Christmas comes EARLY! The 100 136 Drifters of December!

By Justin Banner

How do you put on the most epic drifting event on the East Coast? Drift on three tracks at the same time for three days, that's how! Did I mention it was only $75, too? Yep, you heard right! Put in a dash of two Formula Drift Pros, a Skid Pad, and camping on site and you have the 100 Drifters of December at Summit Point Motorsports Park by Drift Nirvana!

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MotoIQ Radio 20: Khiem Dinh from Honeywell Turbo Technologies, Forged Performance and Dent Sport Garage by Will Cannady In the episode on 12/07/11 at 7pm PST/10pm EST of MotoIQ Radio, Tonight we have MotoIQ Contributer, Khiem Dinh an engineer with Honeywell Turbo Technologies also known as Garrett and a company spotlight on Forged Performance and Dent Sport Garage

 

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Project Defiant1: KA24DE Built Part DEUX! The Devil's Details!

By Justin Banner

Does building a successful engine require thousands of dollars? Not always! Sometimes picking up the throwaway engine is the key to saving on building a great engine! The KA24DE doesn't have the JDM factor, but it does offer more cubic inches, a stouter block, and a powerful aftermarket! Is the garage built KA24DE the key to Defiant1's 350 Crank Horsepower goal? How did I start? Read on to see "the Devil's Details!"

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MotoIQ Radio Ep 19: MadMedia, Royal Purple, AEM & Ask a Aero Guy by Will Cannady In the episode on 11/30/11 at 7pm PST/10pm EST of MotoIQ Radio, Tonight we have guests from Mad Media, Royal Purple, Aem and the first, Ask a Aero guy segment.

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VIDEO: 2011 Nissan Juke vs. 1971 Datsun 510, Dave Coleman's Rally Beater

MotoIQ Staff Report

In an attempt to reassemble the late great SCC dream team, we have been trying to get Josh Jacquot to write for us for years but he won't.  We can hardly blame him though, he writes for the megasite insideline.com as a real job where he gets paid more than the pittance we could offer him..  However here is the next best thing.  At Insideline, Josh decided to pair up Dave Coleman's rally beater 510 against a late model Nissan Juke in a off road rallycross ish showdown in a story which is something like we would have done back in the day...

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Project: Fried Turkey

MotoIQ Staff Report

Well, the holiday season is upon us and we decided we were going to cook something MotoIQ style which means it has to be technical and dangerous.  What a better thing to cook than a fried turkey.  Frying a turkey gets the job done in only 45 minutes and leaves you with a succulent and tasty bird with very little hassle and an easy clean up.

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MotoIQ Radio: Braille Battery, NAFoS, Vibrant Performance and Ilmor Engineering

By Will Cannady

In the episode on 11/23/11 at 7pm PST/10pm EST of MotoIQ Radio, we will go deep with Braille Battery, a North Ameican Festival of Speed recap, Vibrant Performance and Ilmor Engineering.

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Project Defiant1-KA24DE Build-Part 1

By Justin Banner

To make any car successful, you need a reliable engine. You can't beat the reliability of the Nissan KA, with a Cast Iron block, crank girdle, and connecting rods that don't resemble twigs, you have a recipe for a great engine! Will the KA24E be able to make the 350 Crank Horsepower goal in the 1987 Nissan S12 200SX? NOPE. Read on to find out why!

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Driver Profiles: Savannah Rickli

By Amanda Martin

Get to know Savannah Rickli, an 18 year old who has already competed twice at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.

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Don't Tread on Me:  A Petition to Change Vehicle Import Laws

MotoIQ Staff Report

Sean Morris (Tyndago on our own MotoIQ) has brought to our attention a petition needing support.  This is a chance for American MotoIQers to have their voices heard and possibly come one step closer to experiencing all the cool cars that Japan and the rest of the world have to offer that we're currently missing out on.  Read on to find out why we agree with Sean in lending our support to this petition seeking to lower the exemption age for vehicle imports from 25 years down to 15.

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