Now Available: Motul & Brembo Brake Fluid

By popular demand (and since we suddenly found some room in our brake fluid offerings!)

Motul RBF600:

Dry Boiling Point: 594°F/312°C
Wet Boiling Point: 421°F/216°C
500 ml (1.05 US pint)
$17.95 each

and Brembo LCF600 Plus:

Dry Boiling Point: 601°F/316°C
Wet Boiling Point: 399°F/204°C
500 ml (1.05 US pint)
$17.95 each

Sparco R505 (Torino) Seat now in stock!

Word of this new seat from Sparco has been floating around the rumor-mill for some time now. In fact, some less then honest shops have been advertising it as in-stock since the beginning of the year. However, we just received a shipment from Sparco - these seats are finally here and in stock! It caught us a little off guard since we've been told they weren't due until October at the earliest.

In any case, I present the Sparco R505 Sport seat:



This seat is eventually due to replace the Torino seat which has been around for well over 10 years. The seat features more aggressive bolsters that are sized a little more generously then the original Torino, meaning that more drivers of different sizes will be able to fit. It's available in 6 different colors - Black w/Grey stitching (above) and:


Black w/Red Stitching


Black w/Blue Stitching


Grey


Blue


& Red

The price is $599.00 per seat (identical to the previous Torino).

Click here for more details here.

Change of Ownership at Sparco

July 20, 2009: Sparco Italy has been acquired by Aldino Bellazzini, CEO Petronas Lubricants. The acquisition was made possible through a significant increase in capital and a simultaneous restructuring of Sparco's debts.

With the new ownership, Sparco will now have increased financial resources to develop its business and product range.

Aldino Bellazzini:

My commitment comes from the acknowledgement of the extraordinary value of Sparco as a brand as well as from the wide range of products offered by its product catalogs...The trust and support that Sparco customers have shown in the [past] allow me to plan a quick and stable return to the leadership position that Sparco deserves.

We'll post more news as it arrives, but OG Racing along with Sparco USA are extremely excited to hear this news and can't wait to see the new products and technology that will emerge from it!

Defnder - So long lime green!

This isn't exactly a news flash - if you've been watching DefNder's website, the new black color has been reported for quite some time. But this is the first shipment we've received with the updated appearance:



Say goodbye to Lime Green - Apparently, this was one of the biggest complaints from Defnder customers!

VIO POV Camera Systems

We've noticed lots of customers buying these camera systems from Amazon.com. Not so much the POV.1 but the POV.1.5. Seems that Amazon touts this as an upgraded unit from the POV.1.

I guess this is true to a point.

Both units use identical recorder units. The 1.5 comes pre-installed with the 1.3 Firmware upgrade that allows the use of the 4/8 GB SDHC cards (more on this later). This has actually always been a free upgrade to any POV unit - the 1.5 just saves you the hassle of the installation (took me 2 minutes including download - yes, I timed it). With the upgrade, the 1.5 includes a 4 GB card (again, more on this below).

Both units have the same 110 degree wide-angle lens. The 1.5 is red anodized instead of black. Here's the difference - the 1.5's cable is permanently attached, where as the POV.1 is a 2-piece design. This helps save some weight, but primarily it makes it a whole lot less complex to install.



Aside from that, what's the big difference? Mounting brackets. The POV.1 comes with an almost universal mounting kit that includes attachments to most solid objects. The POV.1.5 has a "star-mount" that makes mounting to helmets and other similar surfaces super easy.

So there you go. I personally don't think it's an "upgraded" unit. It's more a different unit, geared towards different needs. You decide which is best for you.

And I did hint at more below in one of the above paragraphs. To help even the playing field and show just how equal these 2 really are, OG Racing (ie, me) is installing the firmware upgrade on all POV.1 units. Time is valuable, and this will save you those 2 minutes. And to complete the equality factor, we're also replacing the included 1 GB card with a 4 GB card. So there - choose your weapon.

Almost forgot - we're also now stocking the VIO Power adapters:



These replace the 4 AA batteries with an interchangeable adapter that can hook up to a direct power source, or through the car's cigarette lighter.

Neat stuff.

Budget Camcorders

I'm still routinely meeting folks who think that the only way they can obtain video in their cars is with a $2k camera system. Looks like I still have work to do!

To counter that, I discovered this video article during my daily web surf:

Best Budget Camcorders

All of the cameras featured utilize SD card technology. My fave was the Canon FS200. $330 gets you something that looks like a real camcorder, complete with a fold out monitor!

Independence Day Specials

Here's some Fourth of July specials for everyone:

OG Racing Newsletter - Fourth of July Sale!

Remember, for this weekend only, every order over $300 gets a free Shockdoctor bag!