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Circle Track April 2002 Table Of Contents

On Sale At Your Local Newsstand February 19, 2002
February, 2009
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Tech Focus: Beginner’s Guide

Long-Haul Racing Enduro racing is both inexpensive and fun. Here’s a couple words of advice to make it profitable, too.

First-Time Racing Tips from the Pros If this is your first year in racing, or you are pondering the thought of starting a career in racing, read on! Circle Track has gathered tips from some of racing’s hottest drivers on how to get your racing career in gear.

Driver Tuning: Getting in Shape to Race Racing is about winning, not losing. Physical fitness can be the difference between the two.

Circle Track ’s Technical Council

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

Tales from the Workshop Dirt Track Racing, Schrader Style!

The Preseason Gear Guide Give your manual transmission a quick physical to ensure everyone’s health and happiness for the quickly approaching start of the 2002 racing season.

Features

Hot Shots! 20 new products for 2002 that will knock your collective socks off.

No Loss Exhaust Understanding the science behind muffler and exhaust systems can allow you to affordably cut engine noise with a less than one-percent drop in power.

Quick Tech Howards Racing Components Sport Rods

Valve Training—Part I Complex as it may seem, valvetrain motion control can be reduced to understandable fundamentals. Increased power, reduced costs and parts life can result from reading both parts of this story.

Lightning Strikes One More Time Indiana native Ryan Newman followed his head and his heart in chasing his NASCAR dreams. Now the rest of the field just might be chasing him.

Go Long! The Southern Force Late Model tries its hand at two extra-distance races with two very different results.

Line ’Em Up! Behind the wheel with Andy Hillenburg.

Gordon Back at the Head of the Class Fourth title answers critics, sets stage for future.

Racing Across America

The Series NAMARS Formula Lightning Series

The Track Concord Motorsports Park Concord, N.C.

Race Dates 

           

Departments

Turn Five

The Pit Board

Racin’ Around

Stock Report

Buyer’s Guide

Checkered Flag

On The Cover: Cover Photo by Tom Rounds.


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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