Sith Racing Takes to the Airport

Posted on August 25, 2015February 16, 2016 by Adam Crane

This past weekend, Adam from Sith Racing won the Street Modified FWD(SMF) class at the Cumberland Airfield Autocross. Some of you may remember this historic event, that used to the likes of racers such as Carroll Shelby, and others. It was shut down for a while, but now it's back. Saturday, August 22nd, marked the first race at the airfield after the long hiatus. The break did not stop the crowds and racers as the field consisted of close to 100 cars, ranging from daily driven Subaru Legacy's, Cobra replicas, to fully built track cars. Next year there will be a full race series hosted at the Cumberland Airport. Don't worry there's still time this year as there's one final race in October. Check out their website for more information. http://www.nationalroadrally.com/

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Turbo Tech Racing (TTR) Transmission Mount Issue

Posted on June 19, 2015February 16, 2016 by Adam Crane

Sith racing has been in contact with Turbo Tech Racing (TTR) regarding a batch of transmission motor mounts for the Ford Focus ST that were sold without a weld holding the center vertical pin holder. Please check your mounts and observe the ring weld as shown in this picture. If you do not see this[...]

SITH Racing Team Car Takes First Place in Show!

Posted on June 16, 2015February 16, 2016 by Adam Forman

On June 13, 2015 SITH Racing entered a 2013 Focus ST at the 18th Annual Car, Truck, Motorcycle & Sport Compact Show. The show was in Rotterdam, NY and had over 140 vehicles. SITH Racing received 1st place award in the sport compact category. The Focus ST continues to draw show attention. SITH Racing continues to promote[...]

SITH Tech Article – Methanol Corrosion of Aluminum

Posted on June 12, 2015February 16, 2016 by Adam Forman

One of SITH Racing core contributions to the performance aftermarket is providing Independent Test and Evaluation support for manufacturers of vehicle aftermarket parts. SITH Racing is the only company that retains a staff of professionals in target key reference areas. In this specific area, SITH racing will utilize it's in-house staff Chemist to scientifically test the effects of long term methanol and water/methanol mixes currently sold by many vendors against aluminum products also developed and sold by vendors. Once SITH Racing completes the testing and validates the outputs, we will post our technical findings.

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SITH Racing Technical Article – Ground Loops

Posted on June 11, 2015February 16, 2016 by Adam Forman

SITH Racing is pleased to pass along information regard Ground Loops, what they are, how they can affect your vehicle and more. This information comes from http://www.w8ji.com. W8JI is a well known highly achieved professional and well respected Amateur Radio Operator and has passed a lot of valuable information to the greater amateur radio community taken from his over 40 years of experience in such things. SITH Racing values his contributions and find his articles well written and full of good information that should be followed.

Please enjoy the article below as provided by W8JI.

Note: This discussion only applies to grounds within a platform or system. It does not apply to cables or wiring outside a building, where lighting damage or other surges are concerns.

Ground loop problems usually occur when systems operating at low voltage and current levels have multiple ground points that operate with voltage differences. These voltage differences are created by a high current path. The ground loop interaction is an unintentional result of poor wiring or improper input or output port planning. ("port" by definition is a signal input or output connection, usually via a jack, connector, or terminal strip).

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