Steering pump creator: Ken Roper

Dec 22, 2016 | News | 0 comments

By Fergus Ogilvy: The annual PRI exhibition in Indianapolis provides valuable time to catch up with old friends. It also offers particularly good opportunities to tap into the productive minds of our industry’s designers and problem solvers. You’ll see their familiar...

Pedal Performance

Dec 20, 2016 | Published Stories | 0 comments

Enthusiasts with manual transmissions might know whether their clutch release mechanism is operated by cable or by a hydraulic bearing. But if it’s the latter it’s unlikely they could tell whether the bearing operates in constant contact with the clutch fingers or...

Tech tips for steering in the right direction

Dec 20, 2016 | Published Stories | 0 comments

If you aspire to own or build a great rod or replica, don’t take the positioning or the proportions of the steering column assembly for granted. A number of variables are involved in creating a comfortable setup, including the cockpit shape and seat location,...

Ian Tocher takes tough decision for better prospects

Dec 5, 2016 | News | 0 comments

By Martha Maglone: Ian Tocher’s total recovery from severe injury was blighted when infection penetrated his injured left leg in mid-October. Two weeks and four days ago he took the decision to go prosthetic and have it amputated below the knee.  “The lower leg was...

New Idea, New Price: Steering news for short-track racers

Dec 4, 2016 | Press Releases | 0 comments

By Archie Bosman: Did you know most hydraulic racing and high-performance power steering pumps are rebuilt street car pumps and that electric steering is regarded as the single worst attribute of the modern road-going car? Lack of consistent feel and listlessness...