In a world where making things lighter and lighter is an every day occurrence, it seems odd to be talking about adding weight to a race car. But the truth is that with insane levels of competition come weight, tire, and combinations minimums and maximums. Similar cars, in different sanctioning bodies, may has has have minimum weights that vary by hundreds of pounds. That means that adding weight needs to be something you are able to do in your race car. Every sanctioning body has specific rules on how to mount weight, and what fasteners to use. In this video you’ll see just how to properly mount the weight and some tips and tricks for where to mount them in the chassis.

Tim McAmis believes in making a chassis that is capable of handling added weight in virtually every area of the chassis. This way it is extremely tuneable, responsive, and consistent. When a chassis is tuned to near perfection, moving and manipulating weight as little as 5 lbs can realize significant results.

Watch the video, it will teach you something.