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How to Survive Your First Endurance Race Without Crashing in Hour One
Featured
Coaching·May 12, 2026·6 min

How to Survive Your First Endurance Race Without Crashing in Hour One

Patience is the entire game. Here's the mindset shift that saves your weekend — and your car.

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Mustang #85 Build Diary: New Brake Ducts, Old Problems
Build Notes
Apr 28, 2026·4 min

Mustang #85 Build Diary: New Brake Ducts, Old Problems

We melted a caliper at Road Atlanta. Here's what we did about it — and why it's an upgrade.

VIR Recap: Two Podiums, One Bent Control Arm, Zero Regrets
Race Recap
Mar 21, 2026·8 min

VIR Recap: Two Podiums, One Bent Control Arm, Zero Regrets

Our March endurance weekend went exactly as planned — until lap 87. Here's the play-by-play.

Why the GTI is Still the Best First Race Car in America
Opinion
Mar 04, 2026·5 min

Why the GTI is Still the Best First Race Car in America

Cheap, forgiving, fast enough to feel real. We make the case for the unsexy choice.

Trail Braking, Explained Without the Engineering Degree
Coaching
Feb 19, 2026·7 min

Trail Braking, Explained Without the Engineering Degree

The most-asked coaching question, broken down with three drills you can do this weekend.

How We Pack the Trailer (And Why It Matters at 3 a.m.)
Operations
Feb 02, 2026·3 min

How We Pack the Trailer (And Why It Matters at 3 a.m.)

A logistics deep-dive nobody asked for, but everyone steals from once they see it.

The Economics of Arrive-and-Drive vs. Owning a Race Car
Opinion
Jan 15, 2026·9 min

The Economics of Arrive-and-Drive vs. Owning a Race Car

We did the napkin math on five years of endurance racing. The result surprised us.

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