I received another set of questions from a listener this past week or so. These were about a dirt race car that he had just purchased and wondered about turning the front stub and the length of pull bar. Turning the stubs to lead the right front was a hot topic of conversation several years ...…
Shedding weight off a dirt late model I got an email quite while ago from one of our readers regarding the weight of his dirt late model and if there were some places I thought the car ...…
The dirt track swing arm suspension, is it dead? I received an email several weeks ago from a faithful reader regarding what some of the basic principles around a dirt track swing arm suspension. The most general rule of thumb is that they are a very forgiving type of suspension. The rear springs are mounted ...…
Dirt track aerodynamics and spoiler shape Let me start this first attempt by saying I’m here to help you as much as I can. I have a new email address, Kevinlincoln@hogantechnologies.com if anyone would like to email me questions, ideas for me to look at, or things you may have tried in the past. Things ...…
How important is the internet to racing sponsorship I went to a Joe Gibbs Oil seminar last week and someone was confused about the name of the blog. They said,”Hogan isn’t your last name is it?” No, actually this is Hogan when we first got him. He’s grown quite a bit since then. He’s no ...…
Kevin Lincoln comes on board I’d like to welcome Kevin Lincoln to Hogantechnologies.com. He will be contributing to our community by sharing his knowledge about aerodynamics. The resident expert on how to best use the air. But, he can tell his story for you guys himself. I’ll re-post this in his own bio area. Thanks, ...…
The dirt late model reflection About this same time every year the calm after the racing summer storm sets in and I get a chance to reflect on the racing experiences of the recent past. The last few weeks seemed to have me down on the mat ready to tap out. Burn out; depression; man ...…
Racing motivation I found this video a while back of a guy named Gary Vaynerchuk. This guy is so full of energy, I can’t think about him failing at anything. I got thinking about what is the mindset that will lead some racers to win and others just to run. I honestly believe a good ...…
What is a better than local dirt track racing? Well the racing season is winding down and this last week I took a little time to reflect on the race season gone by and it ended up being a week of thought about where the state of local racing is at. At one time, before ...…
How to evaluate race car handling problems I think it is as important to develop a process to think about solving dirt race car handling problems as it is to actually come up with the solution. I don’t know how many times a problem is diagnosed at the track and a quick solution is thrown ...…