Wednesday, July 30, 2008
New, Lower Price on Performance Friction BMW Rotors!
Due to an ultra competitive marketplace, we've chosen to lower our prices on the popular BMW M3, E46, E36 Performance Friction Direct Drive Rotors. Check out the new prices here.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Performance Friction GT3 Rotors
The Performance Friction Direct Drive Rotors for the Porsche GT3 are FINALLY back in stock! We received a massive shipment this morning. Get your ordered in quickly before they disappear!
Order HERE
Order HERE
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Red Line Motorcycle Oils & Lubricants
Red Line recently released there specialized line of Motorcycle Oils & Lubricants. Although it doesn't have much to do with safety gear, we are a stocking distributor of Red Line Racing products (if this is news to you, check out the OG Racing catalog.) And as such, we took receipt of their motorcycle line!
See the complete line HERE.
From their website:
See the complete line HERE.
From their website:
As part of Red Line’s all-new Powersports line, these High Peformance Motorcycle Oils are fully-synthetic formulas specifically created for the high demands of the latest high-revving four-strokes motocross bikes and ATVs, Sportbikes, and V-Twins. Available in popular viscosities of 10W40, 20W50, and 20W60, these ester-based products contain the anti-wear chemistry demanded by mechanics and enthusiasts.
The levels of zinc and phosphorus blended into these lubricants are among the highest in the industry and combine well with Red Line’s chemistry, designed to seal piston rings for more power, fight fuel dilution, extend drain interval and provide stronger film strength over a range of temperature. This oil also features lower levels of friction modifiers for superior wet clutch operation. Excellent thermal stability, oxidation resistance, cleanliness, and ability to lubricate hot metal make Red Line High Performance Motor Oil a superior lubricant. Recommended for JASO MB, API SJ, SG, & SH.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Dog Days of Summer
The thermometer shows a number somewhere in the high-90's. By mid-day it feels like it's in the triple-digits. Here you are, standing next to your car, in the middle of hundreds of idling engines, with your 3-layer Nomex suit (and underwear). You swear that your race shoes are melting to the surface of the track and your $$ race tires are turning into pools of rubber goo. Ever ask yourself, Why am I here?
Here we are again - the hottest time of the year. All we can hope for is to get the car moving so at least a tiny semblance of a breeze starts to come through the window. Will relief ever come? Even though the only sure way to stay cool on track is to wait for the Autumn months, there are ways to try and beat the heat. Here's a short and hopefully helpful list:
1. Fitness & Health (Free!!): The big concern with racing in such high heat is taking care of yourself and making sure you don't succumb to heat stroke. We all hear the warnings and all know the precautions, so stay properly hydrated (hydrated meaning with water, not beer). One should also stay in shape, especially during the racing season - activities in such extreme temperatures places a huge burden on the body; staying physically fit gives a huge advantage in overcoming such physical duress. Read more here: http://racingfitness.com/blog/
2. Fresh Air Systems Cool Suit (complete systems start at $398.00): The Fresh Air Systems Cool Suit is a simple t-shirt worn under your driving gear. The shirt is lined with 50 feet of small water tubing sewn onto the front and back. This tubing is connected to a remote cooler that circulates plain old tap water through the shirt. The shirt creates cooling zones on the body that help lower your core temperature throughout your race. Fresh Air Systems also offers kits with fresh air helmet attachments; a blower fan takes air from outside, shoves it through the same cooler (yes, like an intercooler) and blows fresh, cool air into your helmet.
3. Technical Underwear (balaclavas start below $50): There was a time when all Nomex underwear was constructed from the same, itchy waffle-weave fabric. However, the future is here and new technical fabrics are being engineered for every sport out there. It's about time they came into the motorsports world! 2BKool, a company from New Zealand, has released a complete line of Nomex blended underwear with a very unique quality. Tiny polymer micro-capsules permanently embedded within the fabric absorb and store excess body heat as it is created, dispersing the excess heat when necessary. It might sound like something made for astronauts, but this stuff really works!
If that's seems a little over the top, Sparco offers 2-lines of technical underwear, ICE and Carmyth. Both are treated to the same X-Cool chemical treatment that also helps draw heat away from the body (and it smells minty-fresh.) Carmyth has the added bonus of offering the highest flame resistance of any driver underwear AND the convenient side-effect of true wicking properties. Yes, sweat WICKING from driving gear!
4. Lighter-Weight Driving Suits: By reducing the weight of your driving suit, you're going to stay much cooler during the summer months. It's sort of like choosing between a light t-shirt VS a heavy wool sweater in the middle of summer. Lightweight doesn't necessarily mean a compromise in protection neither. The 3-layer Sparco X-Light HC Driving Suit ($1595 retail) is 25% lighter then many other similarly rated driving suits on the market. Plus, it is already treated to the same Carmyth and X-Cool breakthroughs as listed above.
Here we are again - the hottest time of the year. All we can hope for is to get the car moving so at least a tiny semblance of a breeze starts to come through the window. Will relief ever come? Even though the only sure way to stay cool on track is to wait for the Autumn months, there are ways to try and beat the heat. Here's a short and hopefully helpful list:
1. Fitness & Health (Free!!): The big concern with racing in such high heat is taking care of yourself and making sure you don't succumb to heat stroke. We all hear the warnings and all know the precautions, so stay properly hydrated (hydrated meaning with water, not beer). One should also stay in shape, especially during the racing season - activities in such extreme temperatures places a huge burden on the body; staying physically fit gives a huge advantage in overcoming such physical duress. Read more here: http://racingfitness.com/blog/
2. Fresh Air Systems Cool Suit (complete systems start at $398.00): The Fresh Air Systems Cool Suit is a simple t-shirt worn under your driving gear. The shirt is lined with 50 feet of small water tubing sewn onto the front and back. This tubing is connected to a remote cooler that circulates plain old tap water through the shirt. The shirt creates cooling zones on the body that help lower your core temperature throughout your race. Fresh Air Systems also offers kits with fresh air helmet attachments; a blower fan takes air from outside, shoves it through the same cooler (yes, like an intercooler) and blows fresh, cool air into your helmet.
3. Technical Underwear (balaclavas start below $50): There was a time when all Nomex underwear was constructed from the same, itchy waffle-weave fabric. However, the future is here and new technical fabrics are being engineered for every sport out there. It's about time they came into the motorsports world! 2BKool, a company from New Zealand, has released a complete line of Nomex blended underwear with a very unique quality. Tiny polymer micro-capsules permanently embedded within the fabric absorb and store excess body heat as it is created, dispersing the excess heat when necessary. It might sound like something made for astronauts, but this stuff really works!
If that's seems a little over the top, Sparco offers 2-lines of technical underwear, ICE and Carmyth. Both are treated to the same X-Cool chemical treatment that also helps draw heat away from the body (and it smells minty-fresh.) Carmyth has the added bonus of offering the highest flame resistance of any driver underwear AND the convenient side-effect of true wicking properties. Yes, sweat WICKING from driving gear!
4. Lighter-Weight Driving Suits: By reducing the weight of your driving suit, you're going to stay much cooler during the summer months. It's sort of like choosing between a light t-shirt VS a heavy wool sweater in the middle of summer. Lightweight doesn't necessarily mean a compromise in protection neither. The 3-layer Sparco X-Light HC Driving Suit ($1595 retail) is 25% lighter then many other similarly rated driving suits on the market. Plus, it is already treated to the same Carmyth and X-Cool breakthroughs as listed above.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Racing Blogs
We've recently added a blog for our own resident SCCA racer, Brian Hair. Brian has been with OG Racing for the last 5 years. As a lead salesperson, he is often the voice on the other end of the phone! Brian is passionate about driving, and will drive anything. He began autocrossing and doing track events in his father's BMW as soon as he had his license. Brian has been a high performance driving instructor since 2000. More recently, Brian has been a very active and successful participant in the Washington DC Region SCCA in Solo competition, winning class championships in four consecutive years (2004-07), and instructing autocross schools. In 2007, he began his SCCA Club Racing career, campaigning the OG Racing sponsored Spec RX-7 in the MARRS (Mid-Atlantic Road Racing) Series.
You can find his track tales at http://brianhairracing.blogspot.com or in our links list to the right.
Do you have your own blog detailing your racing career? We'd love to read about it! Drop us a comment or send an e-mail to info@ogracing.com.
You can find his track tales at http://brianhairracing.blogspot.com or in our links list to the right.
Do you have your own blog detailing your racing career? We'd love to read about it! Drop us a comment or send an e-mail to info@ogracing.com.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
HANS Sport Large
UPDATE: They are NOW in stock and ready to ship!
I know that many of our loyal customers have been waiting patiently for HANS to release the HANS Device, Sport Series in size Large. Good news - we just received tracking numbers from HANS for several shipments of these guys. So unless this is some sick joke from HANS, we should be seeing them first thing next week!
If you've already put your order in, don't worry - the quantity we're receiving is enough to fill ALL of our back-orders. However, if you were waiting for these to finally become available before placing your order, then hurry and get your order in and get in line for the next batch!
I know that many of our loyal customers have been waiting patiently for HANS to release the HANS Device, Sport Series in size Large. Good news - we just received tracking numbers from HANS for several shipments of these guys. So unless this is some sick joke from HANS, we should be seeing them first thing next week!
If you've already put your order in, don't worry - the quantity we're receiving is enough to fill ALL of our back-orders. However, if you were waiting for these to finally become available before placing your order, then hurry and get your order in and get in line for the next batch!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
University of Maryland, Formula SAE
OG Racing is a Gold Sponsor for the University of Maryland's Formula SAE team for 2008...Go Terps Racing! We're proud to announce that they achieved 1st place at the FSAE West Competition at California Speedway. Congratulations, and keep up the good work!!
Results:
1st Overall
1st Acceleration
3rd Skidpad
4th AutoX
4th Endurance/Fuel Economy
6th Cost
9th Presentation
T-10th Design
Terps Racing, Formula SAE Website
Results:
1st Overall
1st Acceleration
3rd Skidpad
4th AutoX
4th Endurance/Fuel Economy
6th Cost
9th Presentation
T-10th Design
Terps Racing, Formula SAE Website
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