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  • Hooniverse Reviews: Assetto Corsa's Porsche Packs

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    Skin used: Porsche 962c Short Tail – GReddy #99 by moustiqo Porsche is in the midst of a triumphant (and long overdue) return to sim racing after years of contractual tyranny from EA. The exclusive contract that the Need for Speed publishers had with Porsche for more than a decade is officially over, which allowed for the legendary brand…

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  • Do Not Do As I Have Done…Or Don't Use Walmart Tire

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    Mokoto, my little Miata, has been a darling car. I’ve enjoyed a lot of miles with her already. One thing I seem to forget to do, however, was rotate my tires. So this past month I have had the wonderful experience of trying to get tires mounted and balanced before I head off to Germany. I…

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  • Porsche will return to sim racing with Assetto Corsa

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    [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv-cPGa9Zsg[/youtube] This is really happening. Porsche is returning to sim racing! For real! This is a big deal because for the last decade or so, Porsche has been locked in a licensing deal with EA Games granting them near exclusive use of the legendary brand in racing games. The now infamous deal is the reason…

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  • Consumerism Be Damned: A Cars and Cellphones Metaphorical Musing

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    When your cellphone contract expires, the generally expected thing to do is to stride immediately into your local telecoms agency and sign yourself up for a fresh deal on whatever phone grabs your fancy. The contract for my cellphone expired last march and, well, I really didn’t know what to do. I had been nailed…

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  • Bonjour, les Amis [New writer alert!]

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    Greetings, all. I suppose I should take some time and introduce myself. My name is Shant, and I come bearing news: I’m the new guy here. I love cars of all types, be they microcars built in the Eastern Bloc, or the latest and greatest sports car. If it has wheels and an engine, chances…

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  • Truck Thursday: Our Cars: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

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    So my fellow Hoons, this is once again another rather long and rambling post about some of the things going on in this olelongrooffan’s life at this point. If you don’t really care for my ramblings, please move along. I won’t be offended. However if my fellow Hoons have a bit of time to waste…

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  • Better Late than Never – Hooniversal Calendar of Events

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    Now that the fireworks, burgers and beer have been cast aside for the endless torture of uncomfortable office chairs and glaring overhead lights, my fellow Hoons, I come to you with a plea. Hooniverse needs your calendar entries for our Hooniversal Event Calendar!

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  • Hooniverse Weekend Edition – Hot Rod 1986 Chevy Astro Van in Craigslist

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      Starting off this Sunday Edition of Hooniverse Weekend, I will continue combing through the Hooniverse in-box. The Chevrolet Astro was a very long lived compact van that was introduced as an answer to the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager twins in 1985, and were discontinued only recently (at the end of the 2005 model…

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  • Hooniversal Dream Girl – Hellé Nice

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    Luckily for the racing masses, Mariette Hélène Delangle, or as she was later known, Hellé Nice, was born on December 15th, 1900 in France to some pretty unassuming parents. Mom was a home maker, dad the local postman. This lovely woman didn’t start out as a racecar driver; in fact she was the polar opposite,…

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  • Celebrate Canada Day in a Very Big Way

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    Today is Canada Day, and as the token Canadian here on staff, it’s up to me to recognize the event. And, in the spirit of Canada’s peaceful nature, low crime rates and generally civil populace — with the exception of Vancouver, of course, because they’ve always been a bunch of f***-ups — we present an…

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