So the NC Mazda Miata came to me with a bunch of things done right, and then whole heaps of things done stupid. The previous owner displayed wild incompetence in a whole lot of their work. For example, the seats had clearly been removed …
Keeping with my trend of a track day every other week, I hit up a pretty affordable Streets of Willow Springs Clockwise day. I had new components to try out, with some fresh QA1 coilovers, Progress swaybars, and the Electrosport Wheel We…
After the first two track days, I was gunning to hit my third track day with some notable upgrades. Unfortunately shipping woes would not allow it as two of my incoming tires dissappeared. How two of 4 tires all sent out at the same time…
This article originally started as a first impressions review of the QA1 Proma Star coilovers paired with Progress sway bars on my C5 Corvette. At that time, I had only just installed the setup. Fast forward several years and over 35 tra…
This page will hopefully continue to serve as a place where I can keep track of the current modifcations done to the Miata. Some modifications and work were performed to the vehicle prior to my ownership, and I will update to include tha…
When it comes to my life, if I'm having fun doing it, it's worth sharing and doing with others. Track days have proven no exception in my 1999 Corvette C5 track project car, as I have quickly come to enjoy it very much and I've even had …
After a brief hiatus from my previous track day, I was able to get the Corvette out with the square tires and wheels for a track day at Streets of Willow Springs. I again got out with Tracked LLC for an excellent track day. Just like las…
The Short Version - Caddilac Brembos Work on the C5 Corvette Several years, podium finishes and hundreds of hours of testing later... the Caddy Brembos have proven themselves as not just the easiest bang for the buck brake upgrade option…
In my quest for improved performance and handling on a budget, one thing I heard a lot of people mention was that some people would go with a "square" setup for wheels/tires. A square setup is equal on all 4 corners, so the same size whe…
This page will be used to capture links and reference documents/images so as I can find it later and/or other folks may benefit from it. Useful Links C5corvettes.com (Useful corvette documentation + Articles I write) LS1/6 Head Bolt Patt…
