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This Porsche-powered VW Beetle screams to 6800 rpm
Posted by Chris Tropea on May 6, 2024, 9:07 a.m. https://www.youtube.com/embed/axyN5zUulE4

Think you know a hot rod when you see one?

This 1963 VW Beetle looks inconspicuous, but those old-school lines hide a mid-mounted Porsche engine, a custom tube-frame chassis and a fully independent suspension.

Check out the build thread for even more information: Purple Frog's VW Build.

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Video: How to maximize a BMW M2 for the track
Posted by Chris Tropea on May 5, 2024, 6:47 a.m. https://www.youtube.com/embed/jhLPNw0-90s

Although the new BMW M2 is already a potent track machine straight out of the box, there are some things you can do to make it even more competitive.

[Is the BMW M2 actually faster than it looks?]

Video: Ford Mustang Dark Horse track test and data review
Posted by Chris Tropea on May 4, 2024, noon https://www.youtube.com/embed/g6Lael8WxC4?si=dn-MXGyq_MAUS-kb

The Ford Mustang Dark Horse has plenty of power–a total of 500 ponies, to be exact–but how does it actually do on track?

Find out as our test driver J.G. Pasterjak took one around the Grassroots Motorsports official test track, the Florida International Rally & Motorsport Park.

Video: Can downsizing your wheels really save you money?
Posted by Chris Tropea on May 3, 2024, 8:07 a.m. https://www.youtube.com/embed/5zy1BhjqIp4

What are the benefits of downsizing to 17-inch wheels on our E46 BMW M3?

In addition to saving money on tires for track days, we also got more sidewall compliance for a smoother ride on the street.

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Video: How to build a competitive C6 Corvette Z06 for the track
Posted by Chris Tropea on May 2, 2024, 8:54 a.m. https://www.youtube.com/embed/YhaxINnH9ys?si=dtnId4huT9XTTmlo

How to make a C6 Corvette Z06 an even more capable track machine?

Here’s a few pointers from three-time SCCA ProSolo and Time Trials Champion Justin Peachy.

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Video: This carbon fiber racing helmet could be yours! Wear Your Helmet to Work Day 2024
Posted by Chris Tropea on May 1, 2024, 6 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/embed/x4NFaGQ4gks?si=Nzt8ZV6ybjmScYUi

If you can’t get motorsport off your mind, why hide it? That’s the premise behind Wear Your Helmet to Work Day.

Don that headgear at work on May 3, 2024, share on Instagram, tag Grassroots Motorsports and HMS Motorsport, and it could win you a brand-new Schuberth SP1 Carbon helmet.

Learn more by visiting grassrootsmotorsports.com/helmetday.

Video: Which offers the better track experience, WRX or Civic Si?
Posted by Chris Tropea on May 1, 2024, 8:15 a.m. https://www.youtube.com/embed/xroVie5NhSA

Is the newest generation of the Subaru WRX still as competent on track as previous generations?

We take it to the Florida International Rally and Motorsport Park to find out how it holds up against another popular Japanese sports sedan, the newest Honda Civic Si.

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Video: Autocrossing a Lamborghini Huracán
Posted by Chris Tropea on April 30, 2024, 8:47 a.m. https://www.youtube.com/embed/bQkR0u3JtHk

In an attempt to find a race car that required less care and feeding than his previous high-powered autocross builds, Eric Hyman decided to take a different approach: Buy an off-the-shelf option.

The result? A 2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante. Aside from Hoosiers and a modified exhaust, the car is entirely stock.

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Video: Has Mazda built the ultimate race car with its MX-5 Cup car?
Posted by Chris Tropea on April 29, 2024, 8:12 a.m. https://www.youtube.com/embed/slw2ASZfrTI?si=aIg-Wsu5s83966Fy

What’s it like to track a MX-5 Cup car? Well, thanks to a loaner from Flis Performance, the official MX-5 Cup car manufacturer, we took one out at our official test track, the FIRM, to find out.

[The Grassroots Motorsports ultimate guide to track car lap times]

How did it stack up against other cars we have tested? View this video to get some in-depth insight.

Video: 30 years later, this Honda Civic Si is still hunting for more speed
Posted by Chris Tropea on April 28, 2024, 8:03 a.m. https://www.youtube.com/embed/1TUkHeAiTfE

How long does it take to perfect an autocross setup? A couple of months, maybe a few years?

For Chris Raglin and his wife, that number is 30 years–and counting–as the two have been competing with the same 1986 Honda Civic Si since the first weekend they owned it.

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