A month ago, Team 5 HP Racing regaled you with tales of limited glory from Watkins Glen. Over the past weekend, we returned to race with American Endurance Racing at New Jersey Motorsports Park. If you're at all interested in racing, this series is both beginner friendly and filled with experienced drivers who are more than willing to offer a helping hand (to wit, this series is easier to get into than our #65 Miata). 

Similarly, our more experienced #360 sister team also provided us with help when necessary. They rocked an E36 art car. The decade: the 70s. The chance of rain: higher.

The Enduring Apex

Hey you, yes you. What are you doing this weekend? If it's not 18-hours of tight American Endurance Racing then you're missing out! This third race for 2018 is heading to New Jersey Motorsports Park May 18-20, where the weather is set to live up to the track's Thunderbolt moniker...

A soggy track won't dampen blipshift's #65 Miata though. With a fresh alternator slapped on last event (because apparently NA cars eat alternators in race conditions - who knew) and only the horsepower of a crank radio to manhandle on track, we're ready to apex everything!

Apex American Endurance Racing

That’s right. Backstreet's back, and so is our #65 Miata, making it's inaugural voyage with its new engine after the last one blew. We didn't know what to expect as we made the journey to Watkins Glen International for a weekend with American Endurance Racing, as our Miata would be on the track for more than 18 hours. Though we knew we could rely on its suspension, prepped by our race partner- the awesome shop Stable Energies, our new (used) engine was still an unknown variable. All in all, we had a great weekend, though we're now intimately familiar with Miata alternators and E36 taillights (yeah, we saw a few of those...)

Apex Endurance Racing

We're back baby! The lil' blipshift #65 Miata is ready to run a two-day marathon after its heart transplant and track prep. Watch for us making buzzy racecar noises while being passed at Watkins Glen on April 21-22 for the second American Endurance Racing event of the 2018 season!

27 Spiffy Shirts Till 4/3

Time to do some spring wardrobe cleaning 'cause there's a whole race team's worth of potential apexing uniforms coming in hot. 27 new and resto-modded designs are hitting the tee circuit from Thursday, March 29 @ noon EDT through Monday, April 2. So buckle up and report to staging, The Apex Everything Sale begins now!

Bringing The Bestomods

Track season is in the air, that time of year when the crisp winter chill is swapped out along with your snow tires for a bouquet of fresh fluids and sticky rubber. And if you’re prepping your ride for ultimate performance, why not your torso? Perfect timing 'cause there's gonna be a concours' worth of tees in The Apex Everything Sale! From Thursday, March 29 @ noon thru Monday, April 2, 25+ bestomodded designs make a comeback for for your winter weary upper body. Spot any of your favorites before the car covers come off?

Here's Your Po-tee-um

GG to all the apex-worthy ideas and design submitted to the Sim For The Win Tee Design Contest in partnership with the sim wizards at iRacing! It was a pretty full grid to choose a winner from but congrats goes to Juan Lopez, whose 3-screened design submission was given a tuneup to become the "Speed Test" design you see here! The design is only available thru 3/8, so snag yours quick to show your love for all things e-racing.

Save some champagne for Brandon Wagner and Ed Carpenter too, who landed a spot on the podium with their own takes on nailing those virtual apexes. Not only did their runner-up status score some fine BS and iRacing credit, but the designs may made into a sweet shirt at a later date!