Back in 2016, race car driver, Carrie Willhoff established Racechick Apparel, after many years of being frustrated with the fact that so many of the racing gear that was available was fitted to men and often totally inappropriate for women in racing.

Since Netflix series, Drive to Survive, caught the attention of America the popularity of F1 continues to expand in the US.  This year there were three racing venues that held F1 races in America, Miami, Texas with its COTA (Circuit of Americas), and Las Vegas, as a street race. Just a few years ago HASS entered as a US F1 team, something that hasn’t occurred in decades. HAAS had quite a display of its products’ capabilities on machinery row. Watching this fully automated milling machine was mesmerizing. In the Lucas building the F1 car of the Williams team that was driven by the only US driver currently in F1 was on display. Sargent has a contract to drive next year as well.  This is not easy as many of the European drivers have been racing since they were four years

There was a time when your suspension improvements would involve things such as improving your tires by finding ones that provide more grip and then improving their performance with better springs and shocks and/or struts.  Then you would see a good alignment tech and see what adjustments were possible. Then there would be more aggressive sway bars (anti-roll bars).  Perhaps you would opt for a set of quality coil-overs that would allow ride height adjustments and corner balancing. Now, even more dramatic suspension options are available: Verkline of Germany has many suspension improvements that include engineered sub-frames to go along with components that provide improved dynamics and adjustability: These kits reduce weight while providing increased rigidity and adjustability. AJE produces complete frames for various trucks along with the chassis components to modernize the handling capabilities. SPC has a wall of

I hope you know that PRI stands for the Performance Racing Industry trade show that is held every year around this time in Indianapolis, Indiana.  PRI provides people in the racing industry the chance to get face-to-face with many of the best suppliers in the world with products that they need not only  to be aware of, but provides them the opportunity to talk to the representatives. SEMA (who owns PRI) and PRI’s total economic output is nearly $337 billion per year, and they support 1.3 million jobs that pay $104 billion in total wages and benefits.  Needless to say, PRI and the industry it supports is an important part of our economy. here are some of the exhibits that caught my attention as I experienced the trade show.   Stratus Auto Equipment started in China, but is now setting

As you probably know, I have owned several Mitsubishi car and every one of them was AWD and turbo fun. Now here is an excellent history of how Mitsubishi took great potential, achieved great success, and then screwed the pooch. How Mitsubishi Threw Away a Dynasty – YouTube