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From the monthly archives:

April 2008

A little burnout never hurt anyone

April 30, 2008

The wonders of the gootubez never cease to amaze. Mr. Faules was wasting some time cruising through youtube last night when he came across this little bit of tire shredding goodness.
I think it can be beaten. Yes folks…I’m laying down the gauntlet for our other guy on the west coast. Come on Von Minden, we [...]

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Time Machine: 2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon

April 29, 2008

Time machine:
A device for conveying a person or object into the past or the future.
As a kid, like many other boys I was drawn to the Jeep CJ. There was a guy down the street with a denim edition and it was just beyond cool. I mean, the roof & doors came off and it [...]

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The 2008 Suzuki SX-4 : SX for the City

April 29, 2008

Belting through traffic, I feel as if I should be slaloming wash lines, market carts and pavement cafes, rather than behemoth SUVs, Cube Vans and moderately enraged drivers… one of which happens to be our cameraman in a pursing BMW 535xi. There’s Italian city car flair to the Suzuki SX4, and for good reason; in [...]

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Raging hormones and racing do not mix

April 29, 2008

“Could you do me a favor? In our motor home, in the bedroom, go to my closet. All the way in the back of the closet, there’s a blue dress. Maybe you should wear it next time you qualify!”
Find out what Pregnant beotch said that to her hubby following qualifying for last year’s IRL race [...]

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Video: Jay Leno takes on Godzilla

April 28, 2008

Jay Leno is a lucky guy. Not only has he built a career doing something he loves, but he’s earned the right to gain access to the world’s coolest cars. What more could a guy want? In this latest video release from the Big Dog Garage, Jay gets to put the 2009 Nissan GT-R through [...]

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A great deal if you hurry

April 26, 2008

There is a great car for sale on Ebay for anyone who enjoys the rich history of the Vanderbilt Cup Series.  Here is what it says about the car.
1904 Thomas Model 27 Racer
This is straight line 6 cylinder 12.3 liter 750 cubic inch 60 h.p. engine was engineered and built for the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup [...]

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Video: Easyrider tackles Rabbit Hill

April 26, 2008

Remember when we showed you Ken Block’s day of ripping up and down a snowboard park? Yes? Well, so did Warren Currie. The Captain of The Easyrider set out to make it happen and ended up with 3 hours on Rabbit Hill, with the Flat Over Crest team in tow. The result is an incredibly [...]

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It’s fast out there! ACP at the 2008 Olympus Rally

April 26, 2008

The latest in a series of videos from the Andrew Comrie-Picard camp is this stunning piece covering Team ACP at the 2008 Olympus Rally. If you are a regular reader, you’ll recognize the shooting style of Warwick Patterson and the rest of the team at Flat Over Crest.
After the break of course

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Spotted: 2009 Nissan Xterra

April 24, 2008

While the current bodied Nissan Xterra is far from outdated, platform has been around since 2005 which means it is reaching the end of the usual 4 year cycle. TCC has a collection of shots from Brenda Priddy & Co. of the upcoming model change. There doesn’t appear to be much change to the actual [...]

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The Garage on Flickr: Lotus

April 23, 2008

Once again, there are just so many incredible images in The Garage Blog Flickr pool, that I can’t make up my mind. Rather than a photo of the week, I think I’m just going to share them randomly.
This incredible shot of a Lotus in the fog was taken by Roberto Blank. I just love the [...]

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