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  • 1UP Bike Racks is Getting Kids on Bikes with Your Help

    1UP Bike Racks is Getting Kids on Bikes with Your Help

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    Over the course of the last few years, I’ve taken a deep dive into the world of mountain biking. To get my bike to some great trails, I often strap it to the back of a vehicle. I started with a spare tire-mount-based rack and graduated to a massive Thule multi-bike rack, but I’ve now…

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  • Audi RS6 Avant GT is a Longroof Love-Letter to the 90 IMSA GTO

    Audi RS6 Avant GT is a Longroof Love-Letter to the 90 IMSA GTO

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    Audi kicked a lot of butt with its 90 Quattro GTO race car. This was an inline-5-cylinder all-wheel-drive monster machine that Hans Stuck drove the wheels off and shocked V8-powered beasts on plenty of road courses. That car should’ve easily secured a championship in 1989, but a few missed races and early teething issues prevented…

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  • The Corvette Z06 is Actually a Supercar, and That’s Okay!

    The Corvette Z06 is Actually a Supercar, and That’s Okay!

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    I can feel folks getting ready to hit the keys to type my messages, telling me I’m wrong. But I don’t care because I’m here to tell you that the C8 Corvette Z06 is a supercar. It has evolved. It is more than. The idea that this is “just” a sports car is now incorrect.…

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  • Craigslist Crapshoot: E39 BMW You Shift Yourself

    Craigslist Crapshoot: E39 BMW You Shift Yourself

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    The E39 BMW 5-Series remains one of the few from the brand that I actually still lust over. While an E39 M5 would be a dream, the 540i is also an excellent vehicle. You can get them with a proper 6-speed manual gearbox as well, and there’s one for sale just down the road. It’s…

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  • Remember the Corvette Museum Sinkhole? It’s Been 10 years…

    Remember the Corvette Museum Sinkhole? It’s Been 10 years…

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    In February of 2014, the National Corvette Museum found itself making national news. Not in a way it would’ve hoped, unfortunately. A sinkhole opened up under the Skydome portion of the facility and took 8 Corvettes down into the Earth. You can actually watch the event unfold because there’s security camera footage of it happening.…

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  • The Audrain Veteran Car Tour: Where 40 mph is Amazing!

    The Audrain Veteran Car Tour: Where 40 mph is Amazing!

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    Driving a modern car at speed is pretty effortless. The machine is designed to keep you comfortable and safe. If it were legal, you could cruise at triple digits on the highway in almost anything new, and doing so would be a breeze. As you slide backward through automotive history, however, the ability to drive…

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  • Mercedes-Benz eSprinter – I LOVE Electric Work Vans!

    Mercedes-Benz eSprinter – I LOVE Electric Work Vans!

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    The Mercedes-Benz eSprinter is an all-electric version of the Mercedes workhorse commercial van. How does it compare to competitors from Ford, Ram, and Rivian? Let’s take a look! I’ve now driven the Ford E-Transit and the Benz eSprinter. I need to add the Ram Promaster EV and Rivian RCV to my list to see which…

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  • 24 Hours of Lemons Thunderhill 2024: The Ranchero is better than ever!

    24 Hours of Lemons Thunderhill 2024: The Ranchero is better than ever!

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    It’s taking a long time to get to a place like this. Our history at the 24 Hours of Lemons has ranged from fun but broken to much less fun and very broken. We always have fun, but the degree of that fun and the level of broken varies from race to race. At the…

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  • 2024 Polaris Slingshot SL – Does Less Wheels Equal More Fun?

    2024 Polaris Slingshot SL – Does Less Wheels Equal More Fun?

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    The Polaris Slingshot is an autocycle. It’s not quite a car and not quite a motorcycle. This three-wheeled vehicle lives in a gray area. It also lives in a segment hampered by its very design. The three-wheeler will never be as good as a four-wheel machine, and it’s not as wildly thrilling as two-wheeled vehicles.…

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  • 1967 Ford Mustang Project NONWICK: Pt5 – The Quick Update

    1967 Ford Mustang Project NONWICK: Pt5 – The Quick Update

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    Man, life sure gets in the way of stuff, right? Regardless, the project continues because I’m not letting this one turn into the wagon (which I still own, believe it or not). So where do we stand on my 1967 Ford Mustang project car? I’m almost done with disassembling all the bits that I think…

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