Redline Oil Price Increase

You may have noticed an increase in Redline Oil prices a few weeks ago. We've received several complaints regarding our recent increase of Redline Oil prices and unfortunately will maintain the current pricing per a request from Redline Oil.

Unfortunately, another price increase on the Redline products is due for sometime in December. Last time, we couldn't provide any real notice of the increase - I do not want to make the same mistake again!

Take advantage of the current prices while you can! If you read this in time, make sure to check the post immediately before this regarding our Halloween Sale for some more savings.

Halloween Sale

Our annual Halloween Sale is on!

Click here for details

Happy Halloween!

NHRA Safety Initiatives for 2010 Announced

NHRA has announced its technical initiatives for 2010, which are designed to improve safety as well as reduce unwanted downtime at events due to leakage on the track.

Highlighting the changes in 2010 will be the implementation of a new Eject Helmet Removal System in all four Professional categories, Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, and in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. The system uses an inflatable bladder located in the top of the helmet to make removal of the helmet by safety personnel after an incident easier and safer. see more

Read the entire article here

AIM Sports MyChron Light TG Lap Timer

We've carried AIM for a little while for our Karting market - their Mychron 4 Data Acquisition is, as most karters know, the Data Acquisition unit to have. I recently had a chance to sample AIM's simple lap timer, the MyChron Light TG. With a clean design, compact size, and competitive price, I figured it was worth looking into.



The basic design is simple, and proven to be much more accurate then just a stop-watch: An infrared beacon sits trackside; each time the car passes, a receiver connected to the timer senses the beacon and stops/resets the timer. The feature list is what is most impressive. Up to 1200 laps, 50 individual tracks, and 5 split times - all recorded on non-volatile memory (your data is not erased when the batteries die). The data can even be downloaded to the PC (cable not included), making this a bare-bones data acquisition unit of sorts. The large display is versatile, with a number of different settings (laps, qualify, race) and even a handy graph comparing your lap times.

At $249, the MyChron Light is still more expensive then the tried & true Longacre Hot Lap Timers. It was also designed for motorcycle use, resulting in a receiver that is less then 2-feet long. We mounted the unit in Brian's car and had him do some laps around the building. The receiver worked great mounted in the windshield, allowing the timer to be close to, and seen by the driver. EDIT: We've discovered that the units sent to us were incorrect! A car specific model is available with a much longer 8 foot cable. This, obviously, is the only model we plan to stock.

Despite the minor complaint, we are pretty unanimous in thinking that the Mychron Light is a nice and simple lap-timer that doesn't break the bank. Which is why we're going to start stocking it!

Available in both a 6v and 12v versions. The 12v version requires an external power-supply, but has the gorgeous blue back-lit display.

Click here for more info

Customer Survey - What should OG Racing's upcoming Halloween Sale be?

SURVEY CLOSED - Thanks for participating!

For the past 3 years, OG Racing has had some sort of sale event for Halloween. Don't ask me why we chose halloween - we just did.

In the past, we've done a simple blanket discount off of the entire store. I hate to break tradition, but I thought I would put out a survey to see what our customers want.

Please click here to participate in the survey

Let us know what you think - obviously, your opinion counts!

Sparco Annual Garage Sale

This is on the opposite coast from us, but I figure the news might reach some of our readers:

Sparco's Annual Garage Sale is happening on September 26, 2009. From Sparco USA:

Yes, its that time again - we're clearing out the rafters. The warehouse is bulging with great deals on discontinued and scratch & dent items.

Over 200 seats available...
Suits, Helmets, Harnesses, Shift Knobs, Pedals and much, much more!

Plenty of cars on display. Door prizes including K1 kart racing tickets!

Located at Sparco USA headquarters:

1852 Kaiser Ave.
Irvine, CA 92614

From 9 AM - 3 PM
Saturday, September 26, 2009

Tell them you heard about it at OG Racing!

Snell SA2010 Rating?

It's that time again! The latest Snell rating is right around the corner, which means that everyone is lining up to purchase a helmet to use for the next 10 years. We've started getting many inquiries from customers regarding when these helmets will actually be for sale. Kyle Kietzmann of Bell Motorsports lays out the details, along with some advice for your future helmet purchase:

For the Snell SA or Special Applications standard, the first Snell SA 2010 certified helmets will not be available for sale from any manufacturer until October 1, 2010. This is the official release date for the latest Snell standard. Between now and October 1, 2010, Bell Racing will continue to sell Snell SA2005 certified helmets.

Retail customers may start to question the necessity of buying a Snell SA2005 helmet and decide to postpone purchasing a new helmet until the Snell SA2010 standard is released. It is important to remind customers of the necessity of having adequate head protection and the need to replace helmets that have been damaged or have exceeded their useful life expectancy regardless of the next Snell transition date.

When the next Snell SA standard is released, sanctioning bodies will require Snell SA2005 or above. In reality, a customer that buys a Snell SA2005 helmet between now and October 1, 2010 will be able to use that helmet for at least another 5 years. Bell recommends replacing helmets that have been exposed to normal wear and not subjected to an accident after a 5 year period.

Many may think that Bell is purposely attempting to persuade customers into NOT waiting for the 2010 release date in order to prevent a complete and total collapse of helmet sales for 2010. I, too, agree with Bell regarding the true lifespan of a helmet - and no, not because we stand to lose sales as well!

Example - The other day, I installed Hans Anchors in a helmet with an early SA2000 rating. I'm not kidding when I say this thing has legs! Thankfully, we have latex gloves on hand for such occasions. But in all seriousness people, when the helmet is that old and grimy, the performance benefits are very questionable. Dirt, oils (from your head) and grime slowly break down the foams/plastics that your helmet is built from. Unfortunately, there is no east test for determining the safety of your helmet.

So if you need a new helmet - just get a new helmet. There is no point in sacrificing your safety under the chance that a 10 year old helmet MIGHT do it's job when needed!