By Efrain Olivares
It is shaping up to be quite a year for sportscar racing in North America. Coming off of a hugely competitive 50th Rolex 24 at Daytona, we have now had the 60th Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring. Both races featured completely different cars, but extremely strong racing. In the case of Sebring, it was not only the opener of the American Le Mans Series, but the opening round of the FIA-sanctioned World Endurance Championship.
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Seven Things I Learned in my First Season of Autocross
By Vince Illi
I’m waiting with bated breath for my first autocross event of the year. This has led me to think back on what I learned during my first season of autocross last year. Obviously my experience was with autocross, but a lot of these tips apply to road courses, as well.
By Mike Kojima
In 2011 Matt Powers battled to seventh place in the Formula D points standing in his Nissan S14 240SX. The old 240 had served Matt well being his street car and gradually evolving from a street drift, to amateur drifting, to Pro Am and finally Formula D pro competition.
Introducing the New MPTCC Information Page!
MotoIQ Staff Report
With the start of the 2012 season right around the corner we are very excited to introduce the new MotoIQ Pacific Tuner Car Championship Information Page! The new MPTCC Info Page will be the source for all MPTCC related news, announcements, coverage and racer information.
MotoIQ Radio Episode 35: Local Motors, Michael Oromaner and Jeremy Rhors
By Will Cannady Local Motors will be on the show to tell us about their Wheel Challenge and drivers Michael Oromaner and Jeremy Rohrs.
By GT Channel
http://gtchannel.com for more car videos. http://www.facebook.com/gtchannel for exclusive Behind The Smoke videos. After the team gave up on their code-words, they decide the best way to communicate is by learning Japanese. We check in with them to find out how this new approach has worked for them.
Project Honda Civic: ASR Rear Sway Bar Kit
By Bob Hernandez
The long, winding road of upgrading suspension bits on our Project EJ Civic is getting pretty close to conclusion, or at least weekend track readiness. Variability (and therefore tunability) has been added to the car's setup with the installation of Skunk2's coil-overs and camber kits, and the super-worn stock bushings were punched or burned out in favor of newer, stiffer polyurethane replacements by Energy Suspension. Today we finally get to the rear bar, sourced from A Spec Racing (ASR).
My Review of The General Tire Mint 400 DVD
By William Cannady
The General Tire Mint 400 DVD, Directed by the Martelli Brothers and Produced by Mad Media was an awesome DVD, that covers the 2011 event set in Las Vegas. At an event where less than half of the 200 competitors will finish.
DG-Spec Scion Team Featured on NBC Sports TV Show!
Industry Press Release
Team’s story will be told on the “Survive the 25” reality show this coming Monday, March 19, on the NBC Sports Network!
By Bill Wood
Another global reach this week for Tech House & Speed, the Web's only weekly webcast that takes a vertical look at sports car racing including rally, drifting and time attack. This week we go to Florida, Ireland and Southern California. One of the conversations in Florida is with a French driver who lives in Tokyo and races globally in the World Endurance Championship. We also talked with an American who spent the last month in Manila before a season that includes hopping back and forth between Europe and the U.S. You can't escape the reach of Tech House & Speed!
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