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#GRIDLIFE2015 – What is GRIDLIFE?

June 12, 2015 ♦

Drift, Race

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With the inaugural GRIDLIFE being last year, I was all too excited to get the opportunity to cover it this year as it happens to be the first year of their new ‘Track Battle” time attack series. What started just over 15 years ago as some Honda enthusiasts who decided to set…

2015 Club Loose’s East Coast Bash

May 25, 2015 ♦

Drift, Featured

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Once again Club Loose does not disappoint, putting together such a huge event takes a whole lot of skill, and the guys at Club Loose do it phenomenally. If you’re unfamiliar with drifting, what it is and how the competitive side of things works, well, you may want to take…

New Rally Game by CodeMasters

April 29, 2015 ♦

Party, Video Games

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This is one of the greatest video game announcements in years! I love rally. I also love rally video games and have been waiting for years for someone to build a new game. The Dirt franchise has been amazing but Richard Burns Rally is where it’s at for most of…

Living Life Solo

March 30, 2015 ♦

Race

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Why I live my life solo. When I say I live my life solo I actually mean the exact opposite. I have hundreds maybe a thousand friends across the country that are ready to support me on a whim. Okay, so what does it mean to live my life Solo?…

Wooden Go-Kart Kickstarter!

March 26, 2015 ♦

Build

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So you want a go kart… But you can’t weld. Now what? Make it out of wood! Why wood you ask? Sure, steel karts are fun and strong, but they require a large number of specialized tools to build, repair or modify. Tools that most people don’t have. Wood, on…

Yvan Muller and José-María López Kings of the Ring

May 27, 2014 ♦

Race

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Yvan Muller took advantage of starting race one from pole position to claim his third victory of the FIA World Touring Car Championship season at the Salzburgring on Sunday. However, he was then involved in a pile-up at the start of the second race, forcing him to withdraw. José-María López…

Ken Block Rallycross Damage Too Much for STPR Rally Entry

May 22, 2014 ♦

Race

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Unfortunately, due to the crash which occurred during the opening round of Global Rallycross in Barbados last weekend, Hoonigan Racing Division is forced to withdraw their entry into the upcoming Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally (STPR) on May 30-31 in Wellsboro, PA. This is due to staffing logistics and the time…

1986 Porsche 962

March 15, 2014 ♦

Build, Historic Racecars

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Throughout the history of racing, there have been several occasions when changes of rules and regulations in various sanctioning bodies have ironically resulted in the development of a particularly important car. The legendary Porsche 962 GT Prototype Race Car of the 1980s is a textbook example of this paradigm. Replacing…

Roadside Repair – WRC Style

October 10, 2013 ♦

Build

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You are looking at screen captures from a WRC Mexico 2012 which is below. Yari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila snap a piece of their suspension and need a way to keep it straight and aligned. They grabbed an extension, although it looks like a ratchet or something. And then is…

Ratchet Strap Engine Mounts – LSPR 2009

April 24, 2012 ♦

Build, Race

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Here we are at he start of LSPR 2009. My third gravel rally. Should be a nice day for rallying. This next shot I remember really really well. We were carrying a far amount of speed and either didnt have…