Pikes Peak 2022, Redemption for Team Evasive and the Model 3 Tesla-Part 2
Action Pictures by Larry Chen After we qualified 4th on Thursday, Friday was fairly quiet, we just had to prep the car and attend the Colorado Springs fan feast. …
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Pikes Peak 2022, Redemption for Team Evasive and the Model 3 Tesla-Part 1
Action Photos by Larry Chen Last year’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb even was a disaster for Team Evasive Motorsports. Although the Model 3 Tesla ran well in practice and qualification…
An End to an Era, Dai Yoshihara Retires from Formula Drift Pro Championship
After 18 years and 128 Formula Drift events, 2011 Formula Drift champion Dai Yoshihara has announced his retirement from Formula Drift. With 8 wins and 28 podiums, Dai has one…
Dai Yoshihara Wins Pikes Peak’s Unlimited Class!
Dai Yoshihara won this years Pike Peak Hill Climb for the Evasive Motorsports, EVS Tuning, Turn 14 Team in the Unlimited Class. Dai overcame problems in practice which prevented…
Restoring a Legend, Building a LS3 For Falken’s Championship Winning S13 – Part Three
In the last edition of our engine build, restoring the engine for Dai Yoshihara’s Team Falken S13 we worked on the bottom end fortifying it with parts from JE Pistons,…
We Go To Pikes Peak 2019! Part 3
Action Photography by Larry Chen, Pit and Kitchen Action by Ed Liu So close but yet so far, that was the end of the Evasive Motorsports 2019 Pikes Peak effort.…
We Go To Pikes Peak 2019! Part Two
Action Photography by Larry Chen, Pit and Kitchen Action by Ed Liu In our last chapter, we had gotten through our first day on the mountain in the Evasive Motorsports/Eneos/…
Restoring a Legend, Building a LS3 For Falken’s Championship Winning S13 – Part Two
In our last segment, we gave you a look at the 415 cubic inch or 6.8 liter Chevy LS drift motor we are building for Falken Tires ex Yoshihara championship-winning…
We Go To Pikes Peak 2019! Part One
Action Photography by Larry Chen, Messing around stuff by Ed Liu Our adventure to the 2019 Pikes Peak race to the clouds was the cumulation of two years of work…
Restoring a Legend, Building a LS3 For Falken’s Championship Winning S13, Part One
The Discount Tire/Falken S13 that Dai Yoshihara drove to many podiums and a Formula Drift championship now resides with Falken Tire where it does duty as a promotional demo car. …
Rapid Designing and Testing Suspension With 3D Printing Part 2
In our last story, we were redesigning the steering knuckle/upright for the 2019 season on Dai Yoshihara’s Turn 14 Formula Drift BR-Z. Our design goals were to keep the tires…
Dai Yoshihara and Eneos Oil
I have been working with Dai Yoshihara for 10 years now on an adventure that has taken me all over the world and has gotten me involved in winning stuff as…
Designing Suspension with 3D Printing
Drift cars with their extreme steering angles are pretty difficult to design suspension for. A lot of things must be considered because geometry that works well on a regular car…
Drift Car Brake Development
Action shots by Valters Boze When we first got started with our technical involvement in Formula Drift’s Pro Series 10 years ago, the state of the art in drift car braking…
Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild Conclusion
Dai Yoshihara's 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild Conclusion by Mike Kojima So if you have been following along with our mini-series on what an end of season refresh on Pro…
Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild Continued!
Dai Yoshihara's 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild Continued! by Mike Kojima So the rush to freshen Dai's car for 2018 by Eimer Engineering continues. In our last story, the chassis had gotten…
Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild
Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild by Mike Kojima After 3 years of Formula Drift competition, our team had pretty much developed the BRZ chassis to where we were satisfied with…
The Spoon Center Drive Civic: 2017 Changes
The Spoon Center Drive Civic: 2017 Changes by Mike Kojima 2016 was a pretty disappointing Super Lap Battle for Spoon USA. In the rush after the Formula D season to upgrade the…
The Spoon Sports Center Seat Civic at Super Lap Battle!
The Spoon Sports Center Seat Civic at Super Lap Battle! by Mike Kojima We hope you've been following our progress in updating the Spoon Sports USA Time Attack FWD Unlimited…
Chasing the F-Wing: How Spoon Sports USA Beat the FWD Unlimited Record
Chasing the F-Wing: How Spoon Sports USA Beat the FWD Unlimited Record by Mike Kojima Last week at the annual 2015 GTA Super Lap Battle at Buttonwillow Raceway, Chris Rado's…
Keep It Simple – Go Tuning’s Spoon Sports Civic
Keep It Simple – Go Tuning's Spoon Sports Civic by Mike Kojima What's the best thing to do to re launch a performance brand in the USA? Go racing. That is…
The Fabulous Flog: A Look Inside Dai Yoshihara’s Falken Tire Subaru BRZ
The Fabulous Flog: A Look Inside Dai Yoshihara's Falken Tire Subaru BRZ by Mike Kojima What is the Flog? It is the nickname that the Falken team has given their…
Dai Yoshihara’s Team Falken/Discount Tire 2011 Formula D Ride
Dai Yoshihara's Team Falken/Discount Tire 2011 Formula D Ride By Mike Kojima The 2011 Formula D pre season is heating up and we are getting in a bunch of last…
An Early Look at Dai Yoshihara’s 2011 Formula D Ride
An Early Look at Dai Yoshihara’s 2011 Formula D Ride By Mike Kojima Team Falken’s Dai Yoshihara will once again be driving his Chevy LS powered Nissan S13 in…
The Road To Abu Dhabi Part 3: Disappointment in the Desert (cont.)
The Road To Abu Dhabi Part 3: Disappointment in the Desert (cont.) By Mike Kojima When we last left off, we had just finished a demo shredding the shit…
The Road To Abu Dhabi Part 3: Disappointment in the Desert
The Road To Abu Dhabi Part 3: Disappointment in the Desert By Mike Kojima After an epic hammerfest to convert Dai Yoshihara’s Time Attack car into a drift car, we…
The Road to Abu Dhabi Part Two- Getting There is Half the Fun
The Road to Abu Dhabi Part Two- Getting There is Half the Fun By Mike Kojima If you recall, last month, Formula D Team Falken ace Dai Yoshihara got an…
The Road to Abu Dhabi Part One – Mission Impossible
The Road to Abu Dhabi Part One – Mission Impossible By Mike Kojima A few weeks ago Formula D Team Falken ace Dai Yoshihara got an invitation to participate in…
Keep Testing Fun: Mike’s Day Off!
Keep Testing Fun: Mike’s Day Off! By Mike Kojima Bringing you MotoIQ is a pretty tough job, we generally work over 80 hours per week which involves writing, layout, photography…
The Best of 2010: Scoop! Dai Yoshihara’s new Formula D ride for 2010
The Best of 2010: Scoop! Dai Yoshihara’s new Formula D ride for 2010 By Mike Kojima We did not want to spill the beans but since the car has…
Dai Yoshihara’s Two Week Wonder, GT Channel’s Time Attack 350Z
Dai Yoshihara’s Two Week Wonder, GT Channel’s Time Attack Nissan 350Z By Mike Kojima Pro Drifter and Formula D ace Dai Yoshihara is used to working on tight deadlines. Perhaps…
On the 8th Day – Falken Tires S13
And on the 8th Day… Falken Tire's S13 Drift Monster By Mike Kojima, photos by Jeff Naeyaert In the Bible God created the world in 6 days then got to rest. …