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Track Tuesday- Name That Track
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Welcome to Track Tuesday where you are asked to identify a famous race course from just one aerial image. The only other hint you get is that this track is in…North America. Good luck! Image: ©2015 Hooniverse/Jason Connor, All Rights Reserved
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Is the Ford Focus ST Estate Diesel better than the Ecoboost ST?
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[youtube]http://youtu.be/oI9UYFrusuY?list=PL_AQadacLqzmS4mmF_47lOBePDgkSGWzo[/youtube] I’m always ranting on about the “Forbidden Fruits” of the automotive world and diesels seem to wind up in this category quite often. Who doesn’t love the load of torque available that usually come naturally with diesels? The Ford Ecoboost engines have a very “diesel like” torque delivery as is, now add that to actual…
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AutoTrader Find of the Week: BMW 850 CSi
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Back when the Wolves of Wall Street and Motorola DynaTAC “brick” phones were the mainstream of yuppie society, we celebrate a wonderful example from a German automaker. The BMW 850 CSi (CSi standing for Coupe Sport Injection) was a BMW Motorsports derived version of the E31 8- Series Grand Tourer. This 1994 CSi Powered by…
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Hooniverse goes to… the Ford ST Octane Academy
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Being a recent Ford Focus ST owner, one of the perks of purchasing specialty vehicles is subsequent driving schools to showcase the capabilities of the performance of such vehicles. For Ford owners, this means a trek to Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, which is the home to the Ford Racing School. Be it the Mustang…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Coolest Wheeled Military Vehicle
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In the midst of BBQ’s and various get togethers around the country, remembering the real meaning of Memorial Day has always been important to me. Formerly named Decoration Day and onto the current Memorial Day, we honor those who have died while in military service. Being enthusiasts we enjoy seeing the tools of the trade and…
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Hoonivercinema- The Goodwood Festival of Speed…and Burnouts
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The Goodwood Festival of Speed is on many gearheads bucket list items. But when in jolly ol’ England is the proverbial burnout accepted or would such behavior be declared as an ASBO. Still, seeing our friends from across the pond joining in such behavior is quite the sight. From various LeMans competitors ranging from a Porsche…
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Hoonivercinema- The Gentleman's Exotic with a bit more punch!
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It’s no surprise that I love the Audi R8, especially in the outgoing 4.2 V8 trim. In comes APR and with a little breathing and massaging and with the help of a Eaton TVS 1740 supercharger these R8s are quite the upgraded gentleman’s exotic. With more than 200 horsepower added things get interesting for those willing…
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Craigslist: British Beef The TVR 280i
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It’s British, what could possibly go wrong! All electrical wiring aside, I find this British targa-clad sports car quite the interesting find here in California. Originally, it was known as the TVR Tasmin and then later it was changed to the 280i, as seen on this model. Mostly a hodgepodge of Ford power plants and various running…
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Hooniverse will participate in the 2014 Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge
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Yes, you heard it right. Hooniverse is invited to participate in this years Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge. While finishing up the 5 year restoration of my 1968 Eleanor GT500 the unfortunate thing with long custom restorations is you fail to meet deadlines and I am unable to use that car for the event. No matter, when…
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Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge – The ST held it's own
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What is an underdog? Webster’s dictionary defines it as “a person, team, etc., that is expected to lose a contest or battle.” So by knowing this, and freely accepting a level of competition, what would the mindset of said underdog be? Not to get too philosophical but, in vehicular competition this could be demonstrated in…
