Performance Friction Brakes Pads for Miatas

We had a few requests from our Spec Miata customers for some variety in Performance Friction's compound offerings. Up until now, Performance Friction only offered pads for the front and rear of Spec 1.6 & 1.8 Miatas in the 97 compound. Nothing necessarily wrong with that - the 97 is a great low-wearing compound with good modulation and a nice, flat torque curve.

But what if you're looking for a bit more stopping power? Well it took a bit of a commitment from us, but we now have the exclusive on the popular new 06 compound for both the front and rear of Spec Miatas. When compared to the 97 compound, 06's higher bite and torque in the beginning of the stop, and from Performance Frictions description:

Excellent release and control with very low wear. Very low abraded disc wear with a “powdery type” transfer layer. 06 pads are an excellent alternative to other brands of endurance compounds but with much higher performance. Excellent for club racing type shapes as well in OE brake calipers where ABS is used.

Available April/May 2011.

Order online: PERFORMANCE-FRICTION-06-COMPOUND-RACING-BRAKE-PADS-FOR-SPEC-MIATA

Hans Sport 2 Device

Priced at $645, the Sport II is the lightest ever Sports Series HANS Device. It follows in the tradition of the Sport I by making the same protection enjoyed by champions in major series around the world available at a reasonable price.

"Too often racers think it’s only the guys who go 200 miles per hour who need a head restraint,” said Gary Milgrom, vice president of HANS Performance Products. “Our Sport Series is designed to make sure the weekend warrior can get the same protection as Jimmie Johnson, Larry Dixon or Dario Franchitti at an affordable price."

The curved back also offers a lower profile making it less likely to catch on the car when entering/exiting.

Available Spring 2011 - that should mean in just a few weeks!

So, We Have This Suit....

Funny story - See, we had been waiting on the newest Sparco Pro Cup 10 suit to arrive from Sparco. And as anyone who's anyone knows, the single identifying feature of the Cup suit is that it has Boot Cut pant legs. Well, our initial shipment from Sparco came in - and the pant legs had traditional racing cuffs.

In typical OG Racing style, we brokered a deal with Sparco and took the entire production line at a reduced cost (actually, it was more Sparco's savvy salesmenship that convinced us to take the entire line - what can I say, We're easy). But that was before we thought about what to call it. Since Cup suits have Boot Cut legs, we couldn't call it that. Then how about calling it the Sponsor, since the styling is pretty much identical? Nope - couldn't do that neither since the Sponsor has always been a higher level suit.

After months of tossing names back and forth (the usual -working with Manhattan Ad firms, calling celebrities, checking trademarks) it was our in-house-team that came up with the name for the suit you'll never forget!

Introducing The OG Racing Special!



This suit offers the looks of the popular Sparco Sponsor suit, but is a 2-layer design using slightly heavier fabric from the Sprint Suits (about 60 g/sqm heavier). Box quilted construction and articulated shoulders offer all the comfort of Sparco's nicest suits. The 2-layer Nomex construction is both FIA and SFI 3.2a/5 rated, meeting all requirements for wheel-to-wheel racing. Best of all, the OG Racing Special it does away with those funky boot-cut legs that lesser suits have, and replaces them with nice, comfortable traditional elastic cuffs!

The nearest comparable suit from Sparco (the Pro Cup X) retails for $599. Only at OG Racing, the OG Racing Special is available for purchase for only $499. Limited sizes and colors in stock now!

See more info on the OG Racing Special - Click Here!

OG Racing Now Equipped to Service SPA Fire Systems

This may be old news to some, but OG Racing is equipped and certified to fully service and refill SPA AFFF fire bottles.



Did you know that SPA recommends an inspection and replacement of AFFF every 2 years (or after you accidentally discharge it - whichever comes first!)

Our price for inspection, and refill of a 4-Liter, Mechanical Bottle (like what is used on the popular $325 Mechanical System) is only $99.00. This includes all labor costs and 4L of fresh AFFF.

Electrical systems require additional parts at an added cost, especially if the firing head has been detonated.

Call us at 1-800-934-9112 for further instructions on sending us your SPA Fire Bottle.

New Sparco Seats

2 new Sparco Competition seats showed up recently. Once again, Sparco released these seats in their 2009 catalogs, but only got around to shipping them to us now. So, with further ado:

Sparco Rev Plus:



This is pretty much the same Rev Plus seat as we've had since 2007 or so. The big (and only) change is the cover design. In person, it's not as bad as we first opinioned when we saw the pictures 2 years ago. The grey contrasting looks rather nice, and a thick grey trim along the edges really makes this seat stand out. At this time, we only have 1 in black - not sure if they're transferring this to the other color options. Perhaps this is the new look Sparco is aiming for?

Sparco Pro 2000 Plus:



This is a seat we've been waiting on for a while - a plus-sized version of the ever-so-popular Pro 2000 seat. They've added a good 2-inches in width to the standard design (sort of like the Evo line of seats). Is a Pro 2000 3/XL in the works? Don't hold your breath.

Bell SA2010 Helmets are here!

Wasn't really expecting back-to-back shipments from both of our most popular helmet manufacturers, but some models of the Bell SA2010 helmets just showed up in our warehouse.



Some interesting details we're just finding out:

When Bell says "Flat Black", they actually mean a Rubberized Flat Black, sort of like the extremely popular finish that HJC has been applying to their line of helmets.



And, we saw it listed in their preview catalog. And it was in their price-sheet. But we also thought that maybe it was some sort of typo. It wasn't. The Bell Sport and Mag Sport helmets are available in Orange:



We'll keep posting more helmet models as they come in. It's quickly becoming apparent to us how many changes the helmet manufacturers are making in their helmets with this Snell rating change.

HJC AR-10 SA2010 Helmets

The newest Snell rated helmets (SA2010) are a bit of a mystery this year. None were available for preview at the PRI show last year (since the rating had not been released at the time). And we knew the changes would be a bit more significant from the last rating change.

So it's especially nice to see these new helmets as they roll in - this morning we just took delivery of the HJC AR10-II helmets! Well, actually, funny-story. Turns out we've had these helmets for a couple months now - our last batch of AR10 helmets were all actually AR10-II helmets. But since the new stickers were not yet available, HJC sold them as the old helmet. You heard it here - if you buy one of our Sale Priced HJC AR-10 SA2005 Helmets, you might just receive the newest design, albeit with an SA2005 sticker on the inside.

Anyways, without further ado, here's the new AR10. See if you can spot the differences!

AR10-II (SA2010)

AR10 (SA2005)

More info on the SA2010 HJC AR10 Helmet Here. Most sizes and colors are in stock now!