ARK Design Team America BNR32 GT-R Update
ARK Design Team America BNR32 GT-R Update by Mike Kojima and Eric Hsu The Team America crew has been busy and the car has really come together in the past…
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The All New 2014 Mazda 3 West Coast Unveiling at the W Hollywood
The All New 2014 Mazda3 West Coast Unveiling at the W Hollywood Story by Eric Hsu, Photos by Martin Gonzalez and Luke Munnell Hollywood. Everybody knows it. Tourists want to visit. Us Los…
It’s Almost That Time Again – WTAC 2013 Promotional Video
It's Almost That Time Again – WTAC 2013 Promotional Video by Eric Hsu Make sure to visit worldtimeattackchallenge.com for the latest updates, tickets, and event information. Wherever you are in…
Nerd’s Eye View: Tilton Interiors Mitsubishi Evo 9
In 2012 and before, the Tilton EVO ran Volk RE30 wheels and Hankook tires. The Hankook Ventus TDs were 295/30/18. For Pro class Time Attack only the C50 compound is…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 9
Team America WTAC – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 9 by Eric Hsu I realize it's been a long ass time since the last update, but they'll start rolling…
Nerd’s Eye View: The MCA Suspensions “Hammerhead” Silvia S13
Nerd's Eye View: The MCA Suspensions “Hammerhead” Silvia S13 Story by Eric Hsu, Photos by Jeff Naeyaert and MCA Suspensions The MCA S13 finished in 3rd place overall at…
External Combustion Rocket Anti Lag System + JDM Spec C Impreza STI
Here's a rocket (yes, he's got more than one) on the EJ20. The entire rocket is fabricated from Inconel for obvious reasons. Since it is essentially an external combustion chamber,…
Sneak Peek: The NEMO Racing EVO, Part 2
Sneak Peek: The NEMO Racing EVO, Part 2 Story by Eric Hsu, MotoIQ photos by Jeff Naeyaert, other photos by NEMO Racing In Part 1 we covered a little…
Eric Hsu Makes the Move to COBB Tuning
Eric Hsu Makes the Move to COBB Tuning MotoIQ Staff Report MotoIQ's very own Engineering Editor, Eric Hsu, made the move from Product Development Manager at Cosworth LLC in…
Sneak Peek: The NEMO Racing EVO, Part 1
Sneak Peek: The NEMO Racing EVO, Part 1 Text by Eric Hsu & MotoIQ Photos by Jeff Naeyaert Unless you've been living under a Time Attack rock, there's no doubt…
$hit Happens: ARK Design BNR32 Will Not Make it to Sydney for WTAC 2012
$hit Happens: ARK Design BNR32 Will Not Make it to WTAC 2012 by Eric Hsu The team and I have been waiting patiently for the past three weeks…
Hankook World Time Attack Challenge Video
Here's a video that Hankook released just days before WTAC 2012. It's a recap of the World Time Attack Challenge 2011 from the Hankook point of view. If you're a…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 8
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 8 By Eric Hsu Mike did a great job covering the build while I was unable to write…
External Combustion Rocket Zero-lag Teaser
External Combustion Rocket Zero-lag Teaser by Eric Hsu On the other side of the world is a lush green island with some of the brightest minds and most…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 7
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 7 By Mike Kojima and Eric Hsu The clock is tearing itself through the calendar and there is…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 6
As our wing is going to be making a few hundred pounds of downforce, it is important that we have sturdy wing mounts. Just bolting it to the trunk lid…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 5
Believe it or not the saddle is secured with quick release T-Bolt type clamps. Although this might sound woefully inadequate, please note that Top Fuel cars use this type of…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 4
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 4 Supposed to be by Eric Hsu, Really by Mike Kojima In the last segment, Gary Castillo…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 3
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 3 Supposed to be by Eric Hsu, Really by Mike Kojima In our last segment we had a…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Intro Part 2
Badass unequal length A-arms all the way! Gary and Tyler working out some problems with the front suspension caused by the position of the front diff with the Hollinger…
VIDEO: GReddy Racing FR-S – Behind the Build
VIDEO: GReddy Racing FR-S – Behind the Build Check out this behind the scenes video of Ken Gushi's new FR-S drift car! Eric Hsu (who makes a cameo appearance around the…
Underneath the Skin of the Legendary CyberEVO
Underneath the Skin of the Legendary CyberEVO by Eric Hsu As with the other times I've broken down cars in detail, most of what you'll read here are facts, but…
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design’s BNR32 Skyline GT-R Intro Part 1
Team America World Time Attack – ARK Design's BNR32 Skyline GT-R Part 1 by Eric Hsu When Richard from Sierra Sierra last year told me that the Sierra Sierra EVO…
Rev Speed Magazine Super Battle Time Attack 2011 @ Tsukuba Circuit
Rev Speed Magazine Super Battle Time Attack 2011 @ Tsukuba Circuit by Eric Hsu Japan was my last stop in Asia after country hopping and doing a little work…
Greddy 35RX GT-R + Tarzan Yamada at Fuji Speedway, December 2011
Greddy 35RX GT-R + Tarzan Yamada at Fuji Speedway, December 2011 by Eric Hsu The day before I went to Fuji Speedway, I was checking out the 2011 Rev Speed…
Garage Revolution’s Time Attack FD3S RX-7, Part 2
Garage Revolution's Time Attack FD3S RX-7, Part 2 By Eric Hsu If you missed part 1 of this story, read it here: GARAGE REVOLUTION FD, PART 1 In part…
Garage Revolution’s Time Attack FD3S RX-7, Part 1
How's this for a thin, ultra lightweight carbon panel? Immediately underneath this engine bay side cover is a carbon wheel well. Here's a closer look at the wheel well. It's…
Adventures in China & Hong Kong, Part 2
Adventures in China & Hong Kong, Part 2 by Eric Hsu Read Part 1 here: Adventures in China & Hong Kong, Part 1 With a population of approximately 7.1 million…
CyberEVO and Tarzan’s Fastest Lap at WTAC 2011
CyberEVO and Tarzan's Fastest Lap at WTAC 2011 by Eric Hsu If you've been following the World Time Attack and its cars, then you already know that Tarzan just barely…
Pictures of Chris Rado’s FWING 1.0 AWD Scion tC
Pictures of Chris Rado's FWING 1.0 AWD Scion tC by Eric Hsu Unfortunately these pictures below were taken with a cell phone so the quality isn't all that great. I…
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
Last year I got a call from Brett and Thom from BorgWarner. They were actually looking for Ken, but Ken was on one of his sales trips somewhere on…
Radium Engineering – Fuel Surge Tanks (FST)
Radium Engineering – Fuel Surge Tanks (FST) Radium Engineering’s line of Fuel Surge Tanks fights fuel slosh starvation without the hassle of replacing the entire fuel tank. These products…