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Can fitting coil-overs alone improve our BMW 435i's lap times?

Our BMW 435i finished on the podium at last fall’s Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials Nationals, but that didn’t stop us from making more improvements.

How to go fast in the rain? A little local knowledge can help.

The recovery drivers went out plenty. They pulled something like a baker’s dozen from the grass, mud, tires and Armco surrounding VIR. Any mistake in the rain could quickly turn …

Why was I slow? Let’s see what the data says.

One time is a fluke, twice is coincidence, and three times is a pattern. I think the quote is originally attributed to Ian Fleming, although I’m most familiar with it …

What being on track can tell you that a dyno won't

Dynamometers are great tuning and research tools, but they do have their limitations. The primary limiting factor of a dyno is that it’s static. It tests power at the wheels …

How an easy transmission flash made our BMW 435i even faster

Once someone cracks the code, more performance is often just the press of a button away.

The MHD Tuning suite that we’ve been using with our

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