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  • April 2008

    • Car Lovers Pay $5K for a Spin

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 26, 08 5:50 PM CDT

      Car Lovers Pay $5K for a Spin

      (Newser) - Car nuts are flying to Los Angeles and coughing up nearly $5,000 to drive a Porsche 997 Turbo. Why the numbing bill? Because Supercar Life, a fantasy camp, lets motorists spend all day driving a host of pricey cars at outrageous speeds. For many, the 140-mph thrill ride is too much. “I tossed my cookies,” one driver said. “But what an amazing car.” More »

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      driving  • auto racing  • sports cars  • Porsche  • Ferrari  • Lamborghini

  • September 2007

    • Racing Team Docked $100M in Spying Flap

      New York Times  |  Sep 13, 07 6:42 PM CDT

      Racing Team Docked $100M in Spying Flap

      (Newser) - Formula One auto-racing team McLaren Mercedes was fined a record $100 million today for using information from rival Ferrari to improve its own cars, the New York Times reported. Though McLaren's drivers—who are at the top of the F1 standings—will keep their points and remain in competition, the team was booted from the constructors championship this year. More »

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      auto racing  • spying  • Formula One  • Ferrari

  • August 2007

    • McQueen's Wheels Up for a Spin

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 15, 07 5:45 PM CDT

      McQueen's Wheels Up for a Spin

      (Newser) - Growling exhaust and a thumping V-12 engine doesn't usually garner $2 million at luxury auctions, but then this speedster was once owned by a movie star “synonymous with cars, horsepower, racing.” It's Steve McQueen who used to cruise in this ’63 Ferrari, a classic so polished that even the door trim screws are handpicked to perfection. But is McQueen’s name still strong enough to make this baby sell like a Bullitt ?  More »

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      celebrity  • Hollywood  • car  • auction  • Ferrari

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