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World Time Attack 2010 – Results
The dude on the right is taking Tarzan’s place for 3rd since Tarzan drove two cars that placed 1st and 3rd. That’s Emp on the left. For Friday’s report…
World Time Attack 2010 – Friday Update
The Superlap Australia event format is slightly different than US and Japanese formats. I’ve never been to a UK Time Attack so I’m not familiar with their schedules. The Redline Time Attack…
World Time Attack 2010 – Thursday Update
If you want some pretty pictures go to one of the other photographer run sites and read no further. Those sites are cool and have nice pics, but sometimes you…
World Time Attack 2010 – Overseas Cars Have Arrived
I got in to Australia on Saturday morning. Ian Baker from Superlap Australia has been nice enough to show me around and introduce me to his friends and people in the…
Little Car vs. Big Car
In this day and age of cars that are big and heavy coupled with the high speeds and performance they are capable of, bad things can happen when a small…
The Motorola Droid Does…
Earlier this year my Verizon “new every 2” deal came up where I get a big rebate on a new cell phone so I decided to update my phone. My…
Cosworth – Engineering Internship Opening April 2010
A job posting at Cosworth in Torrance, CA just popped up. Read below: ——————————————————————————————– Cosworth LLC has an opening for a part-time engineering intern to support the development of sport-compact…
Streetfire’s “Fastest Time Attack Car in the World” Video
John Naderi and the streefire.net video crew spent a day with Sierra Sierra at the Redline Time Attack's season opener at Buttonwillow Raceway a couple weekends ago and took some…
Sierra Sierra Time Attack EVO 8 – 1:43.2 @ Buttonwillow
As you may have heard or read, the Sierra Sierra EVO 8 Time Attack car beat the long standing HKS CT230R's record of 1:43.523 set back in November 2007. The…
Newsflash! Sierra Sierra EVO smashes USA Time Attack Record!
Newsflash! Sierra Sierra EVO smashes USA Time Attack Record! MotoIQ Staff Report News flash!! Hot off my cell phone, at the Redline Time Attack, The Sierra Sierra EVO VIII has just broken…
2011 WRX – Widebody
The new 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX will be wider and look more like it's cousin, the STi. The new widebody look will become standard on both the WRX sedan and…
XS Power – No, Not XS Engineering
Back in the day when I answered the phones once in a while at XS Engineering, I would get these angry, pissed off customers bitching to me about an “XS”…
Electronic Cigarettes
I was hearing about electronic cigarettes from the news, friends, the web, etc. As a smoker, I was interesting in finding out what the e-cig was all about. Having been a…
Cosworth F1 Website is Now Live
Cosworth F1 Website is Now Live By Eric Hsu The brand new Cosworth Formula 1 website is finally live. Its actually a pretty nicely laid out and informative site worth…
Sierra Sierra EVO 8 – 1:44.2 and Dropping
Last week I went testing with the Sierra Sierra team to test out a bunch of new stuff on the EVO 8 at Buttonwillor Raceway. Some of these new modifications…
Mitsubishi EVO X 4B11T on Engine Dyno – Stage 1
It all started about around November 2007 when we first received our first 4B11T long block from Japan. I think the EVO X was just released in the US around…
Baller Dyno Headers
The other day I was learning the ins and out of the engine dynos here at Cosworth. Upstairs on top of the dynos are a 2200 gallon water tank, vents,…
Taipei, Taiwan 2009
Over the Christmas break, I took a short vacation to Taipei, Taiwan to attend my buddy Andy's wedding. Andy's wedding was at the Shangri-la hotel on Christmas day so I…
World Time Attack Challenge – May 21-22, 2010 Australia
On May 21 and 22 near the outskirts of Sydney, Australia at the Eastern Creek Raceway the guys at Superlap Australia will be hosting the first ever World Time Attack…
Speedtech EVO 9 DRAG: 8.63 @ 164MPH in NZ
Andre from Speedtech Motorsport in New Zealand sent me an email a week ago about a 1001whp EVO 9 they recently built and tuned. The car went 9.59 in the 1/4…
CART Engine Evolution
Old engines have always fascinated me. They are after all, the reason why things are they way they are today. To ignore history while advancing into the future would be…
Cosworth Big Bore Head Gaskets for Sleeved Blocks
Even though Cosworth doesn't subscribe to cutting away a ton of aluminum and then inserting thick ass iron sleeves in production aluminum cylinder blocks, we still have big bore gaskets…
Sierra Sierra Enterprises – Time Attack EVO 8
I mentioned previously that I was working with the crew at Sierra Sierra Enterprises (SSE) and their Time Attack EVO 8. SSE may be new to the time attack scene,…
Redline Time Attack! – Willow Springs 5/31/09
I just got back home from a weekend of roasting at Willow Springs Raceway big track performing track support duties for the Sierra Sierra Enterprises EVO 8. The Redline boys…
Letter From Sierra Sierra
Here’s a letter from the team owner of Sierra Sierra regarding their time attack EVO 8. There are details of up to now and the near future of the car.…
Sierra Sierra EVO 8 in Car Video
This is mostly for the track nerds since it is only in car video. This was at Round 2 of Redline Time Attack at Willow Springs (5/30/09) with Jonathan Bomarito…
Aston Martin One-77 Goes 220+mph
The Aston Martin One-77 is too rich for my blood, but it's still a pretty cool car. The 7.3L V-12 is based on an Aston Martin block casting, but everything…
MR SST Transmission Kaput
What happens to an EVO X MR TC-SST (twin clutch) transmission after 16,000 race miles? The same thing that would happen after 16,000 race miles with a manual 5 speed from a…
Bugatti Veyron W-16 Castings
Looking around on the web, you can find images of the complete Bugatti W-16 engine. This behemoth is 8.0L of fury with 64 valves and 4 turbos makes 987bhp, 1001ps,…
2009 Thunderhill 25 Hour Enduro Summary
After that last update there was nothing else to update on since the car was retired due to the broken lower A-arm mount at the tub after 9.5 hours…