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Tread Lightly: Off The Road Again – Episode 50
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Welcome back to the Off the Road Again podcast! We’ve missed you. The focus is on the off-road adventure but we also dabble in all things SUV, truck, and van, maybe even some rally cars. Ross & Chris welcome Matt Caldwell of Tread Lightly to the show. Matt is the Executive Director of Tread Lightly and has a background in off-road motorsports. Matt has also worked…
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45 Years Later, The Christmas Gift That Got Me Into Cars
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Growing up, my family was never into mechanical “stuff.” By the time I was twelve, however, my older sister knew I was interested in cars. For Christmas, 1975, she bought me a copy of “Fixing Cars—A People’s Primer” by the legendary San Francisco Institute of Automotive Ecology. The group was a Bay Area group of…
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Take a trip through the history of the Dakar Rally
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I’m only going to watch a few minutes of this, I said to myself. Almost 45 minutes later, I was pining for more. The video below runs through the history of the Paris Dakar Rally. Starting in 1979 all the way up through 1997. This race was covered by Euro Sport for television in the…
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Off-Road Lincoln is the best Lincoln
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I maybe look at too many off-road projects on the Internet. Almost all of them are the same: Land Rovers, Land Cruiser, bro-ed out full-size pickups, and Jeeps, Jeep, Jeeps. Every now and then you find a rig that stands out. This Lincoln Navigator, though, stands apart. This is probably the most comfortable off-road rig…
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We’re not doing HCOTY this year
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Last year marked ten straight years of crowning some crap-heap amazing machine with the title of Hooniverse Car of the Year. In fact, we topped all of that off with a Hooniverse Car of the Decade as well. This year though… is different. The world has spiraled for 2020. Best laid plans were put to pasture.…
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Ford F-250 Tremor: I don’t get it…
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Big trucks can be fun. Off-road-ready trucks are tons of fun. Combining those two ideas should work well, right? Two rights don’t keep the party rolling, it seems. At least not for the Ford F-250 Tremor. This is a big-ass truck. The Ford F-250 is large and quite capable. Under the hood of my lovely…
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Formula Supra: A custom subframe, Ford parts, and computer scanning
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Progress continues on Ryan Tuerck’s Formula Supra project car. The hacked-up Toyota now has a custom rear subframe. It’s going to use an 8.8″ rear differential that was plucked out of an old Ford Explorer. Of course, that locking bit gets cleaned up before being bolted into the rear subframe. The team also take the…
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The Honda Odyssey is an excellent mobile ski lodge
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The ski season of 2020/2021, as with most things these days, is like no other. The resorts require reservations and the lodges have strict capacities. Tables are limited for people and time. No bags can be left in lockers and no food self-served. My kids’ ski school director directly suggested using one’s vehicle as a…
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Alpha Motor Corporation reveals ACE electric coupe
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Electric concept cars might be a dime-a-dozen as of late, but some still shine. On the off-road side, RIVIAN has come into the spotlight as of late. Their capable-yet-refined pickup and SUV are striking a chord with the family and overlanding communities alike. There’s even a new Hummer on the horizon. But what of sporty…
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Adventure Taco: Off The Road Again – Episode 49
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Welcome back to the Off the Road Again podcast! We’ve missed you. The focus is on the off-road adventure but we also dabble in all things SUV, truck, and van, maybe even some rally cars. Ross & Chris welcome Adventure Taco to the show. Dan has traveled much of the American West and Pacific Northwest in his trusty first-generation Toyota Tacoma. Dan talks about…
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Audi RS6 Avant: It’s good, but it’s not the only option
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The Audi RS6 Avant is forbidden fruit on our shores no more. We finally get the chance to sample Audi’s lightning-quick longroof, and it’s a damn-fine machine. But is it the best option out there in its segment? The $117,00 (as-tested) wagon has loads of style, charm, and performance on tap… but it might not…
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McLaren’s F1 team releases one hilarious and one heartfelt video in final goodbye to Carlos Sainz
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Despite an abbreviated, COVID-impacted season, Formula 1 fans enjoyed a fantastic year of racing. The competition was fierce, the crashed epic. Mercedes dominated as usual and Lewis Hamilton took the crown by a country mile. A pleasant surprise was that McLaren, once the sport’s best team, battled hard and snagged third place in the Constructors…
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Pikes Peak: On The Edge needs to be on your watchlist
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It has been a while since there has been a motorsport documentary that I’ve enjoyed. Truth in 24, Dust to Glory, & Truth in 24 II are on my shortlist. There is a new contender on this list and it is Pikes Peak: On The Edge. https://twitter.com/ZackKlapman/status/1339365898755305475 The documentary is on Motor Trend OnDemand, and…
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Watch Senna’s lap around Monaco restored to 60fps
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It is fair to say that anyone who calls themselves a fan of Formula 1 has seen at least a few of Ayrton Senna‘s laps around the famous Monaco circuit. What is unfortunate is all of that video has been recorded with early 1990’s video and audio technology. It still amazing but its quality cannot…
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The News for December 18th, 2020
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. This week: Porsche is returning to prototype competition with a new LMDh program, Jaguar does the Vision Gran Turismo thing again with a crazy electric endurance racer, Peugeot details their powertrain for…
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Is the latest Grand Tour a Massive Hit?
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The Boys are back on Amazon. No, not the dark superhero show (which is great) but Clarkson, Hammond, and May in the Grand Tour Presents…A Massive Hunt. COVID has affected the kickoff of the latest season (4) but they pulled together a special where they traipse around Madagascar looking for £100M of buried pirate treasure.…