Sarah Forst, Author at MotoIQ

JE Pistons Unveils Masters of Motors Competition at SEMA and PRI 2018 Beginning at the 2018 SEMA and PRI shows, JE Pistons will be recognizing engine builders’ hard work, creativity,…

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SEMA 2016: Wrapup

Posted on November 7, 2016May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

SEMA, the automotive amusement park SEMA 2016: Wrapup by Sarah Forst The car industry is back! The last decade has been a little like wheelspin at the line but we're finally getting…

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2015 SEMA: Wrapup

Posted on November 10, 2015May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

SEMA crowds may not compete with the Consumer Electronics Show but navigating crowded halls around cars versus some little Apple product turns SEMA into a way too crowded go-cart track. SEMA…

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Road Trip: Commie Style

Posted on September 15, 2015May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

Road Trip: Commie Style by Sarah Forst I like off the wall trip itineraries but figuring out the nuts and bolts tends to circumvent my ambitious agendas. Plan A was to fly into…

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Formula Drift Round 4: Wall Speedway

Posted on July 1, 2015May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

Formula Drift Round 4: Wall Speedway by Sarah Forst Wall Speedway isn't called “The Gauntlet” for nothing. Gauntlet: a metal armored glove meant to protect during combat. At the Wall, the…

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Global Rally Cross, Vegas Style

Posted on November 4, 2014May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

Event Coverage: 2014 Global Rallycross Vegas Style by Sarah Forst The 2014 Global Rallycross season wrapped up for the 3rd consecutive year in Las Vegas, but at the Linq Hotel…

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SEMA: 2014 Wrapup

Posted on November 4, 2014May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

“It's the most wonderful time of the year…” SEMA 2014 Wrapup by Sarah Forst A pass to SEMA is akin to an invite to the Playboy Mansion for most nerdy…

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Project Garage Part XII: Liquid Magic

Posted on August 12, 2014May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

Project Garage Part XII: Liquid Magic by Sarah Forst Who among us has not identified a fluid on the driveway or garage floor by color, smell, or even taste? (Don't…

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Formula Drift Round 4: NJ Wall Speedway

Posted on June 26, 2014May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

Event Coverage: Formula Drift Round 4 – NJ Wall Speedway by Sarah Forst Wall Speedway is like a garbage disposal for drift cars. The wall has a 30 degree bank that…

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What the F-stop: Event coverage from behind the camera lens

Posted on May 15, 2014May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

What the F-Stop: Event Coverage from Behind the Camera Lens by Sarah Forst There's just something invigorating about the smell of race gas in the morning, the smoke produced by tires…

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Ask Sarah: Boost or Bust

Posted on March 16, 2014June 14, 2018
bySarah Forst

Dear Sarah, What are the kinds of progress that have made turbo charging so usable this decade or so? 'Back then', car reviews will tell you how severe the turbo-lag…

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Global Rallycross Supercars Final: Las Vegas

Posted on November 13, 2013May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

It's a great day for Rallycross on the strip Global Rallycross Supercars Final: Las Vegas by Sarah Forst Global Rallycross is wheel to wheel racing on a combo dirt/pavement course. Anytime…

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SEMA 2013 wrapup

Posted on November 10, 2013June 5, 2018
bySarah Forst

SEMA 2013: Wrapup by Sarah Forst SEMA 2013 rode into the Las Vegas Convention Center last week bringing us the hottest trends, products, and vehicles to drooling gearheads. To put it…

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Project Garage: Part XI – Car Lifts

Posted on November 3, 2013June 5, 2018
bySarah Forst

Project Garage: Part XI – Car Lifts by Sarah Forst When designing Project Garage, there were a few features I was set on including- a sink, a drain, and a…

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Ask Sarah: O-ring a block, AEM water/methanol kit, importing a Tsuru

Posted on October 27, 2013June 14, 2018
bySarah Forst

AEM water / methanol injection Hi Sarah, I have a one gallon AEM water/meth injection kit. I was wondering about the mixture. When referring to a 50/50 mix for water/meth…

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Ask Sarah: Rotary Engines and turbo blankets

Posted on September 5, 2013June 14, 2018
bySarah Forst

I keep hearing that blankets, wraps and ceramic coatings overheat turbos. Retaining heat in exhaust manifolds help with scavenging and lower under hood temperatures. Are our forum “self proclaimed engineers”…

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Project Garage X: Taking it to the Track

Posted on August 4, 2013May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

Project Garage X: Taking it to the Track! By Sarah Forst A decade ago (which would have made me 13 at the time…), I was “crew chief” for Team Nissan…

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Road Trip: Classic Remise

Posted on July 21, 2013May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

The showroom at Classic Remise is an amazing retrospective of purpose built race cars, vintage hot rods, and souped up one of a kind vehicles. Road Trip: Classic Remise By…

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Ask Sarah: BOV’s and Accusumps

Posted on June 16, 2013June 14, 2018
bySarah Forst

The Greddy Type-S is offered either as a blow off or bypass valve. It is intended to protect a turbo's bearings from undue stress caused from compressor surge and…

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Road Trip: 24 Hours of Nurburgring

Posted on May 28, 2013June 14, 2018
bySarah Forst

Road Trip: 24 Hours of Nürburgring By Sarah Forst Images by Sarah Forst and David Evans Motorsports bucket lists are a funny thing. Most of us have the same events on…

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Nerd’s Eye View: ScienceofSpeed S2000

Posted on May 12, 2013May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

Nerd's Eye View: Science of Speed S2000 By: Sarah Forst Images by Sarah Forst and Wes Dumalski Back in March while covering the Modified Streetcar Shootout, this S2000 was tearing…

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Project Garage, Part IX: More Garage Tools

Posted on February 22, 2013June 5, 2018
bySarah Forst

Project Garage, Part IX: More Garage Tools By Sarah Forst My donor card declares my blood type as Mobil 1 15W50; I've got motor oil running through my veins.…

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Road Trip: Bavaria and the BMW Museum

Posted on January 8, 2013June 5, 2018
bySarah Forst

Road Trip: Bavaria and the BMW Museum by Sarah Forst It's 8am Munich time which makes it just north of last call in my home time zone. I'm feeling…

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Evolution Dynamics Pikes Peak EVO

Posted on December 6, 2012May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

Evolution Dynamics Pikes Peak Edition Evo By Sarah Forst & Wes Dumalski F1 race car driver Stirling Moss once said “To achieve anything in this game, you must prepare…

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SEMA 2012 Wrapup

Posted on November 4, 2012May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

This was the craziest I'd ever seen Tuesday. Though by Friday, half of these folks had probably dropped dead as even my quest for Haggard Model Search on 2012 left…

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Road Trip: Red Bull Museum (Hangar 7)

Posted on October 21, 2012May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

Road Trip: Red Bull Hangar 7 By Sarah Forst Just west of Salzburg, Austria is an F1 fans wet dream: Red Bull Hangars 7 and 8, a hybrid of awesome…

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Industry Soiree – SEMA INDUSTRY PARTY

Posted on October 20, 2012June 11, 2018
bySarah Forst

Industry Soiree – SEMA INDUSTRY PARTY photography by Chad Carl SEMA is like a family reunion for many of us. That made the SEMA Industry Soiree THE place to…

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Ask Sarah: Dimples on cars

Posted on October 6, 2012June 14, 2018
bySarah Forst

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…

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Xtreme Drift Circuit: Texas

Posted on September 25, 2012June 14, 2018
bySarah Forst

Xtreme Drift Circuit – Texas By Sarah Forst The Xtreme Drift Circuit finished up its third season at the 2012 finals this past weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. The West Coast…

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Behind the Scenes: Formula Drift crew

Posted on July 5, 2012May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

Behind the Scenes: Formula Drift crew by Sarah Forst It's almost 11pm Friday night in Hole-in-the-Wall, New Jersey; my bad, near Wall Speedway… I'm sitting in a hotel room with…

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Project Garage VIII: Making it Messy

Posted on May 17, 2012May 23, 2018
bySarah Forst

Project Garage: Making it Messy By Sarah Forst There are seven cars in Project Garage – one for each day of the week. Well, four in it and three outside…

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Ask Sarah: Bargain Basement Mods

Posted on March 29, 2012June 14, 2018
bySarah Forst

Ask Sarah: Bargain Basement Mods By Sarah Forst My money tree didn't bloom this year and digging through the dumpster outside MotoIQ hasn't been very successful…