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Braking News: ATE Super Blue Deemed Illegal for US Distribution
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Last night, we heard through the grapevine that Alfred Teves Enginieering (ATE, a division of Continental) would be discontinuing the sales and distribution of the popular “Super Blue” variant of its DOT 4 brake fluid. Apparently the Super Blue fluid has run afoul of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard after nearly 15 years on…
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Hot August Nights Heats Up Reno, NV
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With a recent move to the Reno, Nevada area for work, I was excited at the prospect of desert life. Coming from the Mid-West, Nevada meant no salt on the roads and a longer summer season. For weeks, all I have noticed are the hundreds of cars that would have rotted away to nothing by…
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Porsche 962 Driver Control Diagram: Who's In Control?
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Oh the days gone by. I’ve had cellular telephones that are more complex than the driver control layout of a Porsche 962. With the loud pedal supplying a healthy wallop in the back when footed, I’m not sure that I would want to have to pay attention to many other switches and dials, however.…
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My Own Barn Find: 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback
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Occasionally, under very rare circumstances, you run across a true “barn find”. This is a 1968 Mustang GT Fastback that I recently found under a tarp in my parent’s barn. You see, I’ve been out of the house for a few years, in fact, out of the state for many of them. When my parents…
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Minardi Madness, I Must Have It
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Let’s examine the numbers for a moment, shall we? Minardi F1 Team participated in the highest echelon of motorsport for an amazing 21 seasons between 1985 and 2005. The team entered 345 Grands Prix, attempting to qualify 674 times (one driver in their premier season, two drivers from then onward). 32 separate instances, the team…
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Pre-Season Sebring Jitters
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As things stand, we are less than one month from the 12 hours of Sebring, known by many as one of the most difficult races in the world. Many of the teams are scrambling to prepare for the event, fitting in some last minute testing, and taking a trip to the shaker rig! Greg…
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Random Thoughts: The Fine Line
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As the old saying goes, there is a fine line between genius and insanity. Equally, I believe there is a fine line between a hot rod and a shit box. As hoons, many of us likely skirt this line with our cars on a nearly daily basis. Limitations on time, budget, and give-a-shit put us…
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Hooniverse Motorsport News For The Week of May 29th, 2012
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Welcome to the Hooniverse Motorsport News. This weekend, a bit of rain showed up in Monaco, youth and exhuberance showed up in Indianapolis, and Charlotte played host to treachery and made for some exciting racing. The Formula 1 circus, and all it’s coattail-riders arrived in the principality of Monaco. IndyCar returned to it’s namesake track for…
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Hooniverse Bookshelf: Heavily Censored Hesketh
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Heseketh Racing is famously known as the grand prix team that brought the FUN back to F1 between 1973 and 1978. Formula One has not had a constructor quite like Hesketh, either before or since, and this short book gives you an idea of exactly why that is. Hesketh Racing was the brainchild of wealthy…
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Rolex 24 At Daytona: The Spotters Guide
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This weekend marks the launch of yet another racing season with the start of the 50th Daytona endurance classic event at 3:30PM on Saturday afternoon. I will be there to liveblog the event with my own photography and words to entertain you, and you can rest assured that LRF will be giving you his own…
