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For Tom Cruise fans, there may be no substitute.

AllePorsche.com reports that a 1979 Porsche 928 used during the filming of “Risky Business” is being put up for sale by the Volo Auto Museum, located about   …  More

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If you were unaware, Alex Roy and co-driver David Maher crossed the continental U.S. in 31 hours, 4 minutes. They did it in an E39 BMW M5 that had more electronics gear than a twin-engine Cessna. Some have called the two irresponsible. Now, they’re coming clean about road-trip safety.

On his road-trip show “Live and Let Drive,” Roy — whose book The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World chronicles the record-setting run  …  More

How to Beat Speed Traps and Drive Safely Part 1 – Live and Let Drive

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NASCAR and track officials canceled plans to have pro golfer Bubba Watson drive the car from the television series “The Dukes of Hazzard” at Phoenix International Raceway because of concerns about a negative reaction to an image of the Confederate flag.

Watson was scheduled to drive the 1969 Dodge Charger, known as the “General Lee,” on a parade lap before the March 4 Sprint Cup   …  More

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Nissan’s ad campaign for the Frontier has the pickup engaging in absurd and impossible stunts like snowboarding, dune-riding and catching an airplane wheel in the bed of the truck. The commercials are, in word, terrible. Let’s use physics to show you why.

Watching Nissan’s series of wildly hyperbolic ads for their Frontier pickup, it’s hard not to imagine   …  More

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