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From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Driving Vacations through the ages

February 29, 2008

Enjoy taking a drive in the past? Who wouldn’t? Here is a site I have enjoyed for years and never tire of it. Enjoy.
MSNBC’s Hittin’ The Road
And whatever you do don’t miss out of the car salesman doing his thing.

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Update: PT will not work for wieners

February 29, 2008

“(Oval racing) is pretty dangerous, and I’m not going to drive for hamburgers and hot dogs,”
Paul Tracy discussing the possibility of driving for Vision Racing.

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Will PT be sitting on the pot in 2008?

February 29, 2008

Just as the Toronto Grand Prix became a casualty of the final battle before the IRL/CCWS reunion, the home town boy may sit out the 08 season as well. TSN has reported that long time Champ Car team owner Gerald Forsythe has decided to call it a day for the format. Forsythe Racing Inc will [...]

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How a hybrid can make you rich

February 28, 2008

Darwin Head of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan won $1 million last night in Vancouver in between periods of a game between the Canucks and the Avalanche. His feat: He shot 15 pucks — the exact amount he needed — into an empty net from the far blue line in just 24 seconds but not only did [...]

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Carnival of Wheels: Edition #58

February 28, 2008

Well folks, I guess the two week cycle for the CoW is going to be more of a guideline, as I just can’t find the time to sit down and do this much reading in one sitting. I’ve got a couple of free hours this afternoon, so grab me yourself a cold one and let’s [...]

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Indycar holds reunification press conference

February 28, 2008

It is finally official, the IRL & CCWS are one. The way it should have always been. Sour grapes of the past aside though, as Karl Kalkhoven said: “Now is not the time to look back”
Greg MacPherson from Inside Track live blogged the press conference yesterday and has some great insight.
Full length (really long) [...]

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Canadian Motorsports Expo hits Toronto this weekend

February 28, 2008

One of the nastiest winters on record here in Ontario is almost done and that means that motorsports enthusiasts are getting itchy to get to the track. This weekend marks the annual Canadian Motorsports Expo in Toronto.
Full details are after the break

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Boyd Coddington dies at 63

February 27, 2008

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Car-building legend Boyd Coddington, whose testosterone-injected cable TV reality show “American Hot Rod” introduced the nation to the West Coast hot rod guru, has died. He was 63.
Coddington died at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in suburban Whittier at 6:20 a.m. Wednesday. His La Habra office spokeswoman Amanda Curry wouldn’t disclose the cause [...]

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Should road testers sway your purchase decision?

February 26, 2008

Blues Brothers. Panned by critics, loved by millions. So who is right? What makes the critics opinion more valid than the consumer? Veteran Canadian auto writer, new to auto blogging, Jil McIntosh warns consumers that it is good to be critical of the critics. In other words, trust your butt over theirs.
So what gives? Why [...]

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Another of racing’s greats passes: Paul Frere

February 25, 2008

Sad news has reached The Garage that long time racer, automotive writer and engineer Paul Frere has passed away at the age of 91. He had been injured in a crash while testing for Road & Track and while he recovered from his injuries, he was never quite the same. Frere began his racing career [...]

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