

Regardless of what type of tools you purchase -my team uses Craftsman because we can’t afford Snap-on - organizing them will help you be efficient with maintenance and repairs. Craftsman makes magnet labels you can quickly organize a metal tool box with. Race teams deserve better.” Labels are your friend. I once saw a Harbor Freight screwdriver bend from simply using it as a normal screwdriver. “I never use anything from Harbor Freight. “I have a large Snap-on box in my garage for projects,” said Ken. Are you a Snap-on man? Well, aren’t you fancy? Do you eat caviar off of your $10,000 Snap-on rolling toolbox? Or do you get your tools from Harbor Freight? Well, aren’t you optimistic those tools won’t disintegrate during their first use? According to Ken Myers, NASA racer and owner of I/O Port Racing Supplies, he recommends Snap-on tools. The type of tools you own say a lot about you. Sorry folks, we don’t lend tools out of our shop. If I can’t find the tool I need in the toolbox - because it’s missing - then I can’t win races. I hung this $5 sign I found at a NAPA Auto Parts store right next to the toolbox at Double Nickel Nine Motorsports. Here is some advice from successful amateur racers and professional racing mechanics on how to organize tools for your success. When you need something handled quickly, you want to be prepared and organized. Nobody has time to be looking for a Phillips-head screwdriver in a drawer with only flat-head screwdrivers. Quick is the name of the game in the paddock. The tools you own and how you organize them can help you fix a problem quickly. And when it does, you need tools to fix the broken stuff. Racing would be a different sport if stuff didn’t break.
