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Saab’s nortoriously loyal car owners have been fairly quiet as the company has been slowly circling the drain. No longer. This weekend, Saab fans around the world are being rallied to stand up for their quirky automaker that they love so much.

Organizers think they can muster 63 events in 32 countries this weekend, each one aimed at standing up for Saab and saying the Swedish automaker is worth keeping. In Holland alone, more than  …  More

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In an unassuming garage on the edge of the Mojave desert, the wonderfully named Waldo Stakes is poking around with a few unimpressive-looking objects.

Sitting not far away, looking like a large and clumsy metal version of a string of pearls, sits his pride and joy.

It doesn’t look like much but it may one day be the fastest thing on Earth – moving at an eye-popping 2,000mph   …  Pictures and more

Thrust SSC sonic boom! The fastest land vehicle

Sonic Wind LSRV, Waldo Stakes Discusses

Land Speed Record Rocket Car, Sonic Wind LSRV. Sonic Wind LSRV is a challenger for the World Land Speed Record currently set at 763 mph by Andy Green and the Thrust SSC team from Britain. Waldo Stakes, creator of Sonic Wind LSRV, describes the rocket car in detail including showing all of the components of the car. Sonic Wind LSRV is currently 40% complete as of September 2010

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Michael Andretti has been “hired” by Donald Trump.

The former IndyCar champion and current team owner is one of 18 contestants on NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice,” the television show hosted by Trump, who in Central Indiana is remembered for being “fired” as the celebrity pace car driver of the 2011 Indianapolis 500.

Three episodes of the show have been taped. The premiere is   …  More

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If you purchased a 2012 Chevy Sonic you might want to check and see if the car’s brake pads are all there as GM now admits they may have shipped as many as 4,296 of them without them. Also, they’re not notifying anyone until mid-January. Happy New Year!

GM is recalling approximately   …  More

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