles featured in the news recently, but this is not one of them. That doesn’t make it any less extreme. This Vette-kart features all the weight savings plus ridiculous power from four turbos. The end goal was 2000 pounds and 800-1000 horsepower. Want to learn more? Read through the build thread.
Ever wondered why those major brands have race teams? This video, part of FCP Euro’s series “The Paddock,” does a great job of explaining what they get out of a race weekend–and what it takes to make it a reality.
We tried drifting for the first time with iTrack Motorsports this past weekend. We had a great time with our project V8-powered Nissan 350Z. That’s Tom behind the wheel in the video. Read all about this project here.
Forum member Stancel has been developing this off-road Miata for years—we get to see it every year at the Classic Motorsports Mitty presented by Hagerty. In this video he explains shows how everything seems to break all the time, and why it’s all worth it.
John Morton, the grand marshal of the 2018 Classic Motorsports Mitty presented by Hagerty, strapped into his Datsun 240Z racer for the event’s Nissan-only feature race. He drove the iconic BRE Datsun 240Z to two SCCA Runoffs wins in 1970 and ‘71, and he hasn’t slowed down a bit.
This past weekend JG took our project Corvette Z06 to Fort Myers, Florida, for the 2018 SCCA Match Tour kickoff. Here’s our Petrel Data Solostorm overlay from one of our runs this past weekend. We really appreciate having access to all this data instantly after our runs, and the ability to overlay multiple runs to compare in real time. It’s a fantastic tool that helps provide a lot of valuable information to analyze and improve your performance.
Our friends at FCP Euro have some tips on how to diagnose and attack ignition issues.
The Grassroots Motorsports forum hosts a secret Santa every year, and David just got his box in the mail. Check out what’s inside!
Remember that home-brew Locost we featured in a video a few months ago? We thought you’d enjoy an onboard video of it enjoying some rallycross action. This car was built by Paul Wright and is based around a Honda S2000 drivetrain.
Georgia Tech Wreck Racing dominated the autocross portion of the Grassroots Motorsports $2017 Challenge by more than a second in their Subaru-powered Honda Insight. This was not their fastest run of the day, but it gives you an idea of the car’s performance.
