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Winter Driving: Separating the “Drivers” from the “Passengers”

Winter Driving

Posted December 17 2009 05:54 PM by dougn

Several years ago I attended a 3 day racing school at Road Atlanta.

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Festivus Maximus

//SFest'09

Posted October 1 2009 07:55 AM by Sgt.Schultz

As unusual a month has passed since we closed the gate 8/29 on yet another impossibly amazing //SFest and I've found mesself reflecting back on all things Awesome. Eight Augusts ago I assembled 20+ urS cars and ~...

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mito vs. smart

Posted March 13 2009 12:02 PM by lesbidrawn

During the brief time gas spiked to five buck a gallon, the US opened its collective eyes.

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The best holiday present ever

Holiday presents

Posted January 15 2009 04:02 PM by kfunke

With the holidays behind us--according to news reports, one of the slowest holiday shopping seasons in history--I've been reflecting on some of the TV advertising I saw during my much needed vacation time.

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The freakin engergizer bunny...

Jetta TDI

Posted November 21 2008 12:21 PM by lesbidrawn

The Jetta TDI keeps going and going and going and going and going

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Jetta TDI

Posted November 12 2008 03:27 PM by lesbidrawn

This is the future...

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Thinning out the SEMA heard

sema show 2008

Posted November 6 2008 07:24 PM by MFEBBO

Fewer cars, fewer vendors, fewer attendees. The economy is down; spending in the industry is down. So why is SEMA better than ever?

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Who needs Ethanol

Posted October 29 2008 12:25 AM by agelinas

The silver lining in the cloud of high gas prices is that more people became aware of diesel technology and its potential. Automotive consumer’s interests in diesel piqued and thus European manufacturers accelerated their...

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44MPG - SWEET!

volkswagen jetta tdi mileage report

Posted October 28 2008 09:17 AM by MFEBBO

A road trip to Vegas lets us compare the mileage of our gas sipping 1.6-liter MINI with our new long term 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI. How does the turbo diesel stand up in a fuel efficiency over the long haul?

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just drive

porsche gt-3

Posted October 16 2008 11:46 AM by lesbidrawn

once again i found myself in the middle of bum-fuck nowhere. i love it here..... you can do whatever you want....no body is here to tell you otherwise.

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Big Fun, Small Space

Kyosho Dnano Radio Controlled Cars

Posted October 3 2008 12:25 PM by MFEBBO

I have seen the future and it is tiny. Yesterday, Les and I visited Kyosho America's head quarters in Lake Forest California. We went down looking for info on their monstrous 1/8th scale nitro powered RC cars, but left...

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The future is here

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Diesel

Posted September 29 2008 12:44 PM by MFEBBO

After much anticipation our latest long-term test vehicle has finally rolled into our garage. We have been awaiting the new batch of diesel cars and last Friday our Jetta rolled into the parking garage to waves of cheers.

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scary fast

gti turbo

Posted September 19 2008 12:38 PM by lesbidrawn

Just two days before i hooked up with the Dinan M6, the crew at ec assembled a few Mk V GTIs, you know, for kicks. As editor, I can "call" photoshoots whenever I want and no one at the office can protest. Plus,...

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VW Jetta TDI Cup Racing

volkswagen jetta tdi cup race cars

Posted August 19 2008 01:22 PM by MFEBBO

A couple of weeks ago, VW gave me the opportunity to test out one of their Jetta TDI Cup Race cars at Portland International Raceway. It is the first diesel powered racecar I have ever driven, but surprisingly there was...

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wheel styling

classic wheel

Posted August 18 2008 12:40 PM by lesbidrawn

i found a set of genuine halibrand mags at a local garage sale. the lady had no idea what they were worth. i made what i thought was a fair offer and she said it was way too much. i ended up getting these for less than a...

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