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  • Ariel Nomad Tactical Plays in the Snow

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    Some time ago we took a close look at the Ariel Nomad Tactical, the car and all its features. At the time I said that when my friend Baer Connard of Ace Performance gets one this summer I will be first one to drive it. The summer has come and gone and I never found the time to drive…

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  • Spend a gorgeous night with the Clarion Builds Acura NSX

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    Friend of Hooniverse Andrew Maness recently spent time with our new favorite Acura NSX. It’s the Clarion Builds car, and it’s a stunner. Andrew could’ve went the standard automotive video review route (which, admittedly we’re going to do our own version of here soon), but he didn’t. He teamed up with amazing videographer and set…

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  • Using track data to improve your times

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    [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVYb0TGOy48&ab_channel=TheSmokingTire[/youtube] I’ve heard about using data derived from onboard telemetry to improve ones lap times. Really though, I didn’t fully understand what the pros are looking at, and how they use the data to get faster. Friend of Hooniverse Matt Farah recently got a healthy education in just how to use on-track data to make…

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  • Evil Genius Cage Class: Learn to Build a Cage the Right Way

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    I burned all of last weekend building a cage on someone else’s car and paid for the privilege to do so. Our instructor was John Pagel, the evil genius of Evil Genius Racing, but he might sometimes go by Tom Sawyer as well. Nine of us met up at the Bay Area wrenching co-op Rack…

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  • Click For Affirmation That Good Things Still Happen.

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    If you guys think along the same lines as me, and I’m pretty sure you do, this story will blow your mind. It all started when a guy from Ipswich alerted the forumites of the esteemed Autoshite.com as to the existence and imminent sale of a Ford Sierra. Not just any Sierra, but the virtually…

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  • Weekend Edition: Old German cars on a Slovenian street

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    A Slovenian friend of mine, Aleš shot these classic German cars in his town of Maribor the other day. Both of them are in need of light restoration, even if they’re durable enough to trundle around the streets in the condition in which they are now.

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  • Weekend Video Edition: Down to a T with a Ford Model T

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    [Ed. note: This article has been penned by guest writer, Matt Harvey from mattonmotors.com –Antti ] Before I get to the main story permit me to get a tiny bit autobiographical. Bear with me, it’s relevant. When I was 8 I took the exam to win a scholarship to the school my Mum wanted to…

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  • AutobahnDRIVER: The Base Jaguar F-Type Might Be The One You Want

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    [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10XhiiU0QGU[/youtube] Our friend Tom is German. He lives in Germania, and he drives German roads. He recently got his hands on the base Jaguar F-Type, and it seems it might be the one he finds most appealing. After all, 340 horsepower is nothing to sneeze at. Especially when you think of all the (relative) cash…

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  • Roll On, Smokey!

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    [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M0KzSLHnh4[/youtube] I love this truck. If you weren’t already aware, the folks at Hot Rod Garage have themselves a 1973 Dodge D200. It’s a sweet pickup, and you see far less D-series trucks than you do Chevys and Fords. Tony Angelo (Hooniverse Podcast Guest) has taken the truck and swapped in a Cummins turbo diesel…

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  • Does The G63 Make Sense? The Smoking Tire Tries To Find Out

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    [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjfGg2NYgjc[/youtube] I love the Mercedes-Benz G Wagen. At least, I think I do because I’ve never driven one. I’d prefer a downgraded nearly Mil-spec version, but that’s not the one we see prowling our streets. Friend of Hooniverse Matt Farah recently had the keys to a G63 AMG and he decided to explore the vehicle…

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