Project Car Update:  The V8 Edition

By Colin Holte

A quick glance at the project car column should tell you that MotoIQ has a large (and ever expanding) roster of project vehicles.  With all these vehicles it can sometimes be tough to keep the updates flowing for each.  In some cases vehicles may have even been sold but we still keep them on the project roll for posterity.  These articles are intended to share a little bit of the details with you of where some of the project vehicles that haven't seen the spotlight in a while are at in their evolution.  In this installment we check in with the V8s:  Project Mustang V8 5.0, Project Tundra, Project V8 RX-7, and Project Lexus IS F.

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MotoIQ Radio: Jarod Deanda for Stadium Super Trucks, Long Beach Preview, Jhonnattan Castro of Formula Drift, and Jacob "Wiki-Drift" Leveton

By Justin Banner and Kerryann De La Cruz

Tonight, we have Jarod Deanda, who normally is the voice of Formula Drift, but not this past weekend! We'll talk to him about Stadium Super Trucks and how their first event went. Then Kerryann and I will preview the Long Beach Round of Formula Drift. Then we'll talk to Jhonnattan Castro, who is not only in his second year in the Formula Drift Pro Series, but also from the Dominican Republic. It will be interesting to learn more about him and drifting in his native land. Then Jacob Leventon will join us before he goes to the Formula Drift 10 Year party. Wow, we feel special! Have questions for our guests or want to add your comments to the discussions? Type them in the comments or on the MotoIQ Facebook Page!

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2013 British GT Championship – Rd 1, Oulton Park 

By Nat Twiss

Britain's premier GT Series, the Avon Tyres British GT Championship kicked off with an explosive start last weekend at the picturesque Oulton Park circuit.

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Project Honda Civic EJ Gets a Full Body Makeover

By Annie Sam

What was supposed to have only been a simple six month project to boost Project EJ Civic's performance with basic bolt-on applications has turned into a two year journey down the long, long rabbit hole. Fast forward two years, and the light we were wondering if we would ever see finally manifested itself at the end of the proverbial tunnel. Project Honda Civic EJ was finally turning the corner to focus more on finishing the build. But then again… as any gearhead would question, are you really ever finished?

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The Slasher: Traxxas Slash 2WD Short Course Racer

By Justin Banner

So, what do nerds do when it's too cold to race pavement or want a new challenge in Motorsports? They go RC Racing! I recently bought a 2WD electric Short Course Racer from Traxxas called the Slash. Follow along as I start to modify this little truck into the ultimate Open Short Course truck!

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Tech House and Speed: Episode 163 - The Guests: Antoine L'Estage, Randy Grube, Chip Pankow, Timmy Hansen & Tanner Foust

By Bill Wood

We turn Tech House & Speed into a news program this week. We have headlines about new cars. We have news analysis on the DTM and Super GT promotions coming to the U.S. We talk with the man running the Global Rallycross expansion globally, starting with the cars being shipped to Brazil this weekend. And we talk with the headliners from the European Rallycross round at Lydden Hill last weekend including a second generation driver who must overcome his father's 14 championships sitting on the family mantle.

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Who Needs Sleep When There's Cars and Coffee?

By Joe Lu

I am an Orange County resident, and thus, located in relatively close proximity to a Cars and Coffee location at Mazda's HQ in Irvine, California.  This being the case, you'd think that dropping by this weekly event would be a pretty regular occurrence for me.  In actuality, I almost never make it out there, but this week was different.  Dive in to check out the cars!

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2014 Nissan GT-R - The Car Gauntlet on GTChannel

By GT Channel

The Car Gauntlet is a new show hosted by Sam Mitani that tests cars with a time attack, 0-60 dash, style, fuel economy and overall value. In the first episode of the Car Gauntlet, GT Channel tested Godzilla, the 2014 Nissan R35 GT-R. American Le Mans Series and World Challenge driver Duncan Ende took it to the Streets of Willow for a time attack and driving impression while spokesmodel Alex Boyett judged the style. See how the GT-R scored on the Car Gauntlet's special scoring system.

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Quenching and Tempering: Tony Angelo's Scion FR-S - Part 3

By Justin Banner

Coming down to the wire, Tony Angelo's FR-S is starting to look more like a professional Formula Drift car. Just a few weeks ago, this was once a stock FR-S that was a Sandy Salvage car. Now, it is nearly the perfect head for the axe. However, before you can sharpen it, you must first quench the head to harden it, then temper it to keep it from being too brittle. See now, the quenching and tempering of the FR-S!

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MotoIQ Radio: Carl Rydquist and Bryan "Berk" Min and Joey Redmond

By Justin Banner and Kerryann De La Cruz

Tonight, we have Carl Rydquist and Bryan Min from Berk Technology. As I mentioned last week, they are building a car for the 2013 Formula Drift Season and we'll try to get more information on that car and why Carl is returning to Formula Drift. Then we'll have Joey Redmond from Wrecked Magazine to talk about Formula Drift Tech Day and the news and rumors of FD 2013 just one week before the start of the season! What's coming, what's not, and more! Have questions for our guests or want to add your comments to the discussions? Type them in the comments or on the MotoIQ Facebook Page!

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