Patrick Havens on August 11th, 2008

I went to the Dutch Holland Demolition Derby at the Napa Town & Country Fair this weekend, which has become a tradition.  And while there I recorded it for your enjoyment. Over the two days they had a number of cars go in (around 25 a day) but at the end… lets just say NOTHING [...]

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Patrick Havens on July 18th, 2008

I had read with interest about a kid and his family fighting a speeding ticket by proving with a GPS they had mounted on his car that he was wrongly ticketed.
What started out as a simple disputed speeding ticket has blossomed into a full-scale trial in Sonoma County Superior Court, costing both sides thousands of [...]

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Patrick Havens on June 23rd, 2008

If these where all the same car I’d assume that this was a car commercial.  But they seem to be of a couple makes… AND this video is way too long. But sit back, be amazed and prepare to feel pwnd.
This defiantly is in the tradition of the 1980’s-90’s Euro and Asian car commercials.

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Patrick Havens on June 16th, 2008

I love Top Gear, as you can tell.  Which makes me hope that this announcement from NBC doesn’t mean they’re attempting to ruin it.
NBC’S ‘TOP GEAR’ BUCKLES UP ITS HOSTS FOR HIGH-OCTANE PILOT FROM BBC WORLDWIDE AMERICA BASED ON INTERNATIONAL HIT FRANCHISE
BURBANK - June 16, 2008 - Television and radio comedian Adam Carolla, champion rally [...]

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Patrick Havens on December 11th, 2007

Michael Schumacher can add the unofficial title of Germany’s fastest taxi driver to his other achievements after taking over behind the wheel to get his family to the airport on time.The retired Formula One champion drove the cab back to the airport himself after a trip out to the village of Gehuelz, near Coburg in [...]

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Patrick Havens on December 8th, 2007

This RX7 was very nicely done. And as the owner said, its a very nice looking and running car.

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