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Miatapalooza Returns
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Back in 2013, not long after acquiring my own little red ’95 Miata, I attended and reported on a local Miatapalooza event, held in nearby Lakeland, Florida. Since then, I’ve gotten to meet event organizer Randy George and many of the other friendly Florida-based Mazda Miata enthusiasts, while repairing and tinkering with my own Miata…
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Ford Focus RS: The hottest of hatches
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Besides wagons, the most enjoyable segment that barely anyone in the States enjoys is the hot hatch. The hottest of the hatches is a space occupied by a Ford. Specifically, the Focus RS. It’s a 350-horsepower, all-wheel-drive, drift-mode-having fun machine… and it should put the Volkswagen Golf R and Subaru WRX STI (which needs to…
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Track Tuesday: Name That Track
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Welcome to Track Tuesday where you are asked to identify a (maybe) famous race or test track from just one closely-cropped aerial image. This week, it’s a snippet. Good luck! Image: ©2017 Hooniverse/Robert Emslie, All Rights Reserved
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False Neutral #54: Topic Grab Bag
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It’s just Eric and me this week, and we touch on a veritable smorgasbord of different topics in this episode. We debrief Eric’s professional roadrace update in episode #53, then talk about what what’s gone on in our workshops. (Thanks to Garrett, it’s actually “something!”) After a quick update on several of the new 2017…
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Hooniverse Asks: Has Every Possible Motorcycle Engine Configuration Already Been Tried?
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One thing that both motorcycles and automobiles share is a penchant for a variety of different engine layouts. For both types of machines you can find inline engines, V-units, and horizontally-opposed. With the death of the Wankel in production guise that pretty much covers all the forms available today. That doesn’t mean that there haven’t been…
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Last Call: Kermie Edition
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I feel for ya’ Kermit, I don’t think she’s funny either. Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast day. It’s meant to be an open forum for anyone and anything. Thread jacking is not only accepted, it’s encouraged. Image: Imgrum
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Formula Fun: The Italian Stallion Vs. The Thunder Down Under
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Well another F1 season has kicked off, ushering in a new generation of cars. Wider, faster, and more demanding to drive, when the lights went out down under we exited the uncertainty of the off season and went headfirst into the drama and action of the racing season. We had new drivers, brand new cars,…
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The best kind of taxi is one that goes sideways like La Flama Negra
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I trekked out to the dusty hills of Lancaster, CA to check out one of Chris Forsberg’s new rides. His Datsun 280Z was in town, and I got to drive it. More on that later though, because today I’m showing you a quick glimpse of one of his other machines. It’s nicknamed La Flama Negra…
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2017 New York International Auto Show – Hooniverse Coverage
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The 2017 New York Auto Show is upon us. Much like the Los Angeles International Auto Show, this is the one we always cover, mostly because some of us live close to it. Ross Ballot and I will be there, covering it. Ross will man the Official Hooniverse Instagram account and I will be managing…
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Motor Trend teams up with Ken Block to bash dunes in the new Ford Raptor
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We agree with Jonny Lieberman on this one. With the exception of the distinct lack of V8 engine noise, the new Ford Raptor is a massive leap forward compared to the prior version. It’s also a vehicle that is great for taking literal leaps, like the kind you’d do if you had the keys to…
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Because it's Monday: Let's Watch This VERY NSFW Chrysler Plymouth Dealer Ad Parody
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That’s Chick Lambert, and that’s Chick’s dog “Storm on the hood of that fine Ford product. This ad parody is from 1969 and is waaay inappropriate for mixed company so make sure grandma and the nuns are out of the room before you watch it. Why can’t ads be this good in real life? Source: YouTube
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Your Hellcat-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is Here
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Because even Jeep were too excited to wait until the New York International Auto Show later this week, they (or someone else) released the details on the highly-anticipated Grand Cherokee Trackhawk a bit early. On the surface, there isn’t much to tell it apart from a “standard” Grand Cherokee SRT, but the big muscular sheet…
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Hooniverse Asks: What Was Your Favorite Model Car as a Kid?
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Did you build model kits when you were a kid? I sure did, and my favorites were cars and WWII airplanes. It was really the construction that I enjoyed more so than the pride in the completed output, so much so that I oftentimes wouldn’t even bother painting my models, leaving them denuded in white plastic.…
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Last Call: Buying a Ferrari 308GTS is Now Off The Table Edition
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You typically expect a clown car to be small and carry an impossible number of clowns who come tumbling out at the mere jiggle of the door latch. Apparently evil pays off though, as this clown can afford to ride solo in a classic Ferrari 308GTS. Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast day. It’s…
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V.I.S.I.T: A '79 Chevy Van in Woodbridge, Suffolk
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The Chevy Van was one of those machines which was so numerous on North American roads as to blend in with the visual white noise of street furniture and roadside ephemera. No doubt it will become increasingly sought after as good examples become scarce, but I don’t suspect the supplies are due to dry up…
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Your new favorite car show is here
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This is you new favorite car show. It’s called Corbin’s Hit Show, and that title alone should start you giggling. Now full disclosure quasi-up-front; I edited a large portion of the first two episodes. My friends over at The Drive reached out and asked if I would help, and I can tell you that I…