Note: Megajolt/C is a canceled project and there are no plans, present or future, to complete it. Introduction The Megajolt/C is our next generation crank fired ignition system specially designed to work with the latest in ignition coil pack technologies. What sets Megajolt/C apart from other designs is the absence of built-in coil drivers: by…
Category: Autosport Labs
Less is more…
…more or less. In motorsports, the rules must change in order to fine tune the competitive atmosphere and make sure everyone gets a fair chance at the glory that is winning. If change turns against you it might feel like a cold, cruel, sideways rain on your team’s fantasy-of-winning parade. At Autosport Labs it feels like… another work party! Thanks…
A Special Delivery
Forklift, Please What’s in this crate? Why it’s a shiny, new, custom enclosure for future projects! No, not the red one we blogged about earlier- that’s for the likes of projects such as RaceCapture and Megajolt2. Rather, these are more oriented toward compact designs like the current Megajolt ignition controller and other toys we’re working…
We went, we broke it, we raced it, we returned
Thursday, May 5th: On this occasion the Autosport Labs team headed to Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows, CA to attend “Goin’ for Broken 2010”. That’s a 24 Hours of LeMons event for those of you not knowing. We suffered the minor inconvenience of an overheated wheel bearing near Tangent, OR and fixed it hoping that…
The Merk is in the shop …again.
As you can see, we’re hard at work making the Merkur safe. This is a topic that we take very seriously, especially in light of recent events. You may have seen footage of the crash at Sears Pointless, but we actually witnessed it. It’s given us a whole new perspective on what a “safe” race…
Lab Build 3: A little love and a little intruder
We get both sentimental and frightened as we continue to clean out our new Lab space
Sunglass Modeling
I discover a pair of vintage sunglasses and model them for you. Proving, once again, my talents have no boundaries! Yeah, I know, I should stick with what I’m good at…
Make mine a Merkur… A crapcan, that is
A new year inspires bold ideas and uncovers new challenges. It seeds the dreamer’s thoughts and creates opportunity. Sometimes the challenge of a new years’ opportunity is so compelling, so inspirational that no amount of pain reliever, water or sleep will make it go away. When the dream is to field your very own creation…
Lab Build part deux
Scott, John and I flail at the shelves.. again. At this point I’m becoming convinced they’re asexually reproducing at night. Will it ever end? Will it ever end?
A tour of our new Lab
A video tour of our new Lab while we dismantle the seemingly endless array of crazy shelving!