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Circle Track May 2002 Table Of Contents

On Sale At Your Local Newsstand March 19, 2002
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Tech Focus: Chassis

Fine-Tuning Your Chassis at the Track Six tips to make you go faster!

Stick Like Glue Proper welding techniques can mean the difference between a stable—and safe—chassis and rollcage and one that flies apart like a bunch of matchsticks on first impact.

Stuck on Your Setup? Circle Track logged on and found some great resources to answer those tricky chassis setup questions

Circle Track’s Technical Council

Track Tech Your questions answered by Circle Track’s Technical Council.

Power Blended Parts It’s a fact worth visiting again. Mismatch an engine’s basic components and you can expect mismatched results.

The Chassis Master Speaks Chassis guru Eddie Dickerson talks cars, bars and pivot points with the best of them. Here are his thoughts on all manner of chassis queries.

Features

Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here With battle lines fading, the 86th Indianapolis 500 is perhaps the most anticipated running of the “World’s Greatest Race” since ‘The Split.’

Need a New Front Clip? A race car is a fickle thing. In some places a car can take more punishment than a one-armed man in a boxing match, but if the steering and suspension mount are knocked out of alignment it’s probably time for a new front clip.

From the Desert to Daytona Jimmie Johnson is the latest young talent to climb the mountain to NASCAR’s top division.

Valve Training—Part II Rounding out this discussion, here are responses to five concluding questions about fundamental valvetrain durability and performance ... with a sprinkling of ideas that point toward increased power.

Hooters ProCup Racing Think you have what it takes to go racing in United Speed Alliance Racing’s Hooters ProCup Series? Competition Director Fritz Augustine answers the most common questions so you can decide if this is the place for you.

School ’Em Want to become a racing driver or mechanic? Looking to take a ride? Circle Track has come up with a list of schools that teach you how to do any or all of the above.

Quick Tech Longacre’s TireliefTM Kit

What Do You Mean, Start Over? Momma always said nobody is perfect—we didn’t think she was talking about us, though.

Post-Race Checklist: What to do When the Checkered Flag Waves Reading your car after a race is just as important as what is done before a race.

Late Model Driving 101 Behind the wheel with Wally Pankratz.

Racing Across America

The Series The Mid-Atlantic Championship Series

The Track Toledo Speedway

Race Dates

             

Departments

Turn Five

The Pit Board

Racin’ Around

Stock Report

Buyer’s Guide

New Products

Checkered Flag

On The Cover: Cover Photo by Jeff Huneycutt.


Toyota Tacoma Research
Toyota Tacoma When shopping for a new car take a look at the Toyota Tacoma. The 2010 Tacoma goes for a suggested retail price of $20,105.00. It has had 4 vehicle recalls, which can give you an idea about its reliability. You may also be interested in the Mitsubishi Eclipse and the Dodge Viper.
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