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How to get more performance out of a C6 Chevrolet Corvette | Articles

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[GRM+ members read this article first. Subscribe and gain access to more exclusive content for only $3/month.] Meet Our Expert: Sam StranoStrano Performance partsstranoparts.com The great thing about these cars is that you don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Chevy made a great starting point. Most of the improvements we make to our customers’ cars are intended to get the car behaving in a certain way, rather … Read more

Paying tribute to when Dodge ruled rally with the SRT-4 | Articles

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It’s been nearly two decades since Dodge produced the Neon SRT-4. Despite a short three-year run, The SRT-4 made a mark in motorsport. Multiple class wins in One Lap of America. National road racing championships. Utter dominance in rally. Doug Shepherd owns this SRT-4. If that name sounds familiar, you might know his father, Doug Shepherd. (For simplicity purposes, … Read more

What were the most read articles on Transfermarkt in 2024?

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Top 10 revealed  ©TM/IMAGO There’s little doubt that 2024 has been an extremely eventful year in the world of football and here at Transfermarkt we have strived to cover the biggest and most interesting stories for our global audience. Whether it be market value updates of smaller divisions in every region of the world, or … Read more

Randy Pobst: How to pass when you have the slower car | Articles

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Hey-lo, GRM car and competition crazies! I am thrilled to see you here in Grassroots Motorsports magazine, which featured my VW Cup Golf racer on the cover at the very start of my career, way back in 1985. Congrats to Tim, Tom and Margie Suddard, David, J.G. and staff for making all this glorious coverage … Read more

Tested: How tires perform on track as they wear | Articles

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What happens to tires after our tests? We keep running them–and we keep learning. Our latest findings: Some tires get better the more you run them. Specifically, longterm testing of the Falken Azenis RT660 and the Bridgestone Potenza RE–71RS showed that tread depth, heat cycling and rotation can impact performance over the tire’s lifetime. When we first … Read more

Expert tips to make your track car more reliable | Articles

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[GRM+ members read this article first. Subscribe and gain access to more exclusive content for only $3/month.] Your track car is no fun in the garage. Sure, maybe you give it a celebratory detail job after a weekend of hard lapping, but the place where you want your track car to excel is on track. And it can’t do that if it’s broken, or acting suspicious, … Read more

Streetable track tire test: Hoosier TrackAttack Pro | Articles

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No, it’s not legal for SCCA competition. Yes, it’s still fast. After watching many other competitors jump into today’s market for streetable track tires–most of which fall under the 200tw heading–Hoosier finally has an offering with its new TrackAttack Pro. While it carries that ever-popular 200tw rating, it still doesn’t meet the current SCCA regulations. How’s that? This … Read more

How a proper game plan can help deliver time trial success | Articles

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Just send it. Success favors the bold, and what better way to succeed at time trials than by throwing caution to the wind, uncorking your wildest fantasies of speed, and going full throttle into tomorrow.  Okay, let’s dial it back a little, tough guy. As the discipline of time trials becomes more popular, the techniques required for … Read more

How to choose the right tools for cutting metal | Articles

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[Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the October 2009 issue of Grassroots Motorsports.] A big part of being grassroots involves making things out of metal: brackets, supports, bearing holders, levers and more. Sometimes you’re making things from scratch; other times you’re modifying a part from one application to fit another. No matter what the task, one … Read more

You want an NA Miata? Flyin’ Miata’s Keith Tanner offers advice. | Articles

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Why an NA Miata? Well, for more than 30 years, it’s remained a viable answer to nearly every question. Autocross. Hillclimbs. Time trials. Rallycross. Road racing. Modern-day or vintage classes. It works for all of the above. Sure, the newer Miatas feature many improvements over the original. However, there’s just something about the NA Miata. Maybe it’s … Read more