Group B era saw the most powerful cars in the history of rallying. And the Audi Quattro S1 was a masterpiece.
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A lawsuit filed by a Ferrari salesman from Palm Beach, Florida, may have aired some of Ferrari’s dirty laundry. According to a lawsuit filed in a Southern Florida district court by former salesman Robert “Bud” Root, the ex-employee alleged that New Country Motor Cars of Palm Beach wrongfully terminated the man based on his age and other factors. The lawsuit was first reported by the Daily Mail. The now 71-year-old said in his complaints that he was fired as a scapegoat for the use of a device that rolls back the odometers in Ferraris back to 0.
Motor Authority has located copies of the lawsuits in question, and they make several allegations that could be real problems for … More
If you look at the original poster for The Towering Inferno you will see Paul Newman’s name above that of Steve McQueen, but McQueen’s image to the left of Newman’s.
This did not happen by chance: in the sole major film the two biggest stars of the Seventies appeared in together, it was the only way that equal billing could be assured. But they have something other than a big-budget disaster movie in common: both loved to race cars … More
Danica Patrick’s former sponsor feels unfairly maligned by a recent lawsuit
Danica Patrick has a new primary sponsor in Aspen Dental but her previous one remained in the spotlight on Thursday by exchanging public blows with Stewart-Haas Racing over what Nature’s Bakery believes is a smear campaign against its reputation.
The baked goods company released a statement on Thursday that regarded Stewart-Haas’ $30 million lawsuit as a false legal complaint. Nature’s Bakery was set to … More