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Samantha Busch’s ‘Lone Queen’ Life Is Also a Full-Time Racing Job Now
Samantha Busch closed out August with a social media post that turned four months of grief into a job description.…
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The Truth Behind That 2,700-HP Corvette Boat Coast Guard Chase Video
Every summer the same clip resurfaces: a long black catamaran wearing Corvette taillights, a shaky vertical phone video, and a…
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Linda Perry’s 1967 Camaro SS Sold at Barrett-Jackson — Here’s What It Fetched, and What She’s Up to Now
Back in January, we told you Linda Perry, the Grammy-nominated songwriter behind some of pop’s biggest hits and the voice…
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Bell Recalls 400 Pit Boss Half Helmets Over Failed DOT Impact Test
Bell Sports has told federal regulators that a batch of its Pit Boss half helmets can’t pass the one test…
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Watch A Panamera Owner Ripped His Own Bumper Off Fighting a Glendale Tow Truck — And Still Lost the Car
A video out of Glendale, California this week shows exactly how a “quick escape” from a tow truck actually plays…
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Lando Norris Keeps Driving His Porsche 911 GT3 RS Through Monaco Instead Of a Track Where It Belongs
Lando Norris didn’t need to be behind the wheel of a McLaren to get noticed in Monte Carlo this week.…
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What Hyundai’s Boulder Design Filing Really Reveals About Its Ladder-Frame Plans
Hyundai’s Boulder has quietly moved from auto show turntable to government paperwork. A design registration numbered 502534-001 now sits in…
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A Camaro, a Bridge, and Nine Charges: What a Tennessee Drag Race Actually Costs When Kids Are in the Back Seat
On Wednesday, August 26, an officer patrolling South Broadway in Portland, Tennessee watched two cars line up and take off…
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A Kansas Car Museum’s Lightning McQueen Exhibit Just Survived an Actual Car Crash
Late Friday night in Manhattan, Kansas, a driver suffered a medical emergency in the parking lot of the Midwest Dream…
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Universal’s 72-MPH Fast & Furious Drift Coaster Gets Its Opening Date
Universal Studios Hollywood has finally stopped saying “this summer” and started saying an actual date. Its Fast & Furious coaster…
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Why Robotaxi Hard-Braking Injuries Vanish From Federal Safety Data
Here’s a regulatory quirk worth understanding before you read another word about autonomous vehicle safety statistics: if a robotaxi slams…
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Inside the Pagani Huayra 70: Transverse Manual V12 and a Missing Third Car
Pagani doesn’t do model years, doesn’t do facelifts, and apparently doesn’t do funerals either. The Huayra was superseded by the…