Cars

Lowering Your Car Insurance

06.08.2011 Cars
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Car owners are always keen to keep down the cost of their car insurance payments. However, one of best ways to ensure that you’re getting a good deal for your individual requirements is to understand exactly what it is that can affect the cost of car insurance policies. Insurance providers look at claim statistics in [...]

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World Record-Setting 332-foot Truck Jump at the Indy 500

05.29.2011 Cars
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  Memorial Day weekend is famous for what? Of course the Indianapolis 500. Its the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500 and naturally our thoughts turn to what else fast cars, the latest automotive tech, and world-record truck jumping? You’re kidding right? Nope… Today at the brickyard, stunt driver and Top Gear (American Version) star Tanner [...]

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Why I love Top Gear?

05.21.2011 Cars
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Not a huge post but an 8 minute video that demonstrates how funny BBC’s TopGear is… The first man with the dog that helps flip Jeremy Clarkson’s Reliant Robin is Philip Oakey from the 80′s music group The Human League. The Reliant Robin is also a popular car to race in England.

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Monster Truck Back Flip

04.04.2011 Cars
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Ok I admit it… I find motorsports amusing.  I am enthralled with horsepower, speed and torque. I watch too much NASCAR, motorcycle racing too many car shows on HDNET etc. This morning I saw a clip from Monster Jam World Finals in Las Vegas, US that was incredible. Ryan Anderson, a daring truck driver pulled [...]

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Nissan Leaf: The Unrealistic Automobile

01.18.2011 Cars
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Last weekend I got to go to 2011 Utah International Auto Expo. I saw some cool cars and I saw some seriously bland cars.  There were a few cars that left me scratching my head. Basically they were cars that made me question the intelligence of the car manufacture. The biggest automotive gaff was the [...]

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The Daily Derbi: Utah’s Largest Car Blog

01.14.2011 Cars
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Today I am the star of the day at Utah’s largest car blog, The Daily Derbi.  I won some tickets to the 2011 Utah International Auto Expo in Salt Lake City. I really don’t remember when I stumbled across The Daily Derbi.  Its been a while but I love it for a bunch of reasons. [...]

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Top 5 Porsche 911 Videos

12.07.2010 Cars
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I saw this first video about a 911 vs a 747 and spent the next hour watching Porsche 911 videos. Here is some of what I found. I have also included some of the great photography from Porsche. Porsche 911 vs Boeing 747 Top Gear – Crash Porsche 911 GT3! Jeremy Clarkson crash a Porsche [...]

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TOP GEAR – Best Show on TV

11.02.2010 Cars
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I was born a car guy. I came by it honestly. I had not choice in my family. My parents are both car crazy. One of my favorite shows currently on the Tube is “Top Gear“. “It’s a journey into the male mind, which, I believe, is a really, potentially, very funny place, cause, let’s [...]

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Win a Harley and Support Charity

8th Annual Angel’s Hands Foundation Motorcycle Ride & Car Show

05.11.2010 Cars

Hosted by Murray City Fire Department Date: June 26, 2010 To be held at Murray City Park, it will feature fun activities for the family, music and food, as well as an incredible display of classic cars and motorcycles. This is one of Utah’s best Motorcycle and Car Show events with several hundred classic cars [...]

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Ferrari Dreams

Ferrari 430′s Racing Up a Mountain Road

03.30.2010 Cars

I have been a Ferrari lover for 30 years since probably I first saw the Dino. Growing up with a family who loved watching Magnum PI didn’t help my love affair with Ferrari either. I saw this video on a Utah based car blog: The Daily Derbi. Its a great video of three different Ferrari [...]

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