The initial findings have come in concerning the accident at the California 200 off-road race tragedy that left eight people dead three months ago. The race promoter, Mojave Desert Racing, was contractually obliged by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to keep spectators at least 50 feet away from the course. In turn, it was the BLM’s duty to monitor compliance with that stipulation, and sadly, neither of those things happened.
Ford F-150 EcoBoost finishes Baja 1000 in Just 38 hours!!!
F-150 EcoBoost race truck, with an engine that has the equivalent of 10 years of rugged use, finished the grueling Baja 1000 in just over 38 hours, traveling 1,061 miles The same stock EcoBoost engine endured the equivalent of 150,000 harsh user miles on the dynamometer, then was installed into a new 2011 Ford F-150 to work as a log skidder in Oregon, towed a 11,300-pound trailer at a high-speed NASCAR track and beat the competition in a steep-grade towing contest at Davis Dam.
Preorder Saab 9-4X, get a free iPad!!
Posted by @TatWza Saab is giving the 500 people the chance to pre-order a Saab 9-4X with an Apple iPad thrown in once they take delivery of Trollhättan’s latest. At the 9-4X pre-order site, you can register to have an area dealer get in touch with you. You’ll be contacted in mid-January to set up an appointment and place your order for an iPad, which will cost you $500, plus tax. On top of that $500, you’ll put a deposit down on the 9-4X as well – an amount to be determined by the dealer.
Obama Says U.S. Auto Industry “Again on the Rise”
President Barack Obama said General Motors Co.’s return to the stock market shows the U.S. auto industry is on the rise and will result in taxpayers getting their money back from a government bailout. Read the full story after the jump…
