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423 Westover Drive

Columbia, Tennessee 38401

When It 's Time for Upgrades, Begin wit h communication with a car. Being able to feel
Pract ical Performance what the car is doing at corner entry, mid corner,
and exit has always been more important to me
In my experience. The best time for upgrades to
than adding power.
your car is once you've learned the basics of track
driving and are starting to push the limits of your Don't believe the hype? Talk to anyone driving a
car. Steel braided brake lines were the first Miata.
upgrade I did on my own car and it increased the
Next column , we'll talk about protecting our
stiffness of the brake pedal as the new lines didn't
investment with various types of track day
flex like the old rubber ones did.
insurance. Until then, Happy New Year!
A suspension upgrade soon followed in order to
increase negative camber on the wheels, which
increased the ability of the car to turn and have
more grip in the corners. I was really able to
"It's a New Year. Have
appreciate the noticeable difference in feel and
fun and go fast!"
performance of that one particular upgrade.
Sharon Stewart
I feel that the overly ambitious that want to build a
full "race car" before their very first track day are
doing themselves a huge disservice.

Feel and feedback is such an important part of

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