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Ask The Experts: Drivers’ Suits

For a stock suit, the driver is looking for the closest match between his or her body size and the sizes offered by the manufacturer. The…

Race Team confidential: Team Haase Racing—McKenna Haase, Indianapolis, Indiana

While focused on conquering 410s, this up-and-coming sprint car driver is pursuing long-term goals while sharing her passion with today’s youth. I…

Tech Update: A Primer On Harmonic Dampers

Understanding what exactly these parts do and the different types on the market will help guide racers to the right component. The harmonic damper…

Problem Solvers

Our expert source explains how to get noticed and promote your racing business online even if you don’t have a website. THE Problem: How to get…

Editors’ Choice

Hundreds of new product announcements cross the desks of PRI editors each month. Following are our top picks for March. C27S FOLDING TOOL TROLLEY…

Make The Case: Iron vs. Aluminum Engine Blocks

For many racers, choosing which engine block material to invest in often comes down to two factors: cost and strength. But as our two advocates in…

Stop Doing That…Do This Instead: Prepping Race Cylinder Heads

Successful cylinder head port development depends on several critical metrics, according to our source from M&M Competition Engines, whose shop…

NEWLY APPOINTED: Gavin Carter

Officials at NMCA and NMRA created a new role specifically for this young professional who describes himself as “the one-stop shop for racers before…

Industry Insights: David Salters

The newly installed president of Honda Performance Development shares his company’s plans for electric race vehicles, Indy cars, sports car racing,…

Race Team Confidential: Team Midwest Miata Parts—Chris Armbruster, Columbus, Ohio

With multiple irons in the fire, this “motley crew” of Miata specialists is looking forward to a full—and successful—competition schedule in 2021.…

Ask The Experts: Batteries

When choosing a battery, racers should consider future modifications and their potential impact on battery performance. As such, the team from XS…

Problem Solvers

Avoid busting knuckles with tools that slip using this creative DIY approach that originated in the Land of the Rising Sun. Problem: Slippery,…

Tech Update: Which Bearing Is Best For You?

A clearer understanding of design and construction will help you determine the right part for your application. Performance engines today produce…

Editors’ Choice

Hundreds of new product announcements cross the desks of PRI editors each month. Following are our top picks for February. 409 W-SERIES BLOCK…

Make The Case: WET-Sump Vs. DRY-Sump Systems

Cost, horsepower, and placement are just some of the considerations when determining which type of oil pump is correct for a certain racing…

Stop Doing That…Do This Instead: Fitting a Frontal Head Restraint

While this critical device improves driver safety, several important factors will determine optimal performance. The original HANS (head-and-neck…

NEWLY APPOINTED: Dave Furst

An award-winning TV sportscaster embraces the opportunity to promote the personalities and stories of IndyCar racing. Hoosiers—or people from…

Industry Insights: Ben Kennedy

Drawing from his motorsports background—including 11 years as a driver—NASCAR’s vice president of racing development and his team are focused on the…

Race Team confidential: Antron Brown, Brownsburg, IN

There’s little downtime for a championship-winning driver who splits the offseason between Top Fuel and his sons’ Jr. Dragster teams. A normal…

Ask The Experts: Heat Suppression

Beyond minimizing damage from high temperatures, heat protection products can also improve performance. For example, this turbocharger blanket from…

Tech Update: YOUR Oil’s Best Friend—The Piston Ring

Why this seal between the motor oil and combustion gases is so vital to your engine’s performance. Have you ever wondered why automatic…

Problem Solvers

Rick Hall came up with a creative, affordable, yet still effective option to house his trackside sales operation. The Problem: Setting up a secure…

Editors’ Choice

Hundreds of new product announcements cross the desks of PRI editors each month. Following are our top picks for January. EZ CHECKER TOOL MS…

Make The Case: Nitrous vs. Turbocharging

As the horsepower wars refuse to concede, nitrous oxide and turbocharging lead the way as two quick power enhancers. In this month’s column, nitrous…

Stop Doing That…Do This Instead: Track Management

The team at Arizona’s Tucson Dragway, at left, keeps close tabs on the number of classes it runs. A simplified structure and working relationships…

Social Status

Create quality content that captures the interest of your online audience so they stop scrolling and start viewing. Social media is content…

Featured Vehicles

This month’s featured vehicles include a tribute to one famed test driver while the other pays homage to two German marques in one combined badge…

Featured Vehicles

One car in this month’s profile of popular race vehicles is street legal, while the other was driven on the street while not street legal, which…

Advocacy Corner

Tracking legal, legislative, and regulatory developments impacting the racing and performance industry. PRI’s Washington, D.C.-based legal and…

Industry Insights: CJ Olivares

CJ Olivares is guiding the MAVTV platform to be motorsports enthusiasts’ first choice when viewing events, which gives them more options and control…