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Project Starletabusa #3: Sitting in the Cheap Seats
By Alex Vendler
Project Starletabusa grows a pair! Of seats that is. Take a close look at one way to end up with some pretty nice lightweight sport seats for next to nothing cost wise. Look here if you want to learn about foam, fabric and hog rings. Even if your car already has nice seats here are some good tips on how to make them a bit better.
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MotoIQ Radio Episode 29: Scott VanderHeide, Mauricio Ornelas Jr and Cyrus Martinez
By Will Cannady
This Week on MotoIQ Radio we have; Scott Vanderheide from Nissan Race Shop, Mauricio Ornelas Jr and Cyrus Martinez, Formula Drift Drivers.
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Driver Blog: Tyler McQuarrie
By Tyler McQuarrie
Hey MotoIQ readers, I'm Tyler McQuarrie and I'm very excited to be writing my first blog for MotoIQ. Some of you may know me from Formula D, or time attack, or even Grand Am. I simply love cars and love manipulating them to do what I want them to do, whether it's drifting or racing. I have a packed schedule for 2012 with a full season of Grand Am in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in the Insight Racing BMW, a full season in Formula Drift (announcement soon), and Global Time Attack with the FXMD NSX. I will post up a blog on MotoIQ after every event and give you guys an inside look at my event or race and how I switch from each discipline.
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By Mike Kojima
We had last left our Project 350Z with much improved braking at the track with a big brake kit and other parts from Stoptech. After her last on track foray at Buttonwillow, Sera reported to us that her 350Z was having trouble laying down power out of the turns. On the gas her car wanted to drift immediately which was limiting how hard she could apply the throttle on corner exit. The corner exit drift was not smooth but twitchy as well. When drifting with stock tires, her car was not so bad but with the forces generated by big sticky NT01’s the suspension’s bushings were getting overworked causing toe changes, hurting the car's stability.
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NASA Announces New Nissan Spec Z Class
Industry Press Release
The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is pleased to announce the creation of the new Spec Z series that will feature the Nissan 350Z. The Spec Z class will include all trim levels of the popular 2003-2008 Nissan 350Z in a single class focused on close competition, parity and cost containment that will showcase driving ability and car setup skills.
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Tech House & Speed this week is international again. We talk to a team from Central Ohio while it's still in Florida. We talk with an ALMS champion in Mexico City. We talk with a Michigan driver teaching champions how to driver in New Hampshire. And we go to Finland to talk with a World Champion who made his bones in Africa. Still, this week, we spend the hour talking with Winners, Champions and Legends on Tech House & Speed! |
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PFC Scores Win at Daytona with Johnson and Roush Jr.
Industry Press Release
Billy Johnson and Jack Roush Jr. captured the win at Daytona in their No.61 Ford Mustang Boss 302R GT equipped with Performance Friction ZERO DRAGTM ZR54 calipers, ZRated® race discs, and Carbon Metallic® Brake Pads in the BMW Performance 200.
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Angry Hamster EVO II: Holy Crap, I Drove it
(and now I'm deaf)
by Dave Coleman
EVERY INSTINCT STARTS TELLING ME TO UPSHIFT AS THE DIN PASSES THE FAMILIAR DON’T-PUSH-YOUR-LUCK FREQUENCY OF 8000 RPM, BUT HAVING JUST DONE THAT IN PIT LANE, IT'S OBVIOUS NOTHING MEANINGFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT SUCH LOW REVS. WITH AN ANGRY MOB OF LIKE-MINDED HALFWITS QUICKLY APPROACHING THE PART OF MY CAR THAT SHOULD BE A REAR BUMPER (BUT IS ACTUALLY A GAS TANK), I HAVE LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO PUT THE HAMMER DOWN AND EXPLORE THE UPPER FREQUENCY RANGES OF MY AUDITORY HELL IN AN EFFORT TO SEAMLESSLY BLEND WITH THE CHAOS.
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By GT Channel http://gtchannel.com for more car videos. http://www.facebook.com/gtchannel Scion appointed Tatsu Tsuchida and his team to build a rearwheel drive midship engine Scion iq for the 2011 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The team takes the car out for a driving test and they find out what it can do.
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Project Infiniti G20 Racecar: Even More Power
By Steve Rockwood
In kid's soccer, everyone gets a trophy, regardless of finishing order. No winners, no losers. Motorsports, on the other hand, is completely defined by whether you're winning or losing. Unfortunately, our normally aspirated SR20 was not so mighty when compared to the other MPTCC cars, so we forced some air down its throat in the hopes of finally getting some hardware.
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By GT Channel
http://gtchannel.com for more car videos. http://www.facebook.com/gtchannel GTChannel brings you a high light video from the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon! From the new Toyota 86 to crazy tuned cars from Amemiya we take you to the event floor.
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By Efrain Olivares
Let's not beat around the bush. These are the hard numbers; 58 cars started the 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona. The winning margin in the Daytona Prototype class was 5.198 seconds. The winning margin in the GT class was 9.412 seconds. The 50th Rolex 24 at Daytona lived up the hype and was a slugfest – literally and figuratively – from start to finish.
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Project Land Speed Racer 240SX: Chassis Prep and Roll Cage Fabrication
By Chuck Johnson
Ah yes, the beginning of any good sedan type racecar build almost always starts with ruining a perfectly decent streetcar. In the case of Project Land Speed Racer 240SX though, I'm not sure if we are really ruining a perfectly good streetcar. Honestly, from the looks of things, it must have been owned by a series of wannabe dorifto hacks before falling into my hands.
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Turbo Tech: Compressor and Turbine Map Details
By Khiem Dinh
We have previously covered compressor wheel technology and also how compressor and turbine maps are generated. Now we are going to dive a little deeper into the details of the compressor map and all-mysterious turbine map. Furthermore, we are going to see how compressor wheel and turbine housing A/R changes affect turbine flow and efficiency.
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by Eric Hsu
Back on December 10 last year, I took a short trip with Tarzan in his right hand drive PT Cruiser to Fuji Speedway so he could spend the afternoon testing the Greddy 35RX on the world famous Fuji Speedway. Greddy's goal was to hit 338kmh at the end of Fuji's front straight. But would Tarzan be able to do it with the new Bensopra body kit? A short feature on the car and that afternoon at Fuji with plenty of pics after the jump.
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