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    Merry Christmas

    Merry Christmas!
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    GT-R v. Viper

    http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Samurai-Speed-Breaks-GTRs_207205.htm
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    $50B Ponzi - Who says crime doesn't pay!?

    meanwhile, Madoff's investors will now have to refile their taxes for the last few years... to the tune of 17B altogether... not to mention write off 2008 taxes for losses.
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    GM Museum auction

    wow... it's a sign of the times. Ford seemed to pick a better time in the market to do this it seems now.
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    Dire Times for the Auto Industry

    Chrysler turns off engine for a month Nick Bunkley, Detroit December 19, 2008 CHRYSLER will close all 30 of its factories for at least one month, in response to plunging vehicle sales in the United States. The company said the plants, which employ 46,000 union workers, would close this week...
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    Is assaulting the US President a crime?

    I read somewhere that the shoe thrower had his arm broken during interrogation... be it true or not, I wouldn't be surprised given the severity, and immediacy of middle eastern justice.
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    Honda pulls out of F1, cites economic crisis

    Williams were still faster than Toyota for a fair part of the year... and faster than Honda. Torro Rosso were plenty quick this year... top tier competitive? No... but given the merits of our times, I can see a lot happening in the next year or two. I don't see racing going by the wayside; just...
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    Honda pulls out of F1, cites economic crisis

    I am not so sure, yes... some privateers are fully out for the year, and foreseeable future; however, like in times past... this will give the best chance for teams, and cars who have been overshaddowed by the deep pockets of the manufacturers for building a car that is that much faster than the...
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    Top Gear USA DOA

    To me, a strong leader we already know would have been Jay Leno, or Jerry Seinfeld. The line up they have is Adam Corrola - Clarkson-like lead host Tanner Faust - Hamster Eric Stromer - who appears to know nothing about cars, and only got the job because he knows Corrola... kinda like James...
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    Top Gear USA DOA

    Most of that I won't respond to, I think plenty of others can and have already. That said, when was Top Gear about the normal cars? We aren't looking for another Motor Trend TV, Car and Driver TV, or AMS TV. The TG formula is exciting cars in exciting ways with over-the-top production, and...
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    Top Gear USA DOA

    I disagree. Much of Top Gear's humor is so blatently anti-US that we need a team of entertainers, drivers, and journalists biased towared US cars. There is only so much Clarkson that one can take at a time. not to say that I don't enjoy TG... but that show is so badly in need of the...
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    Dire Times for the Auto Industry

    http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16523.html this ~could~ be the better option than what Congress has been proposing
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    Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale

    the 360 CS is one great driving car. I highly recommend leaving the car in "Race" mode, otherwise; the transmission may feel awkward... all the while, you are saving the clutch. The steering wheel feel is 100x better than that of the standard 360, or 430 for that matter. It's loud, but IMHO...
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    Dire Times for the Auto Industry

    The said friend wouldn't go deeply into details, and even if he would... it wouldn't be wise to post them. I doubt it would be the last v8; but the last small block as we know it.
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    Dire Times for the Auto Industry

    Had dinner with somebody interesting... many rumors, and much heresay. He was reluctant to indulge in the rumors; but definitely did not dispell them. Pontiac is almost 100% to be fared into the annals of history. Saturn isn't likely to survive, Corvette is under drastic changes; and GM as a...
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    Years of adventures through the woods...

    its tough to tell in the low res, but in two of the filmstrip photos, dbk's car is in, and one of them, Camilo's white GT is in it too.
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    Years of adventures through the woods...

    Before the owner moved to more prosperous lands, he commissioned a poster print to remind him of the good times in Michigan he had. I may yet make a few changes before shipping it off in the snail mail to the South.
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    Granatelli Spam?

    This is the second spam I've received related to FGT, the first one was for Ford GT jackets some time back. (I've long since deleted) The email used to contact me is NOT in my profile; and required them clicking onto my website, and clicking on the "email me" javascript to prevent automated...
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    Happy Birthday Francesca

    Happy Birthday Francesca! Sounds like great timing this year! Best wishes -I
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    SR-71 Blackbird

    somebody in the Aerospace contracting business told me some years back an interesting number :) "The plane can reach anywhere in the world in 2 hours" almost...