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From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Suzuki Reveals 2010 Kizashi

July 30, 2009

If there have been any complaints about Suzuki, one of the most glaring has been a less than complete line of cars for the public to choose from. Buyers who liked the spunky, affordable SX4 had no car to graduate to. All that changes with the new Kizashi, which is scheduled to hit the showroom [...]

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Tanner Faust does a little Gymkhana of his own in X Games Fiesta

July 29, 2009

Unfortunately we didn’t get around to covering Pikes Peak this year, but we’re going to try to stay on top of the X Games.
While Ken Block has wowed the world with his wicked Subie slides lately, he’s not the only one who can wheel a rally car! Leading up to the X Games, Tanner [...]

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Schumacher to fill in for Massa… BMW to withdraw from F1

July 29, 2009

Micheal Schumacher will make a return to Formula 1 to replace Ferrari driver Felipe Massa.
The seven-time world champion, who retired following the 2006 season has agreed to drive in the European Grand Prix in Valencia Spain. Massa suffered a fractured skull during qualifying at the Hungarian GP.
Massa was released from intensive care today. He is [...]

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Gallery: Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship Saturday qualifier at Honda Indy Toronto

July 28, 2009

Wow, now that is a long post title!
After the clouds finally cleared over the Honda Indy Toronto a few weeks ago, the CCTCC teams finally got out on a dry track to do battle. Do battle they certainly did, with several heavy on track incidents on the first lap. By the time they made it [...]

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Driven: VW Jetta SportWagen TDI

July 27, 2009

Our “Driven” series highlights the several cars I was able to sample at IMPA’s Spring Brake 2009 event. These short takes are summaries of my driving impressions of the cars on the roads surrounding Bear Mountain State Park in Rockland County, New York.

Given the automotive preferences of most North Americans, it’s a wonder the car [...]

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2nd Annual Willowdale Subaru Show & Shine

July 27, 2009

Despite Mother Nature’s best attempts to drown us yesterday, we still managed to have a great time at the 2nd Annual Show & Shine at Willowdale Subaru. The skies opened right about the time show cars were scheduled to arrive, so the turnout was a little lighter than we had hoped. Those who braved the [...]

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F1’s Felipe Massa Stable after Qualifying Accident

July 25, 2009

In the closing moments of the second qualifying session for the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, Felipe Massa’s Ferrari was shown buried in a tire barrier. A spring had come off the rear suspension of Rubens Barrichello’s Brawn GP , hitting Massa’s helmet-putting him a daze, or losing consciousness as his car wandered off track [...]

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Two wheeling into the west coast offices of The Garage

July 25, 2009

When I heard that my Dad, had sold his big BMW bike and was heading from BC to California to pick up a new used bike, I went straight to google maps to see where San Luis Obispo was. It would appear that the ride home would send the man on the big red machine [...]

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2nd Annual Willowdale Subaru Show & Shine

July 24, 2009

Usually we’re out visiting other people’s events, but this weekend we’re hosting the 2nd annual Willowdale Subaru Show and Shine with the Toronto Subaru Club.
Last year’s event saw close to forty Subaru models from stock to full on rally cars. This year we hope to see even more club member’s cars along with a [...]

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Driven: Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 Grand Touring

July 23, 2009

Our “Driven” series highlights the several cars I was able to sample at IMPA’s Spring Brake 2009 event. These short takes are summaries of my driving impressions of the cars on the roads surrounding Bear Mountain State Park in Rockland County, New York.

The Genesis Coupe was on the short list of cars Gary wanted me [...]

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