The Eibach Meet: A Non-Honda-Lover's Guide

By: Aaron Bonk 

You hate the Eibach meet and all eight degrees of negative camber that it stands for. But don't be bitter because behind every pack of graffiti-covered engine bays, every row of Otter Pop-colored Civics, and every stock JDM airbox short-sightedly matched alongside four-into-one race headers lies all sorts of Hondas and Acuras that care about a funny thing: going fast.

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Global Time Attack - Round 1 - Road Atlanta 

By Wes Dumalski 

Quality images by Sarah Forst and mediocre shots by Wes Dumalski 

Attacking time is a funny thing… All sorts of things happen during these 2 day race weekends and no one knows what mother nature or Newton has in store for us. This past weekend at Road Atlanta both of these personas had a chance to show us who's boss and utterly prove that we are in control of very little. In this case the Saturday forecast brought likely promises of rain and when the teams hit the track to sunny skies they were in a fury to set down fast laps as no one knew (not even the weather people; do they ever?) what would unfold. As luck would have it the rain held off and as teams pushed ever further it was Newton who would prevail on this day. Through 11 wins in a row and numerous track records the Professional Awesome EVO VII would turn its last laps in anger, its life cut short by Road Atlanta.

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MotoIQ Radio: Wes Dumalski GTA Review, Professional Awesome, Brad Lim and Jonathan Bradford of Falken Tire, and Bryan Bridges of Bridges Racing

By Justin Banner and Kerryann De La Cruz

MotoIQ's own Wes Dumalski will join us first for our all Road Atlanta, all the time show. Well, actually, not everything happened at Road Atlanta. Oh, well, we're trying to be more Professional and awesome, but we'll bring on Professional Awesome instead to talk about their plans for the rest of 2013 after that bad crash at RA. Then Brad Lim and Jonathan Bradford break up the mononitny of Road Atlanta with talks about their ALMS weekend and their Formula Drift weekend at... Road Atlanta. So much for that! Finally, Bryan Bridges will come on to talk about Daigo Saito's win at Round 2 for the Formula Drift 2013 Championship. Hah! Bet you thought I was going to say Road Atlanta again before the end of this, didn't you?! Oops. Got questions? Type them in the comments or on the MotoIQ Facebook Page!

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Formula Drift 2013: Round 2 - Road Atlanta

By Justin Banner

Daijiro Yoshihara was in the catbird seat after taking home the win at Round 1 of the Formula Drift Pro Championship presented by Go Pro at Long Beach. Hot on his heels are Vaughn Gittin, Jr, Chris Forsberg, and Chelsea Denofa who were all looking for that weak spot in Dai's armor. With Round 2 at Road Atlanta, Dai was also looking like the favorite, but he's been the favorite before and it's bitten him hard. Would Dai make it out of Hotlanta with the points lead or would someone take a shortcut on the "Road to the Championship" and take the number one spot?

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Robby Gordon’s Stadium Super Trucks – Round 3 at LA Coliseum

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Mazda Motorsports Media Day

By Khiem Dinh

For the better part of a decade, Mazda Motorsports has hosted a media day highlighting their racing activities.  They also bring out some pretty cool hardware from their racing history.  This year, the headliner of the show was the new SKYACTIV-D ('D' stands for diesel if you hadn't figured that out already) racing in Grand-Am.  Mazda Motorsports not only showcased the car, but also had Sylvain Tremblay of SpeedSource along with one of his engineers to do a tech deep dive.  Follow along to find out a few of the details on the new SKYACTIV-D power plant along with some gratuitous pictures of their other racing hardware.

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Fast Fridays - Just Another Friday Night in Kansas

By Pablo Mazlumian

Cars, cars and more cool cars...in Kansas?  Coastal American residents likely wouldn't expect to see such an assortment of muscle cars and exotics in the KC suburb of Overland Park, Kansas.  Shoot, it's adjacent to a town called Prairie Village.  But when spring arrives, a slew of local enthusiasts get together every other Friday to cruise and talk shop.

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39th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

By Martin Gonzales

We're back to the Roar by the Shore for another weekend full of 4 wheeled entertainment.  The gourmet food trucks were out in full force and the libations were flowing, but even then it was very difficult to keep our eyes off the on-track action.  There really is something to keep every type of motorsports enthusiast or gear head entertained for hours on end. The 39th annual Toyata Grand Prix of Long Beach showcased racing from the American Le Mans Series, Firestone Indy Lights, IZOD Indy Car Series, and the Pirelli World Challenge.

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MotoIQ Radio: Robby Gordon for Stadium Super Trucks, Review of Round 1 of Formula Drift, Jeff Westphal, and Mike Kojima

By Justin Banner and Kerryann De La Cruz

On this episode of MotoIQ Radio, we have Robby Gordon to talk about his new series and give you guys a glimpse into what he has planed for Stadium Super Trucks. Then, Kerryann and I will do a quick review of Formula Drift Round 1 at Long Beach. Lots of carnage, lots of excitement, and a great preview for the 2013 season. Then, Jeff Westphal will come on to speak about his recent announcement of joining Scuderia Corsa. He's hitting the big time and we can't be more excited for him! Finally, Mike Kojima will be on to talk about his weekend at Formula Drift as Dai's Spotter and Chassis Engineer. 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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Sneak Peek: The Engines of Formula D 2013

By Khiem Dinh

Formula Drift might just have the most diverse field of powertrain combinations out of any professional motorsport series.  In fact, trying to find a car with the original engine type as the car had off the showroom floor is the exception and not the norm.  In Formula Drift, we have old cars with new engines, new cars with old engines, four to eight cylinders, single and twin turbos, and a shot of nitrous for good measure.  Follow along as we take a quick look at some of the various setups we saw at Formula Drift Long Beach.

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