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Analysis Techniques for Racecar Data Acquisition Authored by Jorge Segers 185 Pages Paperback Most serious racers who want to improve their track performance will be familiar with data acquisition. There are simple forms such as smart phone based devices that provide basic information up to very sophisticated systems such as we see being used … Continue reading
Brake Handbook Authored by Fred Puhn 176 Pages Paperback I found this book by Fred Puhn to be a good read. He does a good job of explaining technical subjects at a level that we can all understand. This book is fairly comprehensive and covers the subject very well. Fred has also written a … Continue reading
The top item on my To Do List for the winter break from track events was to replace the rod bearings. I (and many others) have discussed how the #2 rod bearing on the 944 engine seems to be particularly prone to failure. (See 944 Oiling System Explained). These particular bearings have been in the … Continue reading
I met Jim Morton through my association with the Carolina Jaguar Club. I came to find that Jim had been a fan of Jaguars for years. I joined the club in the early “aughts” when I acquired my first E-Type. It is my unwritten rule for clubs that if you don’t volunteer for a job … Continue reading
Recently I had the good fortune to attend a track event at Barber Motorsports Park near Birmingham, Alabama. This is the 3rd time I’ve been to Barber and I love the venue. Barber is very “technical” as it was originally designed to challenge motorcyclists. It has a number of turns without any really long straights. … Continue reading
I add the good fortune of attending a track event with Chin Motorsports at Road Atlanta this fall. I was of course there with my Porsche 944 track car. I always keep an eye out for other 944s that show up for these events. My attention was drawn to 3 nicely prepared 944s parked just … Continue reading
Making It Faster By Dan Binks and Norm DeWitt Forward by Tommy Kendall Publisher: Norm DeWitt Date of Publication: December 2, 2013 546 pages From the back cover: In motorsports there have been an endless series of performance advances where one wonders, how did they ever figure this out? Other times one asks, how did … Continue reading
Well, after 5 years of faithful service, the transaxle in the Porsche 944 track car gave up the ghost. I was at a DE event. Saturday was no problem. Sunday morning first time on track I started to hear a whine. After about 15 minutes it was sounding serious. I pulled into the pits and … Continue reading
Recently I had a chance to visit John Farrell Auto Parts at his shop on Long Island, NY. I have known of John for many years as a go to source for hard to find parts for the Jaguar E-Type. What I found there in his shop is both fascinating and a tribute to a … Continue reading
Having sort of resolved the issue of the 928 not wanting to start, I turned my attention to issues with the HVAC system. I knew from my first drive that things weren’t quite right. There was a strange whistling noise from the center dash that I was led to believe was from a leaky diaphragm … Continue reading
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