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Serious off-roading is rough on equipment. Only the toughest gear will stand up to the hardcore bashing and thrashing of rockcrawling, mudding and desert running. Even the toughest equipment, however will not last forever under these conditions. Once a part or component has been hammered on enough times, it must be replaced. Fortunately, with the rapid evolution of off-road engineering, the replacement is often much stronger and will withstand more abuse. In the case of the 1985 Toyota 4-runner in our story, we are replacing it’s fourth front bumper. Yeah, this rig has seen some serious trails from Moab to the Rubicon over the past ten years.

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Some folks talk about the great muscle car wars of the ‘60s and early ‘70s, but it’s hard to find a car guy who experienced it, enjoyed it and still owns the same car. At 66 years of age, Mike Overly was able to experience the muscle car era during his twenties, which is the perfect time to go fast in a cool car. The car seen on these pages is a ’70 Mustang, one that Overly has owned since 1970. Less than a year old, the Mustang sat at a used car lot in Indianapolis, Indiana, wearing black paint and an asking price of $2,300. From his inspection, Overly knew the original owner had already upgraded to a Boss 429 hood and scoop, so it may have been raced in its short life—the 2,000 miles on the odometer were probably not the easiest of miles.

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What Do You Do When You Want the Power and Performance of a Dodge Viper but Need the Utility and Space of a Quad-Cab Pickup? Well, you can buy a Dodge Viper and you can buy a Dodge Ram pickup, or you could buy a Dodge Ram SRT-10. The Ram SRT-10 is a limited-edition pickup that Dodge built as a regular cab from 2004 to 2006 and in a Quad Cab from 2005 to 2006. These trucks appear to be the result of some aggressive engineering, combining the racing pedigree of the Viper with a pickup truck, resulting in outstanding performance—and it works!
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: DYNAMAT XTREME RACE BOND
When bent bodywork threatens to end your race, this innovative crash-repair material could put you back in the fight.
Author
Jamie Dent
Photos courtesy of Dynamat
Racing has never been a non-contact sport.
One bad restart, a little too much curb, or somebody running out of talent at exactly the wrong moment can leave a race car with torn bodywork, cracked composite panels, or sheet metal flapping in the breeze. The car may still be mechanically capable of running, but unless the crew can secure the damage—and do it fast—the day could be over.
That is exactly the situation Dynamat Xtreme Race Bond was created to handle.
Available exclusively through SRI Performance, Race Bond is a fast-bonding crash-repair material designed to help crews make strong, durable trackside repairs and get damaged race cars back into the action. It is quick, versatile, and built to survive the heat, vibration, and punishment that would make ordinary repair tape wave the white flag.
This Isn’t Hardware-Store Duct Tape
Let’s get one thing straight: Race Bond may come in sheets and stick to bodywork, but this is a long way from the roll of silver tape rattling around in the bottom of your toolbox.
Dynamat Xtreme Race Bond is a proprietary, lightweight constrained-layer material constructed from butyl and aluminum. It conforms closely to contours and irregular surfaces while bonding to many of the materials found on modern race cars, including sheet metal, fiberglass, plastic, carbon fiber, and painted panels.
That means a crew can cut it to the required shape and use it to cover, reinforce, or secure damaged bodywork without wasting precious time on a complicated conventional repair.
Race Bond can serve as either a temporary or semi-permanent bond, making it useful for much more than emergency pit-lane triage. Professional teams, grassroots racers, fabricators, and performance shops can all keep it nearby for those moments when something needs to be held together—and needs to stay that way.
Cut It. Stick It. Send It.
Race Bond is engineered around one reality of motorsports: the clock does not care how difficult the repair is.
The material can be cut to shape with scissors, a knife, or a die before the release liner is removed. Once the surface has been cleaned of dirt, grease, moisture, and debris, the crew peels off the backing, positions the material over the damaged area, and presses it firmly into place.
A DynaRoller is recommended for larger sections to maximize adhesion and reduce trapped air, but the process does not require specialized heating equipment or a lengthy curing procedure. No heat is necessary to activate the material.
When seconds matter, that simplicity is a serious advantage. Cut it, peel it, press it down, and get the car ready to go back to war.
Built to Take a Beating
Making a repair in the pits is one thing. Keeping that repair intact after the car returns to speed is another.
Once back on track, damaged bodywork may be subjected to intense vibration, aerodynamic pressure, exhaust heat, tire debris, rapid temperature changes, and the possibility of even more contact. Race Bond was developed specifically for that hostile environment.
Its performance is optimized between 14 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit, while the material can withstand temperature extremes ranging from -65 to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. It is also highly resistant to aging, giving crews a repair material designed to remain dependable beyond the moment it is installed.
The key advantages include:
- Fast-bonding performance for rapid race-day repairs
- Strong adhesion under vibration and impact
- Compatibility with metal, fiberglass, plastic, carbon fiber, and painted surfaces
- Conformability over curves, contours, and irregular damage
- Reliable performance in high-temperature environments
- No heat required for installation
- Temporary or semi-permanent repair capability
- Race-proven durability in professional motorsports competition
Trusted Where It Counts
A product can make all the promises it wants, but racing has a brutal way of exposing anything that does not work.
Dynamat recently earned the “Trusted by RFK Racing” designation after Race Bond was selected as a core component of RFK Racing’s race-day crash-repair process. That puts the same repair technology used by one of NASCAR’s premier organizations within reach of professional teams, local racers, weekend warriors, and fabrication shops.
For a grassroots operation, that could be the difference between loading the car early and finishing the feature. For a professional team, it could mean salvaging valuable points from a day that appeared destined for disaster.
Either way, Race Bond is built around the oldest rule in racing: you cannot win from the trailer.
A Serious Kit for Serious Repairs
The featured Dynamat Xtreme Race Bond Crash Repair Tape Kit includes nine black, self-adhesive sheets measuring 24 by 48 inches, providing a total of 72 square feet of repair material.
That is enough coverage to handle multiple targeted repairs or address substantial areas of damaged bodywork. Because each sheet can be cut to the size and shape required, crews can avoid wasting material on smaller jobs while still having large sections available when the damage gets ugly.
SRI Performance also offers a smaller version containing twelve 18-by-32-inch sheets with 48 square feet of total coverage.
The Product You Hope Stays in the Trailer
Nobody buys crash-repair supplies because they are planning to tear up a race car. But once the fenders get wrinkled and the clock starts running, being prepared suddenly looks like the smartest decision a team made all weekend.
Dynamat Xtreme Race Bond brings legitimate racing technology to a problem that has traditionally been solved with whatever tape, rivets, and scrap material happened to be within reach. It bonds quickly, conforms to damaged surfaces, withstands extreme conditions, and has already earned the trust of a major NASCAR organization.
This is not just something to patch a hole or keep a loose panel from flying off.
It is a chance to save the race.
Ready to put NASCAR-trusted crash-repair technology in your race-day arsenal? Learn more about Dynamat Xtreme Race Bond, see it in action, just go to Dynamat.com/Race-Bond or click the BUY NOW link below to get yours today!








