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Billy Johnson and Jack Roush Jr. overcame a qualifying penalty, which forced them to start at the back of the field, to score an amazing win in the Miami Grand Prix, Round 2 of the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge at Homestead Speedway. This was the duo’s second Grand Sport (GS) class victory together in the 2.5 hour, 91-lap Homestead 200 in the No. 61 ROUSH Performance Products Ford Mustang GT. This was Johnson’s second consecutive victory at the 2.3-mile, 11-turn road course, in a car that advanced 33 positions from start to finish.
The race will be airing on SPEED Channel: Homestead-Miami Speedway March 13 (Sat.), 1 p.m. ET
www.BillyJohnsonRacing.com
By Mike Kojima
Previously, we covered the most important aspect of handling, the tires. The next important suspension trick to increase grip is to reduce body motion such as roll under hard cornering, dive under braking and squat under acceleration. In later editions of this series we will get into the technical aspects of chassis dynamics but for now we are covering the basics and will gradually get into the harder to understand parts of the subject.
Check out part one of the series here!
With our cage and safety equipment done on our Scion TC race car, it is time to do stuff to increase performance! The suspension on a road race car is critical for it to be competitive and we need to so some serious stuff on our car. Since our Scion TC is being built in it;'s first stage for NASA's PTD class, we have some interesting factors that we have to consider.
What does a 9 year old girl want, a pony? An all-you-can-carry gift certificate from Hello Kitty? No, apparently she likes carbon fiber. OOOH! Carbon fiber! My daughter Christa squealed when she saw the Noonan Racing foot box that I got so she could reach the pedals on her Top Kart, racing go kart.
Josh Herron’s Synopsis of the 2009 Formula D Season
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The 2009 Formula D Pro Drift Season is wrapped up and in the can. While we are waiting for the end of the 2010 Silly Season and busying ourselves for Formula D’s 2010 opener in Long Beach, we spotted this video overview of the 2009 season by Josh Herron. We at MotoIQ have been longtime fans of Josh’s work. His capability with a camera and post production magic not only captures the motion and rapid fire action of Pro Drifting but also strikes a genuine emotional chord that great video can do.
Are you into handling? Are you interested in getting the most grip out of your production based car? Do you want to ask questions to a genuine performance suspension engineer? Do you want to post questions and have interaction with others of similar interest?
Well if this sounds like you, MotoIQ and Whiteline are bringing to you our Suspension 102 discussion group. To join Suspension 102 you must be a registered member of the MotoIQ community.
By Mike Kojima and Billy Johnson
If you follow Time Attack at all you are probably very familiar with FXMD's Acura NSX Unlimited RWD killing machine piloted by our own Fast Lap Editor, Billy Johnson. In the 2009 Time Attack season the NSX has given the competition the business in every event it has entered for an undefeated 2009 Redline Time Attack season. Lets take a deep technically based look inside the fastest Time Attack machine in North America.
Bergenholtz Racing and Enkei Wheels have established a marketing partnership for the 2010 Formula Drift race season. With the latest announcement of Joon Maeng as the new Official driver, Bergenholtz Racing is also implementing the all new light weight Enkei PF01 to its Mazda RX8. The Enkei PF01 is designed to be an ultra-light weight but strong wheel.
Skunk2 is proud to introduce its 68mm Pro Series Throttle Body for Mitsubishi’s 4G63 Evo VII-IX engines in its exclusive Black Series, hard anodized finish. Skunk2’s Pro Series Throttle Bodies are designed to be used with Mitsubishi’s OEM intake tubing and intake manifold as well as Skunk2’s Pro Series Intake Manifold for bolt-on horsepower and torque gains by optimizing engine airflow.
OS Giken's new R35 GT-R differentials were awarded Best New Product honors at the 2009 SEMA show. More details on options, pricing and ordering contact inside...
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