Victoria Vo 9/6/18 Victoria Vo 9/6/18

Developing the new shop car

If you follow us on social media, you know that we recently acquired a 2001 BMW 330i sedan. The car has already gone through some major transformation in the last couple of weeks. We're not sure where this car's origins are from exactly (it probably spent most of its life driving people to and from work, or the mall)…

Sean Yepez 8/27/18 Sean Yepez 8/27/18

Lotus Exige SpeedSF Challenge S2

Another SpeedSF Challenge time attack is in the books! The Exige returned to Laguna Seca on 6/17 to test the chassis changes, again competing in the S2 class. The winning time was a 1:39.7, besting a Porsche Cayman GT4 which took second place. Note that the lap shown is a 1:39.8 which could have been even faster if it were not for the need to pass an oversteering M3 just after the corkscrew.

Victoria Vo 8/22/18 Victoria Vo 8/22/18

Trackspec's 4 Year Anniversary Party: August 19, 2018

When Trackspec had been open for a year, we hosted a 1-Year Anniversary party (in 2015) and open house to celebrate the occasion. When the shop turned two (in 2016), we did a 2-Year Anniversary party.

Tom Tang 8/8/18 Tom Tang 8/8/18

1st and 6th in ST4 + 2nd in TT4: Round 5 of the 2018 NASA racing season

July was a nice break month for us. With no racing on the calendar, we used that time to do a few things: Sourced (thanks, Graham) and began building another duplicate J32A2 engine with Supertech valve train (thanks, Martin), P2R fuel rails, and other performance goodies; Rebuilt a spare AP2 transmission with fresh OEM gears that we sent out for WPC coating treatment…

Tom Tang 6/21/18 Tom Tang 6/21/18

Two days: two broken knuckles

June 16th and 17th marked Round 4 of the 2018 NASA Super Touring series at Sonoma Raceway. We returned, anxious to do well because we had a newly-rebuilt transmission.

Sean Yepez 6/6/18 Sean Yepez 6/6/18

Lotus Exige Wins S2 Class, SpeedSF Challenge

This past Saturday, the Exige returned to Sonoma Raceway for the SpeedSF Challenge time attack event in the "S2" class. The competition in this class includes cars such as the Porsche Cayman GT4, Chevy Corvette (C5 Z06 and C6 Z51), and highly modified Hondas and Subarus. This was the first outing with several changes to the Exige performed by Trackspec intended to help it be more competitive without compromising the ability to drive it on the street with a full interior and air conditioning.

Tom Tang 5/22/18 Tom Tang 5/22/18

Podium Finish and a new PB!

This past weekend (May 19-20, 2018) marked the third round of racing scheduled for this year’s NASA Pro Racing Super Touring championship series here in Northern California. I was thrilled to return with the team to Sonoma, because it’s close to the shop and it also happens to be one of my favorite tracks to drive at (I love the complexity, the narrowness of the walls, and the overall rhythm).

Tom Tang 4/19/18 Tom Tang 4/19/18

Irene Re-Refresh: Round Two

We left off in March after having just picked up our new (to us) J32A2 engine, and as promised we've been busy getting it ready for the demanding rigors of race conditions. We were thrilled to receive high-performance valves, springs, and retainers from my partners at Supertech Performance in order to do just that. These awesome parts allow us to rev the J32A2 engine well beyond it's OEM redline limitations, but safely.

Victoria Vo 4/13/18 Victoria Vo 4/13/18

Trackspec Tech Talk with Shinoo Mapleton

This past Saturday, April 7, we hosted our very first Trackspec Tech Talk, "Handling 101," featuring Shinoo Mapleton, owner of InoKinetic. Being in the Lotus industry for several years, Shinoo offered his knowledge on car handling, for Lotus Elise, Exige and Alfa 4C.

Jon Vo 3/7/18 Jon Vo 3/7/18

2018 Irene Refresh: J-Swap

Part 1: The Build. Why J-Swap? Last year, we finished 8th at Nationals and 2nd in the Regional Championships in Super Touring 4 with 212 average whp at 2,800 lbs; well below what the rules allow. Good results overall. But we can and want to do better.....

Tom Tang 12/4/17 Tom Tang 12/4/17

Trackspec Receives World’s First Ever Set of 095 Edition JRZ RS PRO3 Dampers

JRZ recently released “095 edition” dampers to commemorate the first-ever JRZ shock designed and developed by company founder, Jan Zuijdijk, back in 1995. The “095 edition” dampers are available in two trims: double adjustable as the RS PRO, and with the addition of low-speed compression as a triple adjustable shock in the form of the RS PRO3. As a longtime JRZ partner, I was honored to be chosen as the recipient of and test driver for the world’s first ever set of RS PRO3 dampers; built for my 2016 F80 BMW M3 6MT, “Betty.”

Victoria Vo 11/7/17 Victoria Vo 11/7/17

Round 7 of the NASA Super Touring Series: 3rd and 1st with back-to-back pole positions

Sonoma Raceway, again. But we aren't complaining. The track is beautiful, and it's only an hour away from the shop. October 28-29 marked the last race weekend of the NASA NorCal region, and this would be the weekend where we secured 2nd overall in points for the Super Touring 4 (ST4) Northern California Regional Championships. It was also where we would try our first-attempt at endurance racing for our Trackspec Autosports Honda S2000, "Irene."

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