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2011 BMW 550i xDrive Sedan: Long-term car review: The tire woes continue

Rocky — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:14:29 +0000

After logging a near-record 8,475 miles over the previous three months, time behind the wheel of the long- term BMW 550i xDrive fell way off.
AutoWeek – Car Reviews

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Blowing a tire at 180 mph at Daytona is a wild ride

Rocky — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:20:26 +0000

Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Performance, Etc., Videos, Porsche, Racing

Of all the things one hopes won’t happen in a race car, losing a right rear tire at 180 mph on the high banks at Daytona is likely at the top of the list. That’s exactly what happened to Dr. Jim Norman in his Porsche 911 recently. The pirouettes that resulted are the stuff of legend. Norman received a front-row seat to his machine’s nose and tail swapping places at least four times before coming to a stop facing the correct direction down pit lane. Miraculously, neither Norman nor his vehicle were seriously hurt in the dust-up.

Perhaps even more surprisingly, no one collected Norman as he went all Tasmanian devil on the road course. Another 911 directly behind Norman’s managed to avoid the spinning piece of German engineering, though that whole lift-off oversteer thing caused that vehicle to do its best impression of a tornado as well. Hit the jump to see both videos for yourself.

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GM recalls SUVs to fix tire pressure monitors

Rocky — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:18:22 +0000

General Motors is recalling more than 36,000 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain crossover SUVs to fix tire pressure monitors that don’t work right.
msnbc.com: Autos

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U.S. Fiat 500′s Arriving, Drunk Riding a Horse, Abu Dhabi Pirelli Tire Tests, Chrysler 200

Rocky — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:20:25 +0000

The first batch of U.S. spec Fiat 500′s are on the boat heading across the North Atlantic, Montana officials say its okay to ride a horse drunk, and Abu Dhabi is the site for Pirelli’s wet weather tests for their new F1 tires, and Chrysler’s photographer gets upset about recently photos. Hosted by Derek DeAngelis.
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