by Melinda Johnson | Feb 11, 2022 | TKO Motorsports News
Engine Dyno Day TKO Motorsports customer’s 5th Gen Viper ACR track/street car build “Engine Dyno Day”! De-stroked, solid motor, running on motec, 100 octane fuel. Easy dyno pull to 6200 rpm. On track rev limiter will be set conservatively @7800rpm...
by Melinda Johnson | Oct 24, 2019 | Go Faster
Porsche Pirelli Trophy West 10/12/19 – 10/13/19 The results are in and the TKO Team had a great weekend at the Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, CA. Placing 3rd both Saturday and Sunday in the Porsche Trophy West diamond class in the Porsche GT3-R. RESULTS Race Day...
by Melinda Johnson | Jun 28, 2019 | Events
Oregon Raceway Park 4/19/19-4/20/19 Over the weekend of April 19th, 2019 – April 20th, 2019, the TKO Motorsports race team packed up the white Porsche GT3 R and the red Dodge Viper ACR and travelled up to Oregon to run the Oregon Raceway Park track. Search for:...
by Melinda Johnson | Apr 5, 2019 | Events
Auto Club Speedway 3/29/19 – 3/31/19 Another successful weekend at the track. During the weekend of March 29, 2019 – March 31, 2019 the TKO racing team travelled to Fontana, CA to race at the Auto Club Speedway. While there, TKO participated in the 2...
by Melinda Johnson | Apr 5, 2019 | Go Faster
On the end of many wings that are mounted on race cars you will see vertical plates. These vertical plates, which we call ”end plates” (some people call them “end fences”) are used to help keep the air from spilling off the ends of wings and causing loss of downforce...
by Melinda Johnson | Mar 29, 2019 | Go Faster
SPOILERS. A spoiler is a vertical piece, much like a fence, usually placed as far back on the rear of the car as possible and running 90 degrees to the centerline of a car. Spoilers make rear downforce similarly to wings but with a penalty of high drag.
by Melinda Johnson | Mar 27, 2019 | Events
Thunderhill Raceway 3/22/19-3/24/19 During the weekend of March 22, 2019 – March 24, 2019 the TKO Motorsports team travelled down to Thunderhill Raceway in Glenn County, CA to test and race in three GTA 3 class races. Owner and driver Dave Traitel won all three...
by Melinda Johnson | Mar 22, 2019 | Blog Post
“Aero” is the probably the most misunderstood aspect in amateur grassroots racing. If you break Aero down to just the basic science and benefits it can be very simple to understand for any of us amateur grassroots racers. *** WINGS. Spoilers are not wings and wings...
by Melinda Johnson | Mar 15, 2019 | Blog Post
For this Tips and Track Tweaks, we have some insider information from a contributor. The 2008-2010 Viper provides an extremely capable track platform even in a factory stock configuration. This may be obvious given the numerous production car lap records set by the...
by Melinda Johnson | Mar 8, 2019 | Go Faster
Tire pressure bleeders release pressure that builds up as your tires increase in temperature. The idea behind tire pressure bleeders is to keep a constant optimum tire pressure, which in turn gives you maximum grip from the tire. Tire pressure bleeders have been...
by Melinda Johnson | Feb 22, 2019 | Go Faster
For the grassroots amateur drivers, SIMPLE data is a very valuable tool when you use it correctly. When data is over-used it can be a beast of burden that will cause drivers mental paralysis and lost time on the track. Basic data is all you need to make yourself a...
by Melinda Johnson | Feb 15, 2019 | Go Faster
No open track days on the schedule for 60 days, PLAN B=KARTS… the closest thing that us average mere mortal amateur drivers will ever get to the feeling of violence and speed of an F1, Indy or LMP 1 car. Karts are the best training tool used by all professional...
by Melinda Johnson | Feb 8, 2019 | Go Faster
Being amateur drivers, we all have to punch a time clock, so time for physical training is a precious commodity. Training and gym workouts don’t have to be pushing iron or endlessly running on a tread mill. Riding mountain bikes, hiking, rock climbing, skiing, and...
by Melinda Johnson | Feb 1, 2019 | Go Faster
1. Breath! 2. Keep your mind busy. 3. Check your car over; tire psi, fluids, all the basics. 4. Watch other groups running, talk to other drivers, look at other cars, or take a walk. 5. Nervous anticipation can burn up a lot of energy, so you must eat. Eat GOOD food...
