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Dave Zipf

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Project Cappuccino: Witchcraft and Wizardry

  • Posted on November 19, 2020November 19, 2020
  • byDave Zipf
To most home mechanics, wiring is pure witchcraft.  Voltage, amperage, DC vs AC, resistance, impedance, high vs low side switching, relaying, analog vs digital…all engineers get a crash course in…
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Taco Con Carnes: Adding More Meat to a 2017 Tacoma

  • Posted on April 16, 2020
  • byDave Zipf
Taco Con Carnes: Adding More Meat to a 2017 Tacoma by: David Zipf   The midsize truck segment is incredibly hot right now.  The rebirth of this segment started in…
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The Last Hoosier Hundred

  • Posted on September 12, 2019September 10, 2019
  • byDave Zipf
We’ve already covered the official IndyCar sanctioned events that lead up to the Indianapolis 500, but if you instead look at the USAC calendar, you’ll find out that there’s a…
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Event Coverage: 2019 Indianapolis 500

  • Posted on June 23, 2019June 24, 2019
  • byDave Zipf
The Month of May is always an especially crazy period for the NTT Data IndyCar Series: two races at the same track in three weeks, with two weeks of practice,…
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Event Coverage: 2019 IndyCar Grand Prix

  • Posted on May 29, 2019
  • byDave Zipf
It’s our fifth Month of May!  Of course that means we’re back at the world famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway, covering the month’s events.  As always, we’ll be starting with the…
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Coast to Coast in Five Days (in a Suzuki Cappuccino): Part 2

  • Posted on November 5, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Welcome back to Part 2 of our epic Summer roadtrip!  If you missed Part 1, you can go read it here.  The quick and dirty summary is this: we sold…
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Coast to Coast in Five Days (in a Suzuki Cappuccino): Part 1

  • Posted on October 15, 2018October 17, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
If you’re a fan of our Project VehiCross, you might remember that around 2 years ago, we installed a towing hitch for the sole purpose of towing a 240SX to…
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Project VehiCross Goes Gambling

  • Posted on August 21, 2018August 24, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Project VehiCross Goes Gambling by: David Zipf Photo Credits: David Zipf & Jon Bradley Regular MotoIQ readers will be very familiar with the 24 Hours of Lemons.  Hell, most car…
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Curly’s Corner: 2018 Canadian & French Grand Prixs

  • Posted on July 26, 2018August 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Welcome back to our post-race breakdown of Formula 1! MotoIQ is bringing you its own particular nerdtastic take on the latest news and developments in F1. Impress your neighbors, stun…
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Project Vehicross Part 9: Beefing Up the Brakes

  • Posted on July 6, 2018July 6, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
  Project Vehicross Part 9: Beefing Up the Brakes by: David Zipf I’m not going to bullshit here:  The Isuzu VehiCross’s brakes suck.  They are by far the worst part…
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Curly’s Corner: A Nerd’s Eye on Formula 1 – Spain & Monaco Grand Prix

  • Posted on June 29, 2018August 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Curly’s Corner: A Nerd’s Eye on Formula 1 Spanish & Monaco Grand Prix by: David Zipf Welcome back to our post-race breakdown of Formula 1! MotoIQ is bringing you its own particular…
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Event Coverage: 2018 Indianapolis 500 in Photos

  • Posted on June 29, 2018March 27, 2019
  • byDave Zipf
Longtime readers should know by now that I have a love affair with the Indy 500.  I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: the Indianapolis 500 is the race…
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Event Coverage: 2018 IndyCar Grand Prix

  • Posted on May 17, 2018August 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Event Coverage: 2018 IndyCar Grand Prix By David Zipf It’s May!  And that means MotoIQ is back at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, covering the IndyCar Grand Prix and the Indy…
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Curly’s Corner: A Nerd’s Eye on Formula 1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix

  • Posted on May 3, 2018August 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Curly’s Corner: 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix By David Zipf Welcome back to our post-race breakdown of Formula 1! MotoIQ is bringing you its own particular nerdtastic take on the latest…
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Curly’s Corner: A Nerd’s Eye on Formula 1 – Bahrain & Chinese Grands Prix

  • Posted on April 12, 2018August 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Curly’s Corner: 2018 Bahrain & Chinese Grands Prix by David Zipf   Welcome back to our post-race breakdown of Formula 1! MotoIQ is bringing you its own particular nerdtastic take on…
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Curly’s Corner: A Nerd’s Eye on Formula 1 – Australian Grand Prix

  • Posted on March 28, 2018August 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Curly's Corner: A Nerd's Eye on Formula 1 – Australian Grand Prix by David Zipf   It’s been five months since we got to talk Formula 1…and quite frankly, that’s five…
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Squirrel Power: Making a Minibear Part 1

  • Posted on March 15, 2018May 23, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Squirrel Power: Making a Minibear Part 1 by David Zipf It’s been a while since we talked about our little Suzuki FA50 runabout. You’d be forgiven for thinking it had been abandoned…
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Doodlebug of Doom Part 2: Taming The Beast

  • Posted on February 25, 2018May 23, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Doodlebug of Doom Part 2: Taming The Beast by David Zipf I have a confession to make about the Doodlebug of Doom. Between resurrecting it and…well now…I’ve rode it exactly once. This thing is…
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Nerd’s Eye View: The Cars of PRI

  • Posted on January 2, 2018June 27, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Nerd’s Eye View: The Cars of PRI by David Zipf PRI is full of cool and new speed parts, which the rest of the MotoIQ team is showing you.  But for…
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Curly’s Corner: A Nerd’s Eye on Formula 1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

  • Posted on November 29, 2017August 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Curly's Corner: A Nerd's Eye on Formula 1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by David Zipf   Welcome back to our post-race breakdown of Formula 1! In case you missed it, MotoIQ…
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Project Vehicross Part 8: Pinion Angle 101

  • Posted on November 28, 2017May 23, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Project Vehicross Part 8: Pinion Angle 101 by David Zipf   It’s been awhile since we’ve done anything with our funky Isuzu project. There’s a simple reason for that: I was planning…
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Curly’s Corner: A Nerd’s Eye on Formula 1 – Brazilian Grand Prix

  • Posted on November 15, 2017August 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Curly's Corner: A Nerd's Eye on Formula 1 – Brazilian Grand Prix by David Zipf   Welcome back to our post-race breakdown of Formula 1! In case you missed it, MotoIQ will…
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Curly’s Corner: A Nerd’s Eye on Formula 1 – Mexican Grand Prix

  • Posted on November 1, 2017August 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Curly's Corner: A Nerd's Eye on Formula 1 – Mexican Grand Prix by David Zipf   Welcome back to our post-race breakdown of Formula 1! In case you missed it, MotoIQ will…
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Curly’s Corner: A Nerd’s Eye on Formula 1 – United States Grand Prix

  • Posted on October 25, 2017August 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Curly's Corner: A Nerd's Eye on Formula 1 – United States Grand Prix by David Zipf Welcome back to our post-race breakdown of Formula 1! In case you missed it, MotoIQ will…
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Curly’s Corner: A Nerd’s Eye on Formula 1 – Japanese Grand Prix

  • Posted on October 11, 2017August 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Curly's Corner: A Nerd's Eye on Formula 1 – Japanese Grand Prix by David Zipf   Welcome back to our post-race breakdown of Formula 1! In case you missed it, MotoIQ…
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Curly’s Corner: A Nerd’s Eye on Formula 1 – Malaysian Grand Prix

  • Posted on October 4, 2017August 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Curly's Corner: A Nerd's Eye on Formula 1 – Malaysian Grand Prix by David Zipf   Regular MotoIQ readers will know that I have a particular fondness for IndyCar racing. However, I…
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Event Coverage: Red Bull Global Rallycross Indianapolis

  • Posted on August 2, 2017June 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Event Coverage: Red Bull Global Rallycross Indianapolis by David Zipf   MotoIQ and Global Rallycross go quite a way back. In fact, all the way back in 2009 Dave Coleman gave us a peek…
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Event Coverage: 2017 Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Oil, Part 2

  • Posted on June 7, 2017June 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Event Coverage: 2017 Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Oil, Part 2 by Dave Zipf   We follow up after Dixon's mindblowing crash from Part 1 and continue to break down each…
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Event Coverage: 2017 Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Oil, Part 1

  • Posted on June 6, 2017May 23, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Event Coverage: 2017 Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Oil, Part 1 by David Zipf   There is no place like Indy. You can feel it when you drive up to it…
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Event Coverage: 2017 Indianapolis 500 Carb & Legends Day

  • Posted on May 29, 2017June 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Event Coverage: 2017 Indianapolis 500 Carb & Legends Day by David Zipf   If you’ve followed our coverage of the Indy 500 here for the last couple years, you may have…
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Event Coverage: 2017 Indianapolis 500 Qualifying

  • Posted on May 24, 2017May 23, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Event Coverage: 2017 Indianapolis 500 Qualifying by David Zipf   Week one of “The Greatest Month in Racing” started with left and right turns, kicking off with the IndyCar Grand Prix…
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Event Coverage: 2017 IndyCar Grand Prix

  • Posted on May 17, 2017June 14, 2018
  • byDave Zipf
Event Coverage: 2017 IndyCar Grand Prix by David Zipf   It’s May!  That can only mean two things: flowers blooming and racecars racing.  Well I don't know about you, but I…

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