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Top Gear: Ferrari 430 Scuderia impressions

richardp996 submitted on 10/13/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:22:33 PM

Posted by Bill Thomas at 9:50AM on Tuesday 09 October, 2007 It's difficult to describe what 60 milliseconds means. I guess a blink of an eye is close enough. It's half a 't' in 'tick', half a 'b' in 'blink'. And it's the time it takes the new F...

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AutoCar's Chris Harris Ferrari 430 Road Test Impressions

richardp996 submitted on 9/25/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:05:55 PM

Chris shares his initial impressions of the sensational 430 Scuderia. Chances a video will come around the corner too....

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Suzuki SX4 WRC

richardp996 submitted on 8/10/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:14:39 AM

Suzuki is my favorite Junior World Rally Championship manufacturer, as they are the epitome of underdogs. June 20th the FIA announced they welcome Suzuki's WRC program with the SX4 production crossover compact. Suzuki has been testing the car for alm...

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The Racing Network

richardp996 submitted on 7/29/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:25:33 AM

I came across this through the American Le Mans Series message boards and God bless sports car racing enthusiats for finding this! A group of ex-Speed Channel employees including Jim Liberatore are attempting to launch a new network to compete with S...

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Troubled GT1 and GT2 classes may see some changes

richardp996 submitted on 7/26/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:46:06 AM

During the 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, the ACO announced it was looking to cut costs in the GT2 class; bringing the racecars closer to production cars. It would seem the GT1 class is under the slashing costs radar too. The lack of participation in A...

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Porsche Germany Site: Porsche GT2

richardp996 submitted on 7/16/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:41:21 PM

Translation: Dr. Ing. h.c. to F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, presents with new 911 GT2 on the IAA the Porsche 911 strongest in Frankfurt. The salient Design with large air intakes in the nose part as well as the characteristic tail wing expresses alrea...

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Car magazine BMW M3 road test

richardp996 submitted on 7/6/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:33:09 PM

Oh yes. The E92 model is the fourth generation of the M3, a car that first arrived in 1986. Back then it had a four-cylinder engine with around 200bhp. The new car doubles that with a V8 and 414bhp, but the basic ingredients remain the same: rear-whe...

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BMW wants you to Relearn to Drive

richardp996 submitted on 6/21/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:01:47 PM

Who taught you how to drive? A bitter instructor? A beer-induced father? BMW just launched 'Relearn to Drive', a place to remember reminder taught you your "skills" and how you can fix them. After being lured by a funny and familiar cast of character...

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ForbesAuto: Top Ten List - Ten Design Trends to Shape the Future

richardp996 submitted on 6/21/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:39:05 AM

Now that most vehicles have robust reliability, quality and performance, automakers are turning to their designers to make their models stand out. Here are 10 design trends that promise to define a new era for cars. by Phil Patton...

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4Car article: Porsche to stay strictly Porsche

richardp996 submitted on 6/20/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:57:22 PM

Porsche won't let its controlling stake in VW lead to a blurring of the boundaries between the companies, according to Porsche's production director, Michael Macht. 'Although there has been a lot of talk in recent weeks on Porsche's stake in Volk...

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4Car article: Porsche lectures supermini makers on emissions

richardp996 submitted on 6/20/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:52:00 PM

Porsche is calling on small-car makers to do more to reduce their emissions. Michael Macht, Porsche's production director, said that the German sports car maker had made far more of an improvement in engine efficiency than many other manufacturers...

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