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Team Hendrick on a hot streak (Orlando Sentinel) T...

Charlie Cory — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 02:04:40 +0000

Team Hendrick on a hot streak (Orlando Sentinel)

Team Hendrick on a hot streak (Orlando Sentinel)
Hendrick Motorsports has won 4 races in a row, including 3 by Jimmie Johnson. Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports are the hottest driver and team in NASCAR, every which way -- unstoppable lately in the Car of Tomorrow or traditional cars, on short or intermediate tracks.

Oak Forest 'foot patrol' takes to the streets (Dai...

Charlie Cory — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:05:17 +0000

Oak Forest 'foot patrol' takes to the streets (Daily Southtown)

Oak Forest 'foot patrol' takes to the streets (Daily Southtown)
Some people might have an image of police patrolling in marked cars — with the windows up and the air conditioning blasting on particularly hot days. But don’t be surprised to see an Oak Forest police officer walking the beat this summer.

Charles Woelpper, hot rod enthusiast (Bucks County...

Charlie Cory — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:04:26 +0000

Charles Woelpper, hot rod enthusiast (Bucks County Courier Times)

Charles Woelpper, hot rod enthusiast (Bucks County Courier Times)
Charles E. Woelpper had a passion for hot rods.

People Forced to Hike Across Beach (KGMB 9 Honolul...

Charlie Cory — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 02:03:56 +0000

People Forced to Hike Across Beach (KGMB 9 Honolulu)

People Forced to Hike Across Beach (KGMB 9 Honolulu)
A massive rockslide closed down a section of Kamehameha Highway Saturday. Dozens of boulders spilled onto the road. "The rocks are the size of small cars," said Scott Ishikawa of the Department of Transportation.

NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow changing, too hot to driv...

Charlie Cory — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 02:05:29 +0000

NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow changing, too hot to drive (Arizona Daily Star)

NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow changing, too hot to drive (Arizona Daily Star)
RICHMOND, Va. — NASCAR will mandate a change in the design of the Car of Tomorrow in an attempt to alleviate the heat that caused foam to melt in several cars last weekend at Martinsville.

Fuel Economy: Then and Now Fuel Economy: Then and ...

Charlie Cory — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:05:28 +0000

Fuel Economy: Then and Now

Fuel Economy: Then and Now
Technologies have advanced in the past 15 years but that doesn't mean our fuel-efficiency has. A flashback to 1992 shows that fuel mileage has remain stagnant and even regressed in some cases.

Hot Spot makes deal (The State) Hot Spot makes dea...

Charlie Cory — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:08:27 +0000

Hot Spot makes deal (The State)

Hot Spot makes deal (The State)
Efforts by law enforcement and residents to strip the Farrow Road Hot Spot of its alcohol license hit a roadblock Wednesday after the state Department of Revenue struck a deal with the crime-ridden store’s owners.

Fans get to see cars, racers at Hot Rod Rally (Baytown Sun)
Car enthusiasts and racing fans kicked off “Race Week” by checking out some of the hot rods and classic cars displayed at the Hot Rod Rally on Wednesday and meeting some of the men and women who will be behind the wheel this weekend at the 20th annual NHRA O’Reilly Springs Nationals.

Drivers, crew chiefs not enjoying COT so far (Fox ...

Charlie Cory — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:01:44 +0000

Drivers, crew chiefs not enjoying COT so far (Fox Sports)

Drivers, crew chiefs not enjoying COT so far (Fox Sports)
The Car of Tomorrow's debut may be yesterday's news, but the issues surrounding its design, handling and post-race inspection continue to be hot topics. As Lee Spencer writes, the early reviews are nearly unanimous: No fun.

RCR's No. 29 remains hot with part-time Wimmer (Na...

Charlie Cory — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:05:13 +0000

RCR's No. 29 remains hot with part-time Wimmer (Nascar)

RCR's No. 29 remains hot with part-time Wimmer (Nascar)
Coming off Burton's back-to-back victories at Las Vegas and Atlanta, Wimmer took over the No. 29 and kept the team's hot streak going with a ninth-place finish in the Sharpie Mini 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.

Junk cars smolder after overnight blaze (Colorado ...

Charlie Cory — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:08:16 +0000

Junk cars smolder after overnight blaze (Colorado Springs Gazette)

Junk cars smolder after overnight blaze (Colorado Springs Gazette)
Firefighters were still working to extinguish an overnight blaze that engulfed a pile of junk cars that were being recycled as scrap metal.

Proposal addresses children, hot cars (Bradenton Herald)
On days when it's not that hot out, a parent in a hurry might think it's OK to leave a child in the car for a quick run into the store.

Fuel Economy: Then and Now Fuel Economy: Then and ...

Charlie Cory — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:05:14 +0000

Fuel Economy: Then and Now

Fuel Economy: Then and Now

Cars and the Environment
Thinking green is the latest step in society's love affair with that big stinker, the car. How does your driving fit in?

2007 Geneva Motor Show Return of the GranTurismo 2...

Charlie Cory — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:02:54 +0000

2007 Geneva Motor Show Return of the GranTurismo

2007 Geneva Motor Show Return of the GranTurismo
Maserati resurrects the classic touring coupe with modern styling.

Getting clean, going green (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
From vegetable oil to biodiesel, here's a hot business. Christy and Kip Swanson run FiltaFry of Richmond, a mobile oil-filtration service for restaurants. They say their filtering system extends the life of oil from fryers, saving owners money, labor and liability in medical claims.

Vandals strike church again (Glenwood Springs Post...

Charlie Cory — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:02:11 +0000

Vandals strike church again (Glenwood Springs Post Independent)

Vandals strike church again (Glenwood Springs Post Independent)
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — Vandals sprayed "God is Dead" and a pentagram in red paint at a church in Glenwood Springs Friday night, when several cars also were broken into in the same neighborhood.

Toy Fair 2007: Barbie, Elmo, Dora Make New Friends...

Charlie Cory — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:08:28 +0000

Toy Fair 2007: Barbie, Elmo, Dora Make New Friends (Fox News)

Toy Fair 2007: Barbie, Elmo, Dora Make New Friends (Fox News)
The year's hot toys are the usual suspects -- Barbie, Elmo, Dora and friends -- with some twists.

Actual Mileage Will (Still) Vary
The federal government is adjusting fuel economy ratings to better reflect real-world driving. But the feds still don't use real-world driving to calculate the numbers.

Auto show: Focus is on efficiency, but there's gli...

Charlie Cory — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:06:24 +0000

Auto show: Focus is on efficiency, but there's glitz, too (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Auto show: Focus is on efficiency, but there's glitz, too (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Just as gas prices are starting to rise again, the Greater St. Paul and Minneapolis International Auto Show opens today with many automakers highlighting the more fuel-efficient ends of their lineups: small cars and small sport-utility vehicles, sometimes dubbed crossovers. "That seems to be where the market is headed," Honda Motor Co. spokesman Chuck Schifsky said. "Fuel prices last year gave ...

Actual Mileage Will (Still) Vary
The federal government is adjusting fuel economy ratings to better reflect real-world driving. But the feds still don't use real-world driving to calculate the numbers.