Billy Johnson, Jack Roush Jr. win at Homestead, a 400th victory for Jack Roush (new pictures!).

MotoIQ Staff Report

Billy Johnson and Jack Roush Jr. overcame a qualifying penalty, which forced them to start at the back of the field, to score an amazing win in the Miami Grand Prix, Round 2 of the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge at Homestead Speedway.  This was the duo’s second Grand Sport (GS) class victory together in the 2.5 hour, 91-lap Homestead 200 in the No. 61 ROUSH Performance Products Ford Mustang GT.  This was Johnson’s second consecutive victory at the 2.3-mile, 11-turn road course, in a car that advanced 33 positions from start to finish.

The race will be airing on SPEED Channel:  Homestead-Miami Speedway March 13 (Sat.), 1 p.m. ET

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The Ultimate guide to Suspension and Handling Part 2, Controlling Body Motion

By Mike Kojima

Previously, we covered the most important aspect of handling, the tires. The next important suspension trick to increase grip is to reduce body motion such as roll under hard cornering, dive under braking and squat under acceleration.  In later editions of this series we will get into the technical aspects of chassis dynamics but for now we are covering the basics and will gradually get into the harder to understand parts of the subject.

Check out part one of the series here!

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Project Scion TC Part 4: Suspension and Brakes

By Mike Kojima

With our cage and safety equipment done on our Scion TC race car, it is time to do stuff to increase performance!  The suspension on a road race car is critical for it to be competitive and we need to so some serious stuff on our car.  Since our Scion TC is being built in it;'s first stage for NASA's PTD class, we have some interesting factors that we have to consider.

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 Josh Herron’s Synopsis of the 2009 Formula D Season

Moto IQ Staff Report

The 2009 Formula D Pro Drift Season is wrapped up and in the can. While we are waiting for the end of the 2010 Silly Season and busying ourselves for Formula D’s 2010 opener in Long Beach, we spotted this video overview of the 2009 season by Josh Herron. We at MotoIQ have been longtime fans of Josh’s work. His capability with a camera and post production magic not only captures the motion and rapid fire action of Pro Drifting but also strikes a genuine emotional chord that great video can do.

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Time Attack Terror: FXMD's Record Setting Acura NSX (Video Inside!)

By Mike Kojima and Billy Johnson

If you follow Time Attack at all you are probably very familiar with FXMD's Acura NSX Unlimited RWD killing machine piloted by our own Fast Lap Editor, Billy Johnson.  In the 2009 Time Attack season the NSX has given the competition the business in every event it has entered for an undefeated 2009 Redline Time Attack season. Lets take a deep technically based look inside the fastest Time Attack machine in North America.

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Bergenholtz Racing partners with Enkei Wheels for 2010!

MotoIQ Staff Report

Bergenholtz Racing and Enkei Wheels have established a marketing partnership for the 2010 Formula Drift race season.  With the latest announcement of Joon Maeng as the new Official driver, Bergenholtz Racing is also implementing the all new light weight Enkei PF01 to its Mazda RX8.  The Enkei PF01 is designed to be an ultra-light weight but strong wheel.

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Performance Friction Brakes® extends partnership with GRAND-AM Road Racing

MotoIQ Staff Report

(Clover, SC) January 21, 2010   Performance Friction Corporation® announced today that it has extended its long-lasting relationship with GRAND-AM Road Racing entering a three year commitment with the series organizer as a continuing contingency sponsor.  “Performance Friction has been a long time supporter of GRAND-AM and we are pleased to continue our relationship with the series,” said Darrick Dong, Director of Motorsports at Performance Friction Brakes.

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Project Scion tC at Thunderhill Video!

By Jeff Naeyaert

Check out this cool video of our Project Scion shot at the NASA Six Hours of Thunder hill.

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Project Racer - Part 7: Recipe for Racing

By Annie Sam

Being a fast road racer requires five main ingredients; 2 cups drivers skill, 1 cup killer suspension, ½ cup of grip, a dash of reliability, and of course, 2 tablespoons of horsepower. Now that you’ve learned the basics of racing, and driving through following the progress of Project Racer, let’s turn our attention to the next ingredient - horsepower. Though a detailed buildup of a Performance Touring race car could be found detailed in various other project vehicles on this site, what automotive project – project racer included - is complete without the mention of upgrading a racecar? After all, as project racer, I couldn’t race without building a racecar, now could I?

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Yokohama Tire returning to SCCA Solo Competition!

MotoIQ Staff Report

FULLERTON, CA. – (Jan. 26, 2010) –Yokohama Tire Corporation is returning to the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) as a contingency sponsor for the 2010 Tire Rack® SCCA Solo National Tour and Solo National Championships. Yokohama’s ADVAN Neova® AD08 ultra high-performance tire is now eligible for the SCCA’s contingency program for the series and championship.

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