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The Hooniverse Dream Racing Series: Bring Back Showroom Stock!
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Gone are the days of run-what-you-brung win-on-Sunday-sell-on-Monday racing. Where did they go, and why did they go? Personally, I think some great showroom racing series have died horrible deaths because the sanctioning bodies allowed them to. The classes got too complicated, too difficult to police, and they didn’t crack down enough on cheating, or didn’t…
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V.I.S.I.T.: Grocery Getter 1968 Ford Mustang
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One of the joys of living in the high country of northern Nevada is that rust is never an issue, even on classic iron like this. Having lived in the mid-west rust belt my entire life, this is certainly a welcome change of pace. I’m not sure if I should be surprised a car like…
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Craigslist: "Field of Cars" has Something for Everyone
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There is something interesting about an old high-desert lot full of cars. The rust, even on the oldest and most susceptible tin, is often only surface deep, and the cars can sit unperturbed for decades before the owner, or more likely his wife, gets tired of looking at them. If they sit around for…
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Video: Tanner Foust Tests His New Volkswagen Bug
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Volkswagen has been promoting the coming of the New-New Beetle to Global RallyCross racing in conjunction with Andretti Autosport since last February, but until today, they didn’t have a running-driving race car ready for competition, and were using the old VW Polo chassis. They don’t even SELL the Polo here, so it makes sense that they’re…
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Enthusiast's Guide To Red Bull Global Rallycross
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Red Bull’s self-sanctioned Global Rallycross Series has (apparently) been operating since 2011, and has been floating in the periphery of motorsport until as recently as late last year. It has been a fringe sport for a few years, but this year is shaping up to be legitimately an interesting breakthrough year for the series. In…
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Project Car SOTU: Funf Zylinder and Project Hoonda
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Despite my best efforts, I have not yet been subjected to a breakdown in the 19 year old, 180,000 mile, turbocharged German luxury sedan. I got the car in July of 2012, and two years later, it’s been nothing but great to me, and I to it. The car has moved with me across the…
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V.I.S.I.T.: A Clean 'Teener – Porsche 914
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After Rob showcased the ignominious fate suffered by a 914 in his post yesterday, I saw this gorgeously original 1976 model parked across the street from my office around lunchtime. I have had a long and tumultuous history with Porsche’s little two-seater, and It has usually been worth remembering. In my opinion, the 914 was far ahead…
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Opinion: 2014 Formula 1 Predictions
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We already discussed the facts about the 2014 Formula 1 season, so now we will discuss some opinions. We’ve already determined that our predictions don’t count for much, and making them before any of the teams turn a wheel in anger is always a fool’s errand, but we’ll give it a shot. Here are some…
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Enthusiast's Guide: The FIA World Endurance Championship
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This weekend, the FIA will be launching their 2014 season of the World Endurance Championship in Jolly Old at the historic and heralded Silverstone circuit. The 2014 season has a lot of changes in store for the series, including new engine regs, the retirement of a legend in the form of Allan McNish, the return…
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Rolex 24 At Daytona: The Spotter Guide
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This weekend marks the launch of yet another racing season with the start of the 52nd Daytona endurance classic event on Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, it doesn’t sound like any of the Hoon crew will be there, as Ole Longroof has relocated further south into Florida. You can bet that I’ll be following along, and will…
