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Hey- thanks for reading. Really! Now, as Chris has explained before, this site is fueled by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts, but we all have lives and jobs that sometimes preclude writing every day- heck, sometimes, every week. That’s why we love that you read and comment on our material- whether those comments be positive or negative. This week’s question has it’s focus squarely on you, our readership, and what you do when you aren’t glued to c|g. Read the rest of this entry »

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Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ- It was a somber weekend in the NHRA and world of racing. Scott Kalitta, son of famed racer Connie Kalitta, passed away following an accident in qualifying on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

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Yes, folks, that’s right, Ford has revived it’s drag-race-only specials for competition in the NHRA. These factory-backed Mustangs will sport a 3000 lb. curb weight, a 5.4 supercharged engine, rated by Ford at 400 horsepower, and a special wheel and graphics package to differentiate the car from typical Mustangs. Full press release after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

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The “Gas Crisis.” The “Gas Crunch.” The “Oil Problem.” Whatever you want to call it, it’s real in the economic realm, regardless of it’s causes. This week, the question is sober, straightforward, and without fluff-what are you doing, going to do, or have done in regards to the gas crisis? Read the rest of this entry »

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Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, N.J.- The NHRA POWERAde Drag Racing series will be lightin’ ‘em up at Englishtown this coming weekend. A track popular with magazine writers, Englishtown is a historic track that is sure to see some great racing action. Pro Stock teams will have their final chance to earn their way into the K&N Horsepower Challenge, so the action on track will be hot! If you can’t make it to E-Town for the races, see it all on ESPN2,with Qualifying on June 21st from 4-8PM, a repeat of Qualifying from 11:30PM-1:30AM, Eliminations on the 22nd from 8-11PM and a repeat of Eliminations on the 24th from 2-4AM. All times EST. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sorry guys/gals, looks like the guy best known for Love Lines, The Man Show and Crank Yankers will be hosting the US version of Top Gear. The good news is rally hot-shoe, Tanner Foust, will be co-hosting it. Maybe if we get lucky, Carolla will get fired before the show gets canceled. That being said, if it doesn’t suck, it will be nice to watch this on DVR rather than dealing with Torrent downloading the UK version. Which I will probably still do. c|g was lucky enough to find out about this via NBC’s PR group. Which is kind of cool. Full press release post jump.

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Up for sale on eBay is one of the original KITT Trans Ams used in the classic Knight Rider series. This KITT comes exactly as it was back when the show aired. It is the same car recently featured in the travesty movie The Benchwarmers. Buyer Beware, Jon Lovitz’ odor may still be present. Act fast, as the bidding ends tomorrow. If any of our readers buy this, we’d be happy to send you a free culture|garage sticker.

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[Source - eBay]

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Tom Hazen, of Minnesota Austin Healey Club, puts on some incredible events from highspeed runs at an airport, to country cruises, to my favorite event, the hillclimb.  The hillclimb starts with a very simple autox portion in the lower parking lot and then you round the last turn and charge uphill.  To slow the speeds and keep the event safe, they add a couple of chicanes for good measure.  This year, four c|g’ers made it to the event.  All of us enjoyed our time and even placed fairly well, I will update later with results.  For the time being, enjoy the video of Andrew Douglas and my runs.

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