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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,…

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We Go To Pikes Peak 2019! Part 3

Posted on December 8, 2019December 9, 2019
byMike Kojima

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.…

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We Go To Pikes Peak 2019! Part Two

Posted on October 27, 2019December 4, 2019
byMike Kojima

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/…

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Restoring a Legend, Building a LS3 For Falken’s Championship Winning S13 – Part Two

Posted on October 6, 2019November 20, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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We Go To Pikes Peak 2019! Part One

Posted on September 29, 2019September 30, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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Restoring a Legend, Building a LS3 For Falken’s Championship Winning S13, Part One

Posted on May 5, 2019October 3, 2019
byMike Kojima

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. …

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Rapid Designing and Testing Suspension With 3D Printing Part 2

Posted on April 21, 2019April 24, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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Dai Yoshihara and Eneos Oil

Posted on March 14, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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Designing Suspension with 3D Printing

Posted on February 17, 2019February 18, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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Drift Car Brake Development

Posted on December 24, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild Conclusion

Posted on April 9, 2018July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild Continued!

Posted on March 21, 2018July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild

Posted on February 6, 2018July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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The Spoon Center Drive Civic: 2017 Changes

Posted on December 13, 2017August 21, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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The Spoon Sports Center Seat Civic at Super Lap Battle!

Posted on November 27, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Chasing the F-Wing: How Spoon Sports USA Beat the FWD Unlimited Record

Posted on November 15, 2015July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Keep It Simple – Go Tuning’s Spoon Sports Civic

Posted on December 29, 2014July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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The Fabulous Flog: A Look Inside Dai Yoshihara’s Falken Tire Subaru BRZ

Posted on September 2, 2014July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Dai Yoshihara’s Team Falken/Discount Tire 2011 Formula D Ride

Posted on April 5, 2011July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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An Early Look at Dai Yoshihara’s 2011 Formula D Ride

Posted on March 9, 2011July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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The Road To Abu Dhabi Part 3: Disappointment in the Desert (cont.)

Posted on March 4, 2011July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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The Road To Abu Dhabi Part 3: Disappointment in the Desert

Posted on February 28, 2011July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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The Road to Abu Dhabi Part Two- Getting There is Half the Fun

Posted on February 16, 2011July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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The Road to Abu Dhabi Part One – Mission Impossible

Posted on January 6, 2011July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Keep Testing Fun: Mike’s Day Off!

Posted on July 26, 2010July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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The Best of 2010: Scoop! Dai Yoshihara’s new Formula D ride for 2010

Posted on March 28, 2010July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

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…

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Dai Yoshihara’s Two Week Wonder, GT Channel’s Time Attack 350Z

Posted on November 19, 2009June 10, 2019
byMike Kojima

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…

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On the 8th Day – Falken Tires S13

Posted on October 26, 2009July 4, 2018
byMike Kojima

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. …

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A Look Inside Dai Yoshihara’s Pro Drift Machine

Posted on September 29, 2009July 4, 2018
byMike Kojima

A Look Inside Dai Yoshihara’s Pro Drift Machine By Mike Kojima, photos by Jeff Naeyaert A comment from one of my road racing friends prompted me to write this article.…