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ITALIAN INSTRUMENT; New Maserati is a sporty, aerodynamic, pricey . . . pen.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: JACOB LINGEMAN AT THIS TIME OF year, old cars are antiques, automakers are coachbuilders and car shows are concours. And a pen is not a pen, it is a writing instrument. Armando Simoni, creator of OMAS (Officina Mech-anica Armando Simoni) pens, was known for ...
DRIVERS LOG.(NEWS)(Product/service evaluation)
Aug 25, 2008 ... HART: I was surprised at how much I liked this little Land Rover. It has a clean design inside and out, and the driving experience was quite nice. The seats are comfortable, and even with most of the roof taken up by glass, the A/C kept the cabin really cool. The straight-six is strong, ...
FIRE STARTER; FIRST DRIVE OF THE 638-HP, TRACK-SHREDDING CORVETTE ZR1.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: MAC MORRISON PHOTOS BY JIM FETS The story goes that back in 2001, as the Corvette team outlined its expected price and performance figures for the $70,000, 505-hp Chevrolet Corvette Z06, General Motors boss Rick Wagoner wondered whimsically how much performance GM ...
Methane Is a Greenhouse Gas.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... HOW TO STOP WORRYING about global warming and learn to love your car again: Stop eating meat. I know, it's a waste of brain energy to hope that Americans will stop eating meat, the pipe dream of a delusional vegan (is there any other kind?) and more outrageous than hoping for ...
CAN'T TOUCH HIM; SEBASTIEN LOEB IS STILL THE ONLY MAN TO WIN RALLY GERMANY.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008; Peacock, Anthony ... Byline: ANTHONY PEACOCK The Rallye Deutschland will have to wait at least another year to add a second name to its winners list. Since the event joined the World Rally Championship in 2002, no one other than Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb has won it. His seventh consecutive ...
ALMOST THERE; TONY SCHUMACHER WINS AGAIN AS CHAMPIONSHIP PICTURE EMERGES.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: ROB GEIGER Tony Schumach-er won his fifth Top Fuel race in a row and his 10th of the season at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa., to draw within one victory of Joe Amato's class record of 52 career wins. Schumacher's total consecutive wins and his wins in a season tied ...
LOSING SPEED? NASCAR IS STILL AMERICA'S NO.1 MOTORSPORT, BUT THINGS ARE NOT ALL ROSY.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: AL PEARCE NASCAR CEO Brian France often brags about his sport's 70 million loyal fans. He speaks fondly of TV ratings, Fortune 500 company sponsors, ticket sales, media exposure and on-track competition, "our core product. He knows things could be better, but he also ...
NASCAR BUSTS JOE GIBBS RACING.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: CC Joe Gibbs Racing's squeaky-clean image took a hit at Michigan International Speedway when NASCAR inspectors found evidence of improprieties following the Nationwide Series race. The team allegedly tried to conceal its engines' performance by placing ...
TWO-MAYBE THREE-FOR THE MONEY; CARL EDWARDS AND KYLE BUSCH PULL AWAY.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: CURT CAVIN There are more than two championship contenders left in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, and maybe three, but it sure does not look as if there are any more than that. Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards further separated themselves from the pack at Michigan ...
RESULTS.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... TRACK: MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY 2.0-MILE D-SHAPED OVAL DATE: AUG. 17 1. Carl Edwards, Ford, 200 laps at 140.351 mph avg. speed; 2. Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200; 3. David Ragan, Ford, 200; 4. Greg Biffle, Ford, 200; 5. Matt Kenseth, Ford, 200; 6. Mark ...
EXTRA.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... VW EYES WRC Speculation about Volkswagen joining the World Rally Champ-ionship increased after the company's racing boss, Kris Nissen, visited Rally Finland, and VW representatives were spotted again at Rally Germany. A VW source said a variety of racing formulas are under ...
"08 WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE; NASCAR-INSPIRED "69 CAMARO READY TO RUN FOR PINKS AT DETROIT'S 14TH-ANNUAL MUSCLE-CAR EXTRAVAGANZA.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: BOB GRITZINGER Back when cruising on Woodward Avenue in Detroit was in its heyday, Chevrolet's hot Camaro pony car turned heads. In the four decades since, little has changed, as a red 2010 Chevrolet Camaro coupe attracted the lion's share of attention from ...
RESULTS.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... COURSE: RALLY GERMANY DATE: AUG. 15-17 1. Sebastien Loeb, Citroen C4 WRC, 3h 26m 19.7s; 2. Daniel Sordo, Citroen C4 WRC, +47.7s; 3. Francois Duval, Ford Focus RS WRC 07, +1m 20s; 4. Mikko Hirvonen, Ford Focus RS WRC 07, +1m 30.1s; 5. Petter Solberg, Subaru Impreza ...
VOLT VARIANTS; GM plans more plug-in hybrids.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: ROGER HART AND GREG MIGLIORE General Motors used an annual gathering of automotive honchos to give us the latest glimpse of the production version of the Chevrolet Volt, which it promises will be revealed in whole later this fall. And a glimpse is all we got: two slides ...
SPECS.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... ON SALE: Now BASE PRICE: $105,000 DRIVETRAIN: 6.2-liter, 638-hp, 604-lb-ft supercharged V8; RWD, ...
STEWART HIRES RYAN NEWMAN.(NEWS)(Tony Stewart )
Aug 25, 2008 ... NASCAR Sprint Cup points leader Kyle Busch said that Tony Stewart and his new Stewart-Haas Racing teammate, Ryan Newman, may struggle to be competitive when they debut next season. "I think it's going to take some time to build that organization to where Tony wants to see it, ...
TV Aug. 29-31.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... FRIDAY, AUG. 29 * Indy Lights from Sonoma, Calif., 2 p.m., ESPN2 * NASCAR Live, 2:30 p.m., Speed (L) * NASCAR Sprint Cup practice from Fontana, Calif., 3 p.m., Speed (L) * NASCAR Live, 4:30 p.m., Speed (L) * NASCAR Now, 5 p.m., ESPN2 ...
UNDER THE HOOD.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... SUMMER FUN It's a car lover's paradise! In the middle of August, the action on Woodward Avenue in the Detroit area heats up as enthusiasts from near and far bring their rides to the Woodward Dream Cruise. And if they're not cruising, they're camped out on the curbs watching the ...
1975 MERCEDES-BENZ 206D CAMPINGWAGEN ANOTHER GERMAN "WAGEN.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: ERIC TEGLER Perfect for ram-bling around Europe in the 1970s, the Campingwagen is no less capable today. Never sold in the United States, it mystifies folks who pass it on the highway and wonder why a Volkswagen camper has a three-pointed star on it. But this isn't a VW: ...
AW TRUTH & BEAUTY; BEST IN SHOW.(NEWS)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: Chia Wen A 1938 ALFA ROMEO OWNED BY JON AND MARY SHIRLEY OF MEDINA, WASH. (ABOVE), ROLLS ACROSS THE STAGE NEAR THE 18TH GREEN AT THE PEBBLE BEACH GOLF LINKS ON AUG. 17 AFTER BEING NAMED BEST OF SHOW AT THE ...