Author Archives: Will@FluxAuto

Motor Trend’s Jessi Lang Learns to Drift From Ken Gushi

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Jessi Lang was more or less the pretty face that Motor Trend brought in to read the news and do interviews for their YouTube video series. Kudos to her for being enthusiastic about her job and getting more involved. Jessi’s latest episodes on the Motor Trend channel have been about her getting involved and learning some different aspects of motorsports. Here she’s learning the basics of drifting from Formula D star Ken Gushi. They start off in a stock Scion FR-S and then they go for a ride in Ken’s fully prepped race car.


Source: Motor Trend on YouTube

Toyota Motorsports Group EV P002 Improves Its Nurburbring Record

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The Toyota EV P002 electric race car is having an outstanding year so far. Germany based Toyota Motorsports Group Gmbh built the car based off a Radical open cockpit chassis. The EV P002 develops 900 Nm of torque (664 ft-lbs) and 350 kw of power (470 hp) from two axial flux “pancake” motors. It’s capable of holding 42 kwh of energy (almost twice the size of the Nissan Leaf battery pack) on board with lithium ceramic batteries.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour Over Southern California

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I’ve already posted videos of the loading and landing of Space Shuttle Endeavour’s final flight, but this a different perspective of the journey. This video was shot from one of the escort FA-18 Hornets as they flew over Southern California. There’s cockpit audio so you can hear the pilot speak to the videographer and point out the attractions they’re flying over.


Source: NASA Dryden on YouTube via Jalopnik

Baja Trophy Truck on Tarmac – Hot Rod Magazine

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Mike Finnegan of Hot Rod Magazine set out to show off the capabilities of Cameron Steele’s Desert Assassin Trophy Truck by doing some comparisons that most of us can understand. They take the truck in desert racing specifications and put it on a drag strip and have it turn in a hot lap around Willow Springs. The guys also brought along a Ford Mustang Boss 302 and Raptor for comparison’s sake. The speed they get out of the trophy truck is pretty impressive and I always enjoy watching machines excel at things they weren’t specifically designed for.


Source: Motor Trend on YouTube