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Finally, a convertible without compromise. McLaren, famed for its revolutionary carbon fibre use, proves once again that performance and efficiency equals perfection. Say what you will about its styling, the McLaren Spider demonstrates its pure racing pedigree on this week’s episode of the World’s Fastest Car Show.

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Ron Howard’s Rush hits theaters this weekend. The film, starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl, tells the story of rival Formula One racers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. In anticipation for the new movie, we’ve made a list of best car-racing movies of all time.

10. Days of Thunder

Tom Cruise abandons the skies of Top Gun and makes his way to the race track in 1991’s Days of Thunder. Cruise plays Cole Trickle, an up and coming stock car racer who tries to make it on the NASCAR circuit   …  Pictures, videos, comments and more

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Snow might not fall on central Wisconsin for another month or two, but snowmobile season officially has begun.

About 100 snowmobile racers, many from out of state, are competing this weekend in the 24th annual Wausau Snowmobile Grass Drags and Swap Meet in Marathon — the largest event of its kind in Wisconsin.

The smell of cheese curds and fried food   …  More

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Owner:   Gordon Tronson

In the world of hot-rodding there are few cars that are going to leave as big an impression as this – the 1927 Ford Model T custom  simply known as “Double-Trouble”. It rides on a custom-built tube chassis that’s fabricated from 1.5-inch tube. Is powered by two 4.6-liter modular V8s from Ford with four, count ’em, FOUR superchargers for an approximate power output of around 1,200 hp. It also utilizes the rear-end (inboard disc brakes and all) from an early Jaguar. It’s a rolling a Hot Wheels car and a masterpiece of engineering that is sure to make all your naughty bits tingle.

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