Archive for July, 2009
Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard is all over the news before X Games
Barely a day goes by without a new press release from Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard these days, as the run-up to the X Games gains intensity.
Last week, the Canadian rally phenom was tapped to throw out the first pitch at a Dodgers game down in L.A., and this weekend he’s driving a Bully Dog SuperLite truck [...]
“Monster” Tajima Takes The Win for Suzuki at Pike’s Peak
Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima returned to the Pikes Peak Hill Climb this weekend with the same goal as in 2008: beat the competition up the mountain, and beat the mountain by making the run in less than ten minutes.
A Pikes Peak competitor since 1988, Monster recorded his first class win in 1993, and took his first [...]
Watch: Ken Block grabs early lead at New England Forest Rally
Ken Block and co-driver Alex Gelsomino have continued their drive after dominating last month’s Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally, and after the first five stages of this weekend’s New England Forest Rally, the Subaru Rally Team USA duo are sitting atop the leaderboard.
Block/Gelsomino currently lead second place Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard by 10.5 seconds, while [...]
The way a big car oughta be: 2009 Chrysler 300C SRT8
I have a simple prescription to save Chrysler: Get rid of everything that isn’t SRT.
For those who haven’t paid much attention to Chrysler in the last few years, SRT stands for Street and Racing Technology, and it’s the semi-independent high performance division of Chrysler. SRT functions like MAZDASPEED for Mazda, STI for Subaru, Ralliart for [...]
2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8
This is 2009, and we’re supposed to be frugal, serious, and green. Especially here in Portland, Oregon where I live, greenness is a virtue we take seriously. We’re all about sensible transportation options.
The 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT8 is the antithesis of all that – it’s got 425 horsepower, gets about 16 miles per gallon, and [...]
Big Three Bet on Muscle as GM Emerges from Bankruptcy
The New York Times reported last week that GM’s new hot rod Camaro is a big hit in its first month on the market. GM dealers have been selling out of the retro-musclemobile and the company has only a six day supply of Camaros in hand right now.
And then Chrysler announced today that the uber-muscle [...]
Army of Cuteness – 1,500,000 MINI Coopers on the Road
You see them everywhere – “New Mini” Cooper S and Cooper hatchbacks, convertibles, and now the lengthened Clubman editions. Occasionally, you’ll see the super-duper hot rod “John Cooper Works” editions or even the limited-run Factory Lightweight GP editions. But each day, each week, you see more and more of them driven by shiny happy people [...]
2010 Kia Soul
The Kia Soul is the latest in what I like to call “Boxcar Chic” automotive design. Also known affectionately as the “cookie box” or “shoebox” look, the first example of this was the Scion xB, followed by the Nissan Cube and now the Kia.
The difference between these cars and a Minivan or SUV is the [...]
Tony George Out at Indy and IRL – Will Anyone Notice?
Sometimes when you get canned, it’s a big blowup. There’s yelling, weeping, recrimination, maybe even the odd coffee cup thrown through a window.
And sometimes it’s just the sad epilog to a sadder story.
That seems to be the case with Tony George and yesterday’s announcement that he’s been canned from his position as President of Indianapolis [...]
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