By Sarah Forst
Find out what it's like to get around in the South Pacific. There are a number of small islands in the South Pacific that you can leap frog across the Pacific and fulfill your wanderlust for "Transportation off the Beaten Path." Rarotonga is no transportation paradise but does have its fair share of fun behind the wheel.
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By Dan Barnes
More so than with any other vehicle I've experienced, it's proven necessary to strip all the covers off the Husqvarna TE610 and inspect everything, top to bottom. Every detail is an opportunity for a problem, and buying a brand-new bike would only have gotten us off the hook for a few parts and maybe an oil change. No one part of it took much time or money, but it all needed to be done.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
PFC Scores Win at Daytona with Johnson and Roush Jr.
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.
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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