Week 7: Keep it simple. There is no magic bolt-on component that will fix your car. Ensure your car's alignment is correct. Verify front end settings are correct. Do your homework and take your time during setup and testing. Gimic free racecars are the most consistent cars from week-to-week and from racetrack to racetrack.
Week 6: Organize your toolbox. It should never take more than 5 seconds for a stranger to find two 3/4" wrenches in your toolbox. Label drawers and organize your tools. Take tools that you need and leave the junk in your shop. Lack of toolbox organization can ruin your ability to make quick changes during limited practice times.
Week 5: Check the security of your ballast on a weekly basis. When lead comes loose from your racecar at speed, bad things happen. Paint ballast completely and check bolts before every race. If you are relying on a weld to secure your ballast, check the quality of the weld.
Week 4: Audit your safety system. There is always room to improve your safety. Seats should be mounted per professional standards such as these. Check dates on safety equipment and use SFI rated roll bar padding. If you do not have a collapsable steering column, try to upgrade during your next off-season. Race safe!
Week 3: Verify your sway bar alignment at the installation points at ride height, at final travel, and all points in between. Many cars that have been "updated" to allow more front end travel experience problems with sway bar heims binding or misalignment that takes away from a sway bar's effectiveness.
Week 2: Check spherical bearings on shock ends before every race. Look for damage to the sperical bearing housing and also for excess lash in the spherical bearing. Damage to a shock end is typically caused by interference in the assembly and could cause binding in the suspension leading to inconsistent wheel loads and travel. Excess lash can cause a rod end to fail prematurely, especially with bump stops.
Week 1: Use wear strips such as high-density weather stripping or paint on your crossmember, sway bar arms, sway bar mounts, and other low parts of your racecar. It is important to keep the car traveling to its extents without hitting the racetrack. Using these indicators will help you at the track.