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Fly'n_Z posted on May 10, 2013 00:00
Fast Lap with Billy Johnson - Circuit Of The Americas
By Billy Johnson
Circuit Of The Americas (COTA for short) is America's first purpose-built Formula 1 track which stands at 3.427 miles long. The track is characterized by a lot of elevation change and with 20 diverse and technical turns, it's a formula for great racing and a really difficult but fun track to drive.
Located in Austin, TX the track was designed with the assistance of Hermann Tilke, who is responsible for designing most of the modern F1 circuits. Proposed in the middle of 2010, COTA was completed in time for the November 18, 2012 Formula 1 race which I was fortunate enough to attend. The track will host everything from MotoGP to Australian V8 Supercars and the world's top Road Racing series. It's exciting to finally have a modern European-style circuit here in the States with a similar track specification, layout, curbing, and run-offs. Rather than the tight, narrow, and bumpy tracks that characterize North American racing circuits.
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RacerEfrain posted on February 14, 2013 00:00
Driver Blog: Ryan Eversley
Welcome to my first blog for MotoIQ! This also could be my last blog for MotoIQ so let's at least make it memorable shall we? First off I promised my twitter followers that I would sneak five crazy words that they chose into the blog, so if you see anything that doesn't make sense just go with it. Second, I hate reading the same crap over and over again from everyone about how their race weekend went so I'll try and keep it light hearted but more importantly as real as possible.
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Wes Dumalski posted on February 12, 2013 00:00
Detailing 111: Wax Tech
by Connor Harrison
To many people, waxing is an annual hassle and the benefit is only temporarily appreciated. It is treated as something that isn’t really necessary, and only needs to be done if we’re getting spiffy for a night out on the town. Waxing once a year is simply not often enough (don’t believe what you see on TV)! Your car is under attack every time you drive it; all the dirt, tar, bug guts, bird poop, hard water, and acid rain work to degrade the finish of your vehicle. Your wax is your protection from these environmental offenders, and it wears away much sooner than you might think.
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Eric Hsu posted on January 22, 2013 00:00
Story by Eric Hsu, Photos by Jeff Naeyaert and Josh Coote at MCA Suspension
The MCA S13 finished in 3rd place overall at the 2012 World Time Attack Challenge which is pretty amazing considering it's rear wheel drive. That's no simple feat in an event dominated by all wheel drive cars, big budgets, and world famous JDM tuners. What got the MCA S13 there was a great build by Murray and Josh Coote and their crew of friends with attention to detail exactly where it was needed. Of course great driving by ex-A1 GP Kiwi driving ace, Earl Bamber, doesn't hurt either. You've seen how crazy this thing looks and you've heard how fast it is. Now come and check out what's underneath the skin of the MCA S13 as I walk you through the car in detail. Best of all, IT DOESN'T HAVE AN LS ENGINE IN IT!
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Posted in: Magazine, Columns, Beyond the Dyno, Tech, Features, Motorsports, Nissan, 200SX, Race Cars, Races & Shows, Time Attack, Time Attack Cars, 2012 WTAC, 240SX
MotoIQ posted on January 20, 2013 23:58
Driver Blog: Randy Pobst - PRI and the Track Drug
by Randy Pobst
Ed: Randy Pobst is a ten-time road-racing champion with over 70 professional wins. He’s also a friend of MotoIQ. When we bumped into Randy at the 2012 Performance Racing Industry Show last month we asked if he’d be willing to share some of his speed secrets in one of our driver’s blogs. And did he ever deliver. Sit back and read about what The Rocket has to say. It will do you good.
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Eric Hsu posted on December 31, 2012 05:00
By Eric Hsu
The external combustion anti-lag "rocket" combustor was used on the factory Prodrive built WRC STi Subaru cars to improve the EJ20 engine's inherent mediocre torque and engine response. The rocket is so good that a version of it is still in use today in the 2012 Japanese Super GT GT300 STi BRZ which also uses an EJ20. Last time I wrote a teaser article, but this time we'll take a look at some of the details of the rocket combustor anti-lag system as it applies to my buddy Ben's JDM Impreza STi Spec C street car over in the UK.
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Posted in: Magazine, Columns, Beyond the Dyno, Tech, Features, Subaru, Engines & ECUs, Street Cars, Parts, WRX, Impreza, People I Work With, STI
Eric Hsu posted on December 26, 2012 00:00
Text by Eric Hsu, MotoIQ Photos by Jeff Naeyaert, all other photos by NEMO Racing
Unless you've been living under a Time Attack rock, there's no doubt you've heard of the amazing NEMO Racing EVO. At the recent 2012 World Time Attack Challenge in Sydney, Australia, the NEMO EVO piloted by Aussie V8 Supercars driver Warren Luff, did it's best lap time of 1:25.020 which effectively destroyed the CyberEVO's record lap time of 1:28.851. That's 3.831 seconds faster than what was previously the fastest Time Attack car in the world. After the jump I break down exactly why this beautifully constructed EVO is the fastest Time Attack car in the world.
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Posted in: Magazine, Columns, Beyond the Dyno, Tech, Features, Feature Vehicles, Motorsports, Mitsubishi, EVO IX, Race Cars, Time Attack, Time Attack Cars, 2012 WTAC
Eric Hsu posted on December 03, 2012 05:14
by Eric Hsu
I realize it's been a long ass time since I've published an update, but they'll start rolling out again somewhat regularly after the new year. The car arrived safely back to Design Craft in September from the giant shipping mishap to China. Progress has been slow with Team American members busy with the remainder of the Formula D season, SEMA, the holidays, and new jobs (for several of us ex-Cosworth people). I never did completely finish the coverage on what happened up until we rolled into the shipping container so part 9 will continue directly from part 8.
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Posted in: Magazine, Columns, Beyond the Dyno, Tech, Project Cars, Features, Motorsports, Nissan, Engines & ECUs, Race Cars, Parts, XS Engineering BNR32 GT-R, Cosworth, KW Suspensions, Borg Warner, Vibrant Performance, Time Attack, Time Attack Cars, Skyline GT-R, 2012 WTAC, Project Nissan BNR32 Time Attack Skyline GT-R, ARK Design BNR32
Sarah Forst posted on October 19, 2012 00:00
Ask Sarah - Dimples on Cars
By Sarah Forst
Why does an "illegal" golf ball travel further than a regulation golf ball? Can this effect be applied to cars, for instance to increase down-force on a wing?
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Eric Hsu posted on September 18, 2012 06:40
Story by Eric Hsu, MotoIQ photos by Jeff Naeyaert, other photos by NEMO Racing
In Part 1 we covered a little of the history behind Chris Eaton and the NEMO Racing EVO, some of the build process, and the car's exterior features including the balls out aero. This time in Part 2, we'll cover what's going on inside and some of the awesome details that makes this EVO the fastest Time Attack EVO in the world.
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Posted in: Magazine, Columns, Beyond the Dyno, Tech, Features, Feature Vehicles, Motorsports, Mitsubishi, EVO IX, EVO VIII, Race Cars, Races & Shows, Borg Warner, Time Attack, Time Attack Cars, 2012 WTAC
 
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