Team America World Time Attack - ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 4
Supposed to be by Eric Hsu, Really by Mike Kojima
In the last segment, Gary Castillo of Design Craft Fabrication was starting to work on the rest of the car's fabrication. With the clock ticking away and a lofty early June completion date looming closer, it was decided to let the gutting of the rear section of the car wait until next year. In my opinion this year will just be a development year for us to get some experience with the car and the World Time Attack format.
Project Gen 3STi: Testing the COBB Down Pipe and Exhaust
By Wes Dumalski
When last we left off we were singing the praises of AMS and the Cobb AccessPORT, what we left out was the fact that on the way home from AMS we were already making phone calls for more go fast parts. Yes, I had been in the car for all of 10 minutes enjoying the new found power only to realize that more power was just a phone call away. HMM what should I do next? Easy, free up horsepower through less exhaust restriction. The call was to Cobb and it was to discuss the downpipe in particular. I honestly had no plans to replace the stock exhaust as I am a stick in the mud when it comes to loud street cars and quite frankly every Boxer engine with a fart can sounds like Project 200SX with a blown head gasket... (No really they do).
By Mike Kojima
When we last left off, Matt's crew chief Costa Gialamas had just begun the heavy fabrication and had just about finished the cage. The team's funding had come in quite late from title sponsors and with a late start there were only six weeks to finish the car!
In our last segment we had a look at the entirely new front suspension of the Team America/ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R. With a tight deadline, Eric can not get around to writing these updates so I am doing them for him. The car is scheduled to be loaded in a container to Australia by early June and the clock is ticking. I don't know how we are going to make it but everyone on the team is cranking in all of their free time.
By Sarah Forst
Project Garage is faced with its biggest job yet- swapping in everything from one car to another. Is it up to the task? Can it stay organized and will it ever be as clean again???
Bash the Bling Barrier! Make carbon fiber parts that are both functional and flaunt-able for less then you might think.
By Alex Vendier
Getting together with some really simple tools and materials one can make useful and attractive parts out of carbon fiber without breaking the bank. Take a look here to see how it's done!
Company Profile: AMS Performance
AMS Performance... No we are not talking about the knock off CDM version we are talking about the original Automotosport hailing from Chicago Illinois. Truth be told I spent some time at the AMS shop last November and began working on this article. It should have been before your eyes long ago, I should have been able to belt out a piece regaling you with their amazing records in the drag racing, power output, and time attack worlds. I should have been touting their accomplishments in the EVO and GTR worlds. SHOULD is the operative word here. The reality was that I didn't want to write THAT article. Hell every AMS article talks about their accomplishments from 8 Second Evo's and GTR's, to one of the most dominant time attack cars in US history. And while those are the things that AMS is best known for NONE of them would be possible without a key ingredient. That's right I am going to brush those things aside and focus on what makes AMS tick.... PEOPLE.
By Mike Kojima, Photos by Dave Karey
What is as fast as a Smallbore GT race car and cheaper to operate than a Spec Miata? I recently got a call last week from Jackson Stewart, President of 999 Motorsports. Jackson had called to see if I was interested in driving their new Supersport race car. The Supersport is designed to be a user friendly and cheap to maintain purpose built race car that is fast enough to be fun but not so edgy as to be scary. A sort of poor man's Daytona Prototype. We eagerly made the trip down to Willow Springs to give the Supersport a spin.
By Dan Barnes
Finally, we're going to start the fun stuff: upgrades! Having a bike fit you properly makes everything work better and is safer, especially in the dirt. In spite of its overall bigness, the TE610's cockpit is only of average size, and some details are more cramped than typical, so there was work to be done to make it fit this 6'4" guy.
When Car Parts Attack - Drag Racing Safety Equipment
By Khiem Dinh
Racers push everything to the limit and often times beyond in their goals of being the fastest. To be the fastest, you have to make power. The more power you make, the more stress you apply to parts causing them to fail. If you want to test the durability of a part, put it in a race car and take it out to the track. What happens when a part does fail? Often times, those parts are spinning really fast meaning they have a lot of kinetic energy. When these parts fail, that energy gets released in every direction. If safety precautions are not taken, a lot of damage and death can be the result. Drag racers are particularly apt at breaking powertrain and drivetrain parts, so we’re going to examine a little bit of the physics and have a look at some of the safety measures.
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