ProtocolAs of 06/10/2026

Blaszak Precision Motorsports

Workshop notes for Porsche 944 owners: repair, rebuilt components, track preparation, and inspection context near Kingston, Ontario.

Sheets: 10
Stations: 4
Logged: from 12/09/2026 to 06/10/2026

§ 1 Latest entries

Sheets 8 / 10

Sheet: TRK-003
Station: TRK Track
Logged: 06/10/2026

Corner Balancing a 944 Before Time Trials

What corner balancing actually measures on a 944, why ride height comes first and corner weights come second, and the signs that a car is leaving lap time on the table.

987 words · 4 min

A maroon Porsche 944 parked on race track pit lane asphalt with pop-up tents, folding chairs and tool cases nearby, a wheel dolly and coiled cables on the ground in front of it, empty grandstands in the background. — View TRK-003

A steering rack assembly with torn rubber boots laid across a wooden workbench, surrounded by open-end wrenches, pliers and small washers, a shop window with daylight behind it. — View SVC-003

Sheet: SVC-003
Station: SVC Service
Logged: 06/10/2026

Reading the Timing Belt Interval on an Interference Engine

Why a 944's timing belt and balance shaft belt are replaced on age as much as distance, what an interference engine means if the belt lets go, and what to check beyond the belt itself.

855 words · 4 min

A multimeter with back-probe pins resting on the open hood of a 1980s sports car in a small Canadian workshop, one probe touching a grey connector pin, morning light through a side window. — View PTS-002

Sheet: PTS-002
Station: PTS Components
Logged: 22/09/2026

Reading the Electrical Side Before Replacing Parts

Trace a fault through connectors, grounds and sensors on an older car before buying parts. A step-by-step electrical check for home workshops.

1,123 words · 5 min

A bicycle repair stand clamped to a seatpost in a small workshop, morning light through a side window, the frame indexed sideways with a bottom bracket tool resting on the bench below, shot at waist height with the clamp in sharp focus. — View PTS-001

Sheet: PTS-001
Station: PTS Components
Logged: 20/09/2026

The Repair Stand as a Component

What holds a part steady while it is worked on, from a bicycle bench to a car hub, and why the holding hardware decides whether a rebuild repeats.

1,412 words · 6 min

A home garage at dusk with the overhead door raised a metre, a box fan set in the opening blowing outward, a smoke pencil held near the person door to the house, and warm light from the kitchen spilling through the gap. — View SVC-002

Sheet: SVC-002
Station: SVC Service
Logged: 19/09/2026

Moving Garage Air Out of a Shared House

How air enters and leaves a garage that shares a building with a house, what filters remove, and when dilution gives way to extraction.

1,148 words · 5 min

A row of parked cars at a gravel lay-by on a two-lane road at first light, drivers standing in a loose group beside open bonnets, one holding a tyre pressure gauge, low sun behind them and long shadows across the tarmac. — View TRK-001

Sheet: TRK-001
Station: TRK Track
Logged: 17/09/2026

Checks Before a Saturday Group Run

What to check the night before a long drive, why tyre pressures shift with load and heat, and the rules that keep a group run on open roads safe.

1,216 words · 5 min

A home garage workshop at dusk, a red ABC fire extinguisher mounted on the wall beside a closed metal flammables cabinet, a swept concrete floor, a workbench with hand tools, warm light from a single overhead bulb, wide shot from the doorway. — View INSP-002

Sheet: INSP-002
Station: INSP Inspection
Logged: 16/09/2026

Fire Safety in a Home Workshop

Extinguisher classes, solvent and fuel storage, and the checks an inspector looks at first in a home workshop.

1,054 words · 5 min

A sectional garage door half open in a small Canadian workshop, a Porsche 944 under it on jack stands, cold morning light through the open gap, the bottom seal and steel rollers in the foreground. — View INSP-001

Sheet: INSP-001
Station: INSP Inspection
Logged: 14/09/2026

The Workshop Door as Safety Equipment

A sectional door in a workshop that stores a 944 is safety equipment. Check tracks, rollers, springs and the bottom seal before the next job.

1,192 words · 5 min

§ 2 Station table

As of 06/10/2026

Stations of the bench: sheets, last logged, average length
Ref.	Station	Sheets	Last logged	Words per sheet
SVC	Service	3	06/10/2026	1,064
PTS	Components	2	22/09/2026	1,268
TRK	Track	3	06/10/2026	1,107
INSP	Inspection	2	16/09/2026	1,123

§ 3 Station by station

Stations 4

Station SVCSheets 3Logged 06/10/2026

Station TRKSheets 3Logged 06/10/2026

§ 4 Index of sheets

Sheets 10

TRK-001 Checks Before a Saturday Group Run
TRK-002 Cold-Weather Grip and the Habits It Changes
TRK-003 Corner Balancing a 944 Before Time Trials

INSP-002 Fire Safety in a Home Workshop

SVC-001 Holding Tolerance by Hand in a Small Workshop

SVC-002 Moving Garage Air Out of a Shared House

PTS-002 Reading the Electrical Side Before Replacing Parts
SVC-003 Reading the Timing Belt Interval on an Interference Engine
PTS-001 The Repair Stand as a Component

INSP-001 The Workshop Door as Safety Equipment

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