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From the monthly archives:

August 2008

Who’s Yer Daddy?

August 31, 2008

How rewarding can it possibly be to win anything knowing you won only because the best didn’t show up? When it comes to racing I just love rivalry and no I’m not talking about Edwards and that kid with the elf ears that drives for Nascar. I’m talking about the good ole days when you [...]

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This week in The Garage: 2009 Dodge Journey R/T

August 31, 2008

What does one drive when one needs to move people on occasion, but doesn’t want to wheel in the dreaded minivan? It used to be that one drove a big honkin’ SUV, but then the industry discovered a new niche: the CUV. Dodge’s entry into this class of smaller people mover is the Journey.
For the [...]

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BMW Cancels M3 CSL

August 30, 2008

The makers of the “ultimate driving machine” have stopped development of the M3 CSL. This car was meant to be a lighter, more powerful, and more focused driver’s car than the standard M3. Critics of the current E92 M3 complain the car has gone a little soft, citing more weight and refinement as the main [...]

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Gallery: Hurry up and wait

August 30, 2008

To the uninitiated, auto racing is all about speed. While that is true, there is an awful lot that goes on behind the scenes before the cars ever hit the track. That is perhaps most evident in endurance events, where crew members often work around the clock before the green flag drops. Crew members prepare [...]

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The Garage hits a milestone

August 30, 2008

From the first day we’ve published The Garage, it has been an experiment. Could we publish a fun, quality product and generate some real traffic numbers? Like most experiments, The Garage has had it’s ups and downs as we’ve tried different templates, servers, marketing programs and software versions. Even with the staggering loss of all [...]

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Viper for Sale?

August 29, 2008

John Neff at Autoblog reported on August 27th that Chrysler’s halo car, the Dodge Viper, may be sold to a third party. Rumors have been swirling for some time that the Viper could be canceled. In attempts to streamline their line-ups, we have already seen Chrysler discontinue the Pacifica, Crossfire (which borrowed heavily from ex-parent [...]

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Charles Espenlaub: A Canuck racer at heart

August 28, 2008

I’m not sure how I missed this story last year, but I learned about it in a fun way.
I was about to take a photo of Charles Espenlaub on the mock grid at Mosport, while he was sitting in the Mazda6, when a Speed official approached him. She said something to the effect of “now, [...]

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Phil Hill… Gods Speed

August 28, 2008

Phil Hill has passed away… There I said it, something I hoped never would cross my lips. There are some great men who we wish would never leave us, and possibly Phil Hill is just such a man and because of his many legendary accomplishments just maybe he never will. Anyone that knows anything [...]

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Tom Williams Intro

August 27, 2008

It is my pleasure to introduce myself to The Garage. My name is Tom, and I am going to be helping Gary to give you the latest automotive news that matters to us, and to make sense of what that news “really” means to us enthusiasts. I’ll also be chipping in with some editorial pieces, [...]

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Video: Autolite talks about spark plugs and fuel economy

August 27, 2008

Having noticed our post on fuel economy recently, the folks at Autolite directed us towards their new YouTube channel where they are spreading the gospel of the clean spark. Ok, so they design and sell spark plugs for a living, of course they want us to look at their ads videos. Really though, they’ve put [...]

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