Archive for 'Celebrities'
Velocity Channel Working On Carroll Shelby Miniseries
Posted on 18. May, 2012 by admin.
There’s no denying that Carroll Shelby permanently etched his mark on the American landscape with big, bold strokes. Over the course of his career, Shelby worked as everything from a farmer through a Formula One driver, but he was perhaps best known as the mad genius who shoehorned a Ford V-8 into an AC Ace roadster.
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U.S. Senate Designates July 13th Collector Car Appreciation Day
Posted on 18. May, 2012 by admin.
If you collect or restore cars as a hobby, you already know that the government isn’t always your friend. Each passing year seems to bring new regulations and restrictions, despite the fact that the car hobby pumps a significant amount of money into the economy, on a local, state and national level. Not everyone in Washington, D.C.
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Ferrari, Lamborghini And TVR Damaged In L.A. Crash: Video
Posted on 17. May, 2012 by admin.
A Lincoln Town Car crashed into a luxury vehicle workshop in Los Angeles early yesterday, damaging three customer cars in the process, one of which may belong to NBA star Kobe Bryant. Upon crashing, the driver of the Town Car, a 30-year-old male, fled the scene on foot and is still missing. A female passenger sitting in the back of the car was..
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Mobil 1 Racing Academy Game Offers Lessons From Tony Stewart, Lewis Hamilton
Posted on 15. May, 2012 by admin.
If you want to learn how to race cars, having NASCAR’s Tony Stewart or Formula One’s Lewis Hamilton as a coach is a pretty solid way to start. If you could actually hire either superstar driver, you’d pay a staggering amount to be told that your lines are sloppy, you’re braking too early and you’re not looking far...
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Sebastian Vettel Channels His Inner Bruce Lee: Video
Posted on 11. May, 2012 by admin.
Sebastian Vettel is a “brand ambassador” for Infiniti, so you can expect to see him in various ad campaigns for the luxury auto brand. The latest kicks off Infiniti’s Inspired Performance series of viral videos, and it pits Vettel against a gang of thieves in a classic martial arts scene. Vettel was tutored on basic kung fu..
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‘Risky Business’ Porsche 928 Heads To Auction
Posted on 10. May, 2012 by admin.
If you were of movie-going age in the early 1980s, there’s a good chance you saw a film called Risky Business in theaters (or later, on VHS). While the plot and story may have been replaced in your memory banks, there’s a good chance you’ll remember three things from the movie. First, it was the breakthrough movie for a young..
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Buick’s Latest Voice? Swimsuit And Lingerie Model Marisa Miller: Video
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by admin.
Buick is trying really hard to portray itself as a manufacturer of stylish and hip vehicles. To do so, they’ve enlisted the help of an odd cast of characters: first came former NBA great Shaquille O’Neal, talking about the “oh effect” that Buicks can potentially have on passers-by. Next, it was Ving Rhames’ turn...
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BMW Teases New M Performance M3 And M5: Video
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by admin.
It turns out BMW’s new M Performance range of accessories aren’t just for the automaker’s regular fleet. BMW has released a couple of videos of its high-performance M3 coupe and M5 sedan, both of which in these short teaser clips are classified as M Performance models.
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Michael Schumacher Is The World’s Second Richest Athlete
Posted on 08. May, 2012 by admin.
We’re not sure this comes as news to many racing fans, but here it is: seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher is the world’s second-richest athlete, racking up some $823 million in career earnings. As World Car Fans points out, the only professional athlete to best Schumacher’s earnings is golfer Tiger Woods, who...
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Gilles Villeneuve Honored By His Son, Ferrari At Fiorano Circuit
Posted on 08. May, 2012 by admin.
Today, Ferrari and Jacques Villeneuve took the wheel of the famed 312 T4 at the Fiorano Circuit in honor of Gilles Villeneuve, who died in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix on May 8, 1982. The 312 T4 Jacques Villeneuve drove at Fiorano was the same car his father piloted during the 1979 F1 season
