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 After owning this car for 8 months and doing quite a few thousand street miles and 4 track days it is easy to see why it gets such rave reviews. My interest in performance street cars is track based. Heading to the track for an open track day is where I find the enjoyment of sports cars and performance. There have been quite a few different street cars and race cars through my garage, and all used in various ways so let's call that a solid base to make comparisons. Up until this point arguably the best car I have...

Little known fact IPGparts has a project Audi RS3 that happens to be Tom's daily driver.  The car has been getting attention over the last couple of months but today's update is about what prompted the decision. When you start looking at the best bang for the buck cars in the $50k range you start getting into some heavy hitters on the new and used market but none stand out like the Audi RS3. 4 doors, a factory turbocharged 5 cylinder engine making 394hp / 354 torque and a Dual Clutch Transmission that has proven itself to handle the abuse....

  The Florida Citrus Region PCA HPDE event in February at Roebling Road Raceway is an event I have attended several times over the years and it is always a good time.  This year I was able to take the Integra Type R to the track for the first time. Saturday ended up being wet all day which in hindsight was a great learning opportunity for car setup.  Sunday had drying conditions and ended up giving me a couple of full dry sessions on track to cap off the weekend. So with a wet track what did I change for...

We all know it wouldn't take long for the S2000 to hit the track and see what is capable of. I have been a long proponent and supporter of how great stock cars are from the factory. A lot of times the best way to enjoy whatever car it is that you own is in its oem configuration. Reliability, ease of use and overall enjoyability are words that come to mind when you can take a car as the manufacturer designed and produced it and use it as it was meant to be used. The 2004 Honda S2000 is the...

Imagining your project and having the patience to see it through to the end is a timeless story. "Bought it as a beat up rolling shell for $400 ... have been working on it for 16 months." - Billy Wyatt (@BillyD16Wyatt) The relentless pursuit of Honda SOHC D Series power goes back to the mid 1990s when enthusiasts started uncovering the potential and possibilities with these econoboxes. Fast forward over 20 years later and they are still as prevalent as ever in various street performance and race cars around the world. Billy Wyatt's Turbo D Series EK is a culmination...