New rear axle kart bearing<< MORE >>

A cryogenic treatment utilizes liquid nitrogen to bring the temperature of the parts down to -300°F. The parts are then kept at this temperature for 24 hours. This relieves the residual stresses and produces a more consistent and uniform material. The benefits of this process are increased part life, less wear, and potentially improved performance. << MORE >>

These are notes taken at the IndyCar meeting in Indianapolis on 1/11/2011. It was very informative and there was a lot of information given that will not be released by the media since it is more technical in nature. << MORE >>

The Indiana Motorsports Directory's goal is to provide a place where Indiana based companies can show not only the world what they can do but the potential client down the street as well. << MORE >>

It didn’t end like we had wanted but the Top Kart, Leopard sponsored by www.racewtoadomain.com and Rapid Racing (got to get the plugs in!) had a good race ended by a failed top-end bearing. I could talk about the issues we had or how the race went (we were dicing with the eventual 4th place kart and were on the lead lap on lap 135 when it went wrong) but this is about what it takes to run over 200 miles! << MORE >>

The Robo Pong 200 presented by Bridgestone is scheduled for Oct 10th. For those of you not familiar with the race, it is a 200 mile endurance kart race at Mark Dismore’s fabulous facility in New Castle, Indiana.<< MORE >>

Recently, tragedy struck a Colorado family and they lost their 9 year old daughter in a karting accident involving a track pick-up vehicle. Do what you can to ensure a safe race enviornment.<< MORE >>

I have spend almost 40 years in racing, 25 of those years behind the wheel. A lot has changed but probable nothing more that the safety of both the equipment and the gear we wear. << MORE >>

Welcome to the Race To A Domain blog. Race To A Domain is brought to you by Kevin and David Martz with consulting provided by Mike Martz. Mike has been involved in racing since 1968 and has competed in karts along with the USAC Super Vee series which was the feeder series for Indy cars at the time. After his professional career ended on the oval at the Minneapolis Fair Grounds, he joined SCCA and began an amateur career driving Formula Fords and Formula Continentals. Mike managed to win several Regional Championships along with numerous race wins and track records.
He also worked as a driving instructor for several schools and was chief instructor for Track Attack. Among the students he was fortunate enough to work with were Walter Payton, John Rutherford and several Indy car drivers. Mike has stayed involved in racing after he left the cockpit and now is helping his son Kevin as he begins his venture into the world of motorsports.

This year, Martz Racing will be competing in a Top Kart / Leopard at New Castle, Indiana and the Route 66 series which runs in Illinois, Iowa and Indiana.

The blog will cover a variety of topics including the progress of Martz Racing along with commentary from Mike covering a variety of motorsports topics and maybe a little automotive spice thrown in.