Racecraft Blog
22 Jan 2021 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe
IMSA, V8 Supercar GT3 Race Engineering and More | RaceCraft [UPDATE 003]
V8 Supercars, IMSA, GT3 endurance racing behind the scenes, plus a track/rally/hill climb/chick magnet KE70 DX Corolla, Tim is going to share his background and involvement with all of these and more.
14 Jan 2021 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe
The Key To Driver Training | Pro-Am Endurance Racing [TECH TALK]
V8 Supercars, A1GP, Euro Formula 3000, Bathurst 12 Hour class win
How does Pro-Am racing work? V8 Supercars, A1GP, Euro Formula 3000 and Bathurst 12 Hour class winner Jonny Reid explains during a SIERDC weekend with International Motorsports Audi R8.
30 Dec 2020 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe
The 2 Major Advantages Tyre Warmers Can Give You [#TECHTALK]
Warming your slick tyres before use is not strictly necessary, but it can give some solid advantages over your competition on track in race, qualifying and even practice sessions.
23 Dec 2020 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe
3 Uses For Your Damper Pot Data | Suspension Tuning 101 [TECH TALK]
Tuning your suspension? If you don't already have one, damper potentiometers, commonly known as damper pots, are going to be an invaluable tool.
16 Dec 2020 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe
Your OEM Brakes Suck | Start Learning HOW To Improve Them [TECH TALK]
How do you use brake temperature paint, can you have too much cooling and are your OEM brakes up to the task of racing on the track?
In this [TECH TALK] Tim explains some of the key considerations around brake cooling, what the main goal is when putting together your brake...
09 Dec 2020 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe
Switching To Slicks? Watch This FIRST | Michelin Tyres [TECH TALK]
Are slick tyres really all that much better than semi-slicks or road tyres when it comes to other performance upgrades, or are they just a waste of money on a club level build?
With 2-to-5 seconds on the line per lap at a track like Highlands Motorsport Park, Wayne from Michelin...
23 Nov 2020 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe
The 3 Handling Characteristics YOU Need To Check [FREE LESSON]
Is your car pulling to the right under braking? Can you corner with more confidence in a left-hand bend compared to a right-hand corner of the same surface and radius while on track? If so, you might need to check your corner weights…
Car behaviour on track is different to general...
02 Nov 2020 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe
50/50 Weight Split | Weight Balancing Ratios {FREE LESSON]
Formula 1, Top Gear, V8 Supercars, if you follow any of these programs or series you will no doubt have heard the term ‘weight distribution’ thrown about, but what does it actually mean?
This is just one module taken from the complete Practical Corner Weighting course.