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We have compiled information to share with our fellow racers and fans, to help those who are just starting out or the veteran racer who might find some of the information helpful. All the following information has been collected for over 20 years.

Racers: Questions answered, special info on how to, and basic setups. Get Setup sheets and data sheets for tires and race night logs.

Fans: See just what knowledge a crew chief and racer has to know to perform. Think you have what it takes to race?

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Safety	Your told to work safely all your life but now take it seriously..Common overlooked hints on how to make your car safer, learn to stay alive in a bad wreck.
Lap Calculator	Find out how fast you are actually going around the track...Speed Through given distance and time...Very Handy..
Brakes	What you need to know about proper brakes and braking
Tire Data	Use this information for your individual tires during their life..Will help you in the long run to keep track of the tire wear and air pressures..
Race Night Tire Data	Use this information to record your information on a group of tires used on race night
Check Sheet	Helpful in preparing the weekly up keep for your car
Line up Sheet	A great sheet for you to keep track of when you are to be out on the track and where...This is a must have! Please Check the print Preview and adjust top and bottom margins before printing.
Tire Temp	How to read your tires temp when you come in the pit. What does the different temps mean!
Scale	How to scale your race car. Place your car on the scales and win like a pro.
Front Tire Stagger	Do you know what stagger is? Do you know what is effected by it? What can you do?
Engine Id's	Use this sheet to check what you have for a motor our List covers most years of chevy engines. I will be updating the late model engines under a different page.
Head Casting Numbers	Here are common head casting numbers for Small Block Chevy heads. Great info for using at swap meets and finding out what heads come with what size valves.
Transmission gearing	Use this as a reference for your manual transmission for its gear ratios
Brake fluid Boiling points	Here is a good example for you guys that use dot 3 fluid for stopping...Read it and learn...
Set Up Sheet	Need a good set up sheet? Well look no more. If you get heavy paper and three hole it then put in a binder by track and Date Your not going to beat it. This is a must for comparing your finishes at each track..Can give you a good start to trouble shoot those bad nights when you didn't do as well as you thought.
Camber Curve	Understand what your tire is doing as it moves up and down
Dirt track Set up	This page is for hints on setting up for dirt track racing
Adjust to conditions	Learn how to adjust your car to changing asphalt and dirt conditions..A must read....
Cross weight	An explanation of how Weight distribution and cross weights affect your Race cars handling.
Ackerman Steering	Influences of steering around a corner. Effects of all tires turning at a given point
Slip Angle	This section Describes your tires patch turning relative to your rim.
Toe out	This section Describes toe out and how you can make it work for your car.
Friction Circle	Use this as a learning tool how your cars tires handle under cornering effects and with braking. "This is very helpful"
Under Steer	figure out if your car isn't turning sharp enough
Roll Center Talk	In depth feature about where your roll center should be..this is for asphalt and dirt cars...
Roll Center	Find the location of where your actual balance point is to the left or right side of your car.
Rear Roll Steer	How to steer your car through the corners
under/oversteer corrections	this section gives information on correcting under/over steering...just some hints
pan hard bar	this section explains how to adjust your pan hard bar.
Brake Floater	What is a brake Floater?
Terminology	When a racer talks about racin' does your mouth drop to the ground? Find out what the lingo means..
Flags of racing	The common flags of racing and what they mean
Formulas	Many useful formulas for engine building and odd stuff for your race car.
Transmission ratios	This link covers popular transmission ratios to use when figuring your overall gearing
Quck Change	A list of the common Quick Change Gear Numbers and Ratios.
Engine Tip	Here are some basic engine tips with out giving up my secrets...well to many anyway..
Valve Lash	How to set your valve lash for solid lifters and cam
Bolt Grades	How Strong are the bolts holding your car together? Find out here.
Torque Bar Info	Do you run a bar car?? If you use torque bar suspension, see our sizing chart.
Carrera Shock	Ever wonder how to break down the codes of a Carrera shock?
Shock Handling	Yes, this has probably been seen on a page before, but do you know when to change your shock to a different valved one? A must have guide for when track conditions change.
Bilstein Shock	Ever wonder how to beak down the codes for a Bilstein shock?
Vertical Center Gravity	Find Your Vertical Center of Gravity, A simple explaination of the formula
Rear Alignment	How to make sure your rear is square and tracking true " This is a must read"
BBSS	Big Bar Little Spring, this is the ultimate Asphalt Setup Explained.
Metric Frame	If your going to use a Metric Chassis for a race car you must look at this. I have put down pointers on what to look for when you think about using one. there are high def pictures so it takes a while to load.