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The DFL Show: Episode 73 – What Is The 411?
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This week on the DFL Show, it’s Eric and Brad discussing racing they didn’t watch. How about that? There was a bit of F1 and not much else, so we spend most of the show talking about news. There’s some Penske IMSA news, a bit of PWC news (including discussion of the entry list for…
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Podcast: Episode 220 – Solo on the mic
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Solo once again, and I’m here to answer your questions. Before that, I have a brief bit of info on what I’m driving now and later in the week. Also, I just put out a new Shift Happens video focusing on restoring the paint on my ’74 Benz. Then it’s question time and like always,…
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Restoring the paint on my 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280
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Strap in because this one is a long one… I’ve come to the good people at Meguiar’s to see if they could help me breathe some life back into my old Benz. It’s faded, oxidized, and fairly jacked up in general. Can it be helped? Yes, of course it can. And the results are amazing.…
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Hooniverse Asks: What's your favorite non-sporting car to drive in anger?
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Slow-car fast. It’s a mantra we can all stand by here in the Hooniverse. You take a car that isn’t very quick, and you push it to its limits. Those limits arrive far more quickly than in a high-performance machine, so you’ll often find rewarding driving is closer than it seems in a car like…
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The False Neutral Episode #71 Pete’s Back And The AIMExpo
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Pete is back for this episode! We catch up with him and his adventure to the recent AIMExpo in Columbus, OH, he saw a lot of interesting things there so we talk about that, plus catch up on his project bikes. Photo’s for most of the items we talk about are after the break. Please…
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The False Neutral Episode #71 Pete's Back And The AIMExpo
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Pete is back for this episode! We catch up with him and his adventure to the recent AIMExpo in Columbus, OH, he saw a lot of interesting things there so we talk about that, plus catch up on his project bikes. Photo’s for most of the items we talk about are after the break. Please…
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2018 Honda Accord Sport 2.0T 6MT – The Civil Type R?
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In the new Accord Sport, Honda has crafted a winning combination of family sedan and sporty-ish driving experience. If you’re the kind of person who purchased a Civic Si in 2000 to have a reliably raucous rev-happy fun car for the street, you’ve likely grown up a bit in the ensuing 17 years and need…
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A Week With The Rugged Ridge Mango Jeep
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Back in June, I took a trip down to the Atlanta area to visit Omix-ADA/Rugged Ridge. While down there with a number of other journalists we toured their warehouse and museum and got to take several of their historic Jeeps for a drive around the industrial park in which the offices resides. We also took…
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Hooniverse Asks: How often do you wax your car?
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by hooniversejeff (@hooniversejeff) The market is littered with products that promise to bring out the best in your car’s paint. When I used to work in the automotive department at a Farm and Fleet, we had no less than 16 feet of waxes, washes, bug removers and…
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The futile pursuit of HiFi on the road.
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Whether you’re shopping at the ‘sensible family car’ end of the market, or considering spending gigabucks on a serious luxury bruiser, you’re likely to find an upgraded audio system on the options list. Their names are eyecatching – Harmon Kardon, Bang and Olufusen, even the contraversial BOSE carries a certain amount of cachet, and the…
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For Sale: "Beautiful Italian Paperweight!"
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Beautiful Italian cars. The look fantastic. They sound amazing. They are very fast. And they handle great. What else would a hoon want out of car? Oh, right. A hoon would want a reasonable price, reasonable reliability, and a reasonable cost of ownership. That is exactly what the owner, and now seller, of this Maserati…
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The News for September 29th, 2017
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of some of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. There’s also just a little opinion of mine because I can. This week: Porsche brings Turbo S E-Hybrid powertrain to Panamera Sport Turismo Ford goes all in on the luxury…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 225 – I Hope We Both Die
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This week on the Cammed & Tubbed Podcast, Cam and Brad are recording from the same time zone. Brad’s on the launch of the new Honda Accord, and has had a busy week at the race track and testing tires. There is a bit of an interruption early on by a hotel clerk that desperately…
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The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast: Episode 225 – I Hope We Both Die
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This week on the Cammed & Tubbed Podcast, Cam and Brad are recording from the same time zone. Brad’s on the launch of the new Honda Accord, and has had a busy week at the race track and testing tires. There is a bit of an interruption early on by a hotel clerk that desperately…
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Jaguar Shows off E-PACE And Sportbrake in Detroit
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As part of Jaguar’s Art Of Performance Tour, the company made a stop in Detroit and invited the media to hear Chief Designer Ian Callum talk about the new E-PACE and Sportbrake and the transformation of Jaguar over the last five years. The E-PACE is set to take on the Mercedes GLC, BMW X3, Lexus…
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Stormtrooper 4Runner trip report: Return to AOAA
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To enthusiasts of the off-roading sub-culture, myself included, there truly is nothing quite as psychologically refreshing as a day in the woods. A day separated from the burdens of reality, a day free from the stresses of the work-fueled monotony, a day isolated from basically everything except you, your truck, your buddies, and the trails…