Al-Attiyah, Lopez Contardo win stages

Nasser Al-Attiyah won the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally Sunday, edging teammate and defending champion Carlos Sainz and fellow Volkswagen driver Giniel de Villiers. Sainz retained a narrow overall lead, 1 minute, 22 seconds ahead of Al-Attiyah and 21:11 ahead of Stephane Peterhansel in a BMW. In the bikes category, Francisco Lopez Contardo of Chile won the stage to delight home fans, 2:21 ahead...

Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/al-attiyah-lopez-contardo-win-stages-ap.html

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Detroit 2011: Top 25 Desktop Wallpapers

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Top 25 desktop wallpapers from the 2011 Detroit Auto Show - Click above for high-res image gallery

Yesterday was by far one of the busiest auto show days we've experienced. Press conferences started at a sleep-depriving 6:30 a.m. and lasted all the way until nearly 8:00 that evening. Needless to say, there was no time to stop and enjoy the cars.

Today was a little different. With no major press conferences we've had the opportunity to walk around the show floor and thoroughly inspect the new debuts. We also got the chance to get better photographs of some of our favorite vehicles of the show, and this year cars like the Porsche 918 RSR, BMW 1 Series M Coupe and Hyundai Veloster were the real stars. You can see our best images from the show below, each uploaded in 1920x1275 for those with extra large computer monitors.



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Detroit 2011: Top 25 Desktop Wallpapers originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mini retires from Dakar after crash

The X-Raid team's new Mini Dakar entry has been forced out of the rally after Guerlain Chicherit crashed while getting some testing mileage during Saturday's rest day in Arica. Following early days, Chicherit had shown promising pace as he got the Mini back up to ninth overall by the end of Friday's sixth stage.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/3rdparty/mini-retires-from-dakar-after-crash-3/

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Report: Marchionne confirms 7-seat Jeep Grand Wagoneer in 2013

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Jeep Grand Wagoneer with horses
Jeep Wagoneer through the years - Click above for high-res image gallery

Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Chrysler, has reportedly just announced his plans to bring an old American nameplate back to life. According to Automotive News, in two years time, Jeep will roll out a seven-seat SUV and its badge will read: Grand Wagoneer. According to Marchionne, it will be an upscale, seven-seat sport utility vehicle built on the same platform as the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango.

The Jeep Grand Wagoneer is slated to make its first appearance in January 2013, though whether that will be in conceptual or production form, we're not yet sure.



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Motorists Critically Injure Two NYC Pedestrians in Past 48 Hours

The intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue where a tow truck driver critically injured an 81-year-old woman crossing the street. Image: Google Street View Separate crashes in the past 48 hours have critically injured two New York City pedestrians. On Saturday afternoon around 2 p.m., an unidentified 81-year-old woman was crossing Woodhaven Boulevard in Queens when [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/01/10/motorists-critically-injure-two-nyc-pedestrians-in-past-48-hours/

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