Filed under: Etc. , Videos , Motorcycle , Off-Road It takes guts to ride a motocross bike . Tuned practically to the point of blowing themselves to bits, every pound stripped away so that only the bare necessities are left and sitting on top of a foot-plus of suspension travel, it takes a deft hand to tame these race machines. Which makes the feat you’ll see in the video after the break all the more amazing.
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Filed under: Europe , Government/Legal , Plants/Manufacturing , Saab The future hopes of Saab seem to have been crushed under the weight of insolvency, and that’s going to translate into reality as about 100 Saab cars lingering on the production lines are cubed up into scrap metal croutons. Unconfirmed rumors suggest that the vehicular carnage will ensue over the next 48 hours as the death rattle from Trollh
Filed under: Sedan , Plants/Manufacturing , Chrysler , Dodge Automotive News reports Chrysler may finally send the Dodge Avenger out to pasture. Reuters spoke with Reid Bigland, head of the Dodge brand, who said Chrysler would look to focus on a single mid-size car in the next three years or so, and that focus would likely alight on the recently refreshed Chrysler 200 . Both the Avenger and the 200 enjoyed a sales boom last year thanks to improved drivetrain options and new interiors, though the two still lag far behind their competition.
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Report: Chrysler to axe Dodge Avenger, focus on 200?
Filed under: Motorsports , Videos , Motorcycle There’s just no getting around the fact that, despite technological advances and a host of regulations aimed at improving safety, organized racing is a dangerous occupation. We saw it last year with the deaths of Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli – pushing the limits on either two or four wheels is sometimes life threatening. The Dakar Rally is one of the most dangerous races of all, with more than 58 deaths – 25 competitors plus at least 33 spectators, though official spectator fatalities aren’t kept – recorded in 31 races since 1979.
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Video: Dakar Rally especially dangerous for bikes
A Death Foretold The wrong car, the wrong track, and wretched luck conspired to kill two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon. Three-time World Champion Ayrton Senna died in a freak accident at Imola, Italy, in 1994. Formula 1 rewrote its rule book, and no F1 drivers have been killed on the track since then. Photo Gallery: A Death Foretold – Automobile Magazine Photo Gallery: A Death Foretold – Automobile Magazine A Death Foretold | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us
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Filed under: Government/Legal , Safety Car crashes kill thousands of Americans every year. In fact, in 2010 alone 32,885 vehicle occupants died as a result of an accident. In the past, auto accidents held the top spot in injury deaths here in the U.S., but that statistic has changed. The New York Times reports that a study by the National Center for Health Statistics reveals that over 41,000 Americans lost their lives due to poisoning
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Study: You’re more likely to be poisoned to death than die in a car crash