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This is so rad.

November 17, 2009

Anybody that knows me knows I love Subarus. But only a select few know I have a special soft spot for Foresters, or “bricks” as I like to call them.

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Dakar 2009 in images

January 17, 2009

The 2009 edition of Dakar is set to wrap up tomorrow, and while Robby Gordon is still shown in 3rd place things aren’t looking good for the American favorite. Yesterday Gordon finished a disappointing 16th on the stage thanks to a rock stuck in the throttle linkage. It appears that more problems have hit the [...]

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Dakar 2009: Shaking things up at Stage 12

January 15, 2009

As was so kindly pointed out by a commenter on Tom’s most recent Forgotten Ugly Sporty Cars post, I haven’t been keeping up to date with Dakar. I hate to say it, but sometimes life gets in the way of reporting.
While I’ve been away though, some pretty crazy stuff has been going on. Stage 11 [...]

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Dakar 2009: Robby Gordon is movin’ on up

January 6, 2009

While we’re really just happy to have daily Dakar updates every evening on TV, most of us here in The Garage are really rooting for American anti-hero Robby Gordon. People can say what they want about Robby, but he truly is a racer’s racer who just wants to win in anything he drives.
At the end [...]

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Dakar 2009 gets under way

January 3, 2009

Things have been rather quiet here in The Garage these days, as we all attempt to actually be part of our families over the holidays. Fortunately for all of us, there are 542 rally crews who eat, sleep and breath Dakar!
The gigantic field of cars, bikes, atv’s and trucks left Buenos Aires this morning to [...]

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The latest news on Dakar… finally.

January 29, 2008

Not only has the route been changed but so has the name. Now it will be called the Dakar Series which will take place in three stages. The first stage will start on April 11th in Budapest and finish in Hungary and Romania. The second stage will begin in Portugal in September and then they [...]

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Dakar heads to South America

January 22, 2008

ASO, the organizers of the event, have signed a deal with a promotion company in Argentina! And although the South American rally likely won’t happen this year, when it does it will likely revert to Dakar’s traditional January 1 starting date and take the place of the Pampas Rally in the FIA Cross Country Rally [...]

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Another Reason to Totally Detest Al-Qaeda

January 10, 2008

Is this really what the world has come to? It seems even a legendary rally in the twisted minds of Al-Qaeda is contrary to their beliefs.
The Dakar Rally, the legendary race across the Sahara which is one of motorsport’s toughest and most dangerous competitions, has been cancelled for the first time in its 30-year history [...]

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Porsche kicks off Transsyberia Rally

August 3, 2007

The Porsche Cayenne has had more than a few detractors since it’s inception, with many feeling that there is no reason for an SUV with 911 lineage. Porsche is determined to show the world that the Cayenne is a winner in it’s own arena. But what exactly is that arena?
This is no shopping mall [...]

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Chrysler Group Celebrates 20 Years of Modern Concept Vehicles

May 26, 2007

Car enthusiasts love concept cars. Journalists love concept cars. Chrysler loves to build concept cars! In fact they are dedicated to building the Coolest of Cool concept cars. In reality, every designer and every manufacturer thinks that their concepts are the coolest. Not every concept is a driver though and the Chrysler boys and girls [...]

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