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11 Nov 2021 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Engine Failure Data Analysis & More | Today At HPA [UPDATE 296]

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SR20 swapped Toyota 86 update, anti-lag, motorsport wheel alignments and more in this [UPDATE] release which came right before members only webinar '296 | Traction Control Strategies'. Details on that below.

09 Nov 2021 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

The 3 Handling Characteristics YOU Need To Check [FREE LESSON]

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Is your car pulling to the right under braking? Can you corner with more confidence in a left-hand bend compared to a right-hand corner of the same surface and radius while on track? If so, you might need to check your corner weights…

Car behaviour on track is different to general...

05 Nov 2021 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

013: 4.8L K24 V8 | How to Design and Produce Your Own V8 K Series [PODCAST]

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The worlds most ultimate 'K Swap'?

Have you ever caught yourself daydreaming about making your own bespoke engine — something completely new, that makes big power, and sounds like heaven. No? Maybe that's just us then.

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02 Nov 2021 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

The Black Art Of Anti-Roll Bar Tuning | Chassis Tuning

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Anti-roll bars are one of the go-to items when tuning your chassis balance, however, they're also something you don't normally get supplied with any stiffness data from the manufacturer, however, this is something you can measure yourself.

29 Oct 2021 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

012: AC75 Wiring & The America's Cup | Formula 1 On The Water [#PODCAST]

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In this fascinating episode of High Performance Academy's Tuned In podcast, we head off on a real tangent as America's Cup electrical engineer Peter Knight — a member of this year's winning Emirates Team New Zealand syndicate — drops by the studio to give us some insight into the high-stakes...

28 Oct 2021 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Push To Pass, Racing From A Flat Deck Truck & More

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Can you win a race from the back of a truck? No, of course you can't. Be we thought we'd give it a go anyway.

26 Oct 2021 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

How Some Professional Race Teams Do Wheel Alignments

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It doesn’t matter what level you’re racing at, the contact patch between your wheels and the race track are going to determine how fast you can go, and a wheel alignment is essential to optimise this.