Are you building your Porsche GT4 RS as a track car? Then safety should be the first thing on your list, ahead of power, tires or aero. A roll bar is a major part of that, but it works best as part of a complete system: a Read more
A racing seat can cost thousands of dollars, meet the latest safety standards, and still not fit the driver particularly well. That's not necessarily a problem with the seat. It's a problem with the assumption that one shell ...
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A racing suit has a difficult job. It needs to protect the driver from fire, remain comfortable in extreme cockpit temperatures, and allow unrestricted movement while the driver is strapped into a racing seat. And ideally, it should accomplish all ...
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Race-car brakes live a pretty miserable life. A driver arrives at the end of a straight carrying enormous speed, converts that kinetic energy into heat, accelerates away, and then asks the brakes to do it all over again a few seconds later.<...
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Two carbon-fiber racing helmets can sit next to each other on a shelf, look remarkably similar, and belong to very different categories of safety equipment. The certification label is where the real story begins. <...
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There’s a reason some of the best street builds never make the jump to a fixed-back racing seat. A full competition shell provides exceptional support, but it also changes the way you live with the car. G...
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The Mustang GTD isn't a conventional Mustang with a bigger engine and a more aggressive aero package. Ford gave it a rear-mounted transaxle, carbon-fiber driveshaft, dry-sump lubrication, Multimatic suspension, extensive aerodynamic development, and 815 horse...
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Horsepower is easy to measure. So are tire pressures, alignment settings, brake temperatures, and lap times. Driver movement is harder to quantify. Every time your body slides inside the seat, your muscles have to compensate. Your legs brace against the car. Y...
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When a helmet platform is already successful, redesigning it presents an unusual challenge. Change too little and there's no reason for drivers to upgrade. Change too much and you risk losing the characteristics that made the original successful in the first place. Read more
