Negrao, Bernoldi win at Interlagos

Alexandre Negrao and Enrique Bernoldi won their home round the GT1 World Championship at Interlagos on Sunday. The Brazilians' Vitaphone Maserati had finished fourth in Saturday's qualification race, but led home Darren Turner and Tomas Enge's Young Driver Aston Martin by a comfortable 2.3 seconds today.

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Too many tempting deals to pass up at Cruisin? this year

Is it just me, or does it seem as if there are a lot more cars for sale at this year’s Cruisin’ than we’ve seen in years past? Some of the prices on the stickers seem to be from yesteryear … Continue reading

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Lariche ends Portimao test on top

Benjamin Lariche went quickest on the second day of Formula 2 testing at Portimao on Friday, pipping yesterday's pace-setters Alex Brundle and Jack Clarke by just over a tenth. The Frenchaman finished 14th in this year's championship with a best finish of sixth, but improved from third fastest yesterday to top today's running.

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Myers Brothers Award To Jim Hunter

Jim Hunter at his desk, showing off a collection of Jim Hunter bobblehead dolls in 2006. (NASCAR photo). LAS VEGAS ? The annual NASCAR/NMPA Myers Brothers Luncheon came to an emotional conclusion Thursday afternoon at the Bellagio as the late Jim Hunter was named recipient of the annual Myers Brothers Award

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2011 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite ? Short Take Road Test

Why mess with success? The new Odyssey doesn?t. They may be as fashionable as those old-timey, full-body swimsuits, but there?s no denying that minivans are the most sensible vehicles for schlepping large numbers of people as well as the occasional load of bulky cargo. Taken together, the Dodge Grand Caravan and the Chrysler Town & Country [...] Related posts:
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Democrats and Republicans agree on higher gas taxes, just not in public all the time

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Senator Alan Simpson (left) and Erskine Bowles (right), Co-Chairman of the Deficit Reduction Commission

There is a sport in Washington D.C. that comes around like deer season every year: the gas tax debate. And stepping into the clearing this week with brown overcoats and deer antler hats are some former legislators and government officials - none of whom have to run for office - who are recommending a 15-cent additional federal gas tax starting in 2013 to help trim the federal budget deficit.

This measure has about as much chance of getting through the new Congress as a proclamation that would make Earth Day a national bank holiday. Still, given the fact that the Feds have laid a claim to my nine-year old son's unborn children's piggybanks, it's worth a few minutes to air out the subject.

The co-chairman of the bipartisan deficit reduction commission, former Clinton Administration official Erskine Bowles and former Republican Senator Alan Simpson, have called for a sweeping set of reforms in the way of taxes, spending cuts and elimination of a myriad of tax credits and deductions to which we have grown accustomed - mortgage interest for one.
The 15-cent per gallon hike in Federal gas taxes is paltry by European standards, but would be used specifically for transportation infrastructure improvement: roads, bridges, etc.

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