Run what we teach
Our advice comes from track days, race weekends, broken parts, and the cars we actually put on grid.
About the team
A small Texas race team, building it for real.
Eighty Six Pieces Racing is a Texas race team building cars, coaching drivers, running endurance weekends, and making room for more people inside motorsport.
What the name means
It was never just about the car.
It was the friend who lent a garage. The person at the track who stayed late to diagnose a misfire. The competitor who helped us get running for the next day's race.
That is what 86 Pieces actually means: enough people showing up with what they have until something impossible starts to move.
Where it started
The name came from making broken things work.
A car blew up. We pulled parts from a BRZ, a GT86, and an FR-S — 86 pieces from three different cars — and built something that could make it to the track.
That resourcefulness became the identity. Parts from that original build are still on every car we run today.
Why we coach
Seat time beats internet theory.
People ask us all the time how to get started, how to go faster, and what to buy. The answer is almost never a part or a sim rig.
It is seat time with someone in the car who can show you what is actually happening. Coaching should make you more independent, not more dependent.
Why endurance
Long races teach what short sessions skip.
We chose ChampCar endurance because dollar for dollar, it is the most seat time you can get. A single weekend gives you hours of wheel-to-wheel racing.
Long stints build judgment. You recover from mistakes, manage traffic, work with a team, and keep pushing when the easy part is over.
Where we're going
Build the foundation, not just the highlight reel.
Motorsport belongs to everyone — not just drivers. We create opportunities for mechanics, photographers, marketers, crew, and anyone looking for a path into the sport.
Bring people in
Drivers matter, but so do mechanics, photographers, marketers, crew, and everyone who makes a weekend happen.
Compete without losing the plot
We want to win, but the sport is better when more people make it to the next session.
The team
Competitive, serious, still human.
Our drivers come from everywhere — spec Miata racers, autocrossers, and first-timers. The racing program is competitive, and not everyone who applies will be invited to race with us. But the culture stays simple: show up prepared, learn fast, take care of the people around you.
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