The Truth About the Nissan GT-R and the Nürburgring Lap Record
By James AnsellMay 21, 2008 - 22,263 views
I agree with TTAC reviewer Stephan Wilkinson : the new Nissan GT-R is the old Honda NSX. Once people actually start driving Nissan’s “everyday supercar”-- as opposed to simply jumping on the hype bandwagon and bench racing numbers supplied by Nissan-- they’ll appreciate the parallel. Although I'm still looking forward to my first hands-on experience with the GT-R, the reality of the car’s true nature and importance in automotive history is right under the fan-boys’ noses.
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400 Miles in a 1981 Corvette, Part 2
By Jonny LiebermanMarch 13, 2008 - 19,226 views
When we last left our hero, I was dodging post-wine tasting Buicks and Caddys in a hair-brained sprint to Los Angeles before the sun went down. My steed was a sparkle-blue 1981 Corvette with non-functioning headlights. Until this point, I’d been lollygagging along in the right lane. I assumed that the ‘Vette’s engine would crap-out on me if I gave it the boot. But the fear of getting caught with no lights-- and then watching the DEA strip the car to the frame-- forced my foot to the firewall.
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400 Miles in a 1981 Corvette, Part 1
By Jonny LiebermanMarch 11, 2008 - 22,010 views
By most accounts, I’m a good citizen. I work, I pay taxes, I keep my crimes to myself and I call my mother at least once a week. But I have a wild side. Like a vintage race, this part of my personality just begs to be taken out and let loose from time to time. I’m not going to tell you what I spent my first Bush tax rebate on. But I will tell you that when the $600 arrives in June, I will be at a $10/$20 No Limit table. So, when I was contacted by a guy in Prague to transport a 1981 Corvette from Oakland to a container ship in Los Angeles, I jumped at the chance. How could I lose?
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The Insider’s Guide to Electronic Speed Enforcement Pt. 7: D-Day
By Casey W. RaskobMarch 6, 2008 - 15,772 views
You’re fighting your speeding ticket in court. Take a lawyer. Yes, I know: a good local attorney will cost more than the fine. But the whole point of fighting is winning. As I explained in the last installment, the average citizen doesn’t have a hope in Hell of winning in traffic court without a lawyer. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I present my case…
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The Insider’s Guide to Electronic Speed Enforcement Pt. 6: Do NOT Defend Yourself In Court
By Casey W. RaskobFebruary 28, 2008 - 22,239 views
OK, you got a speeding ticket. You didn’t ignore it (right answer). You didn’t pay it and take the hit to you insurance premium (also the right answer). You decided to go to court. If you were offered lowered points and fine by the court, you turned it down (potentially the wrong answer). In the penultimate part of our guide, I’m going to show you how a speeder who defends himself has a fool for a client.
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The Insider’s Guide to Speed Enforcement Pt. 5: Court
By Casey W. RaskobFebruary 21, 2008 - 3,110 views
So, you got a speeding ticket. After the police officer leaves, there you are, with an official document in hand. You are unhappy. Your basic fight or flight or freeze response has you in its grip. You feel guilty, angry, shocked, insulted, humiliated, outraged or some combination thereof. Your heart rate is elevated; you’re stressing about money or points or the wife or the boss or just about everything. What happens next is up to you...
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The Insider’s Guide to Speed Enforcement Pt. 4: The Traffic Stop Stops Here
By Casey W. RaskobFebruary 14, 2008 - 1 views
If there’s anything that makes you swear faster than passing a cop aiming a radar/laser gun at your car, it’s seeing a cop car looming in your rear view mirror. Either way, you’re busted. You’re about to play your part in a carefully scripted interchange with tax-funded law enforcement. How you play your role will have a big impact on what happens next.
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OnStar: Big Brother’s Eye in the Sky
By Jonathan I. LockerFebruary 14, 2008 - 32,533 views
Ever since the Model T hit the silver screen, evading the long arm of the law has been a cinematic theme. From the General Lee outrunning Boss Hogg, to Smokey being outwitted by Burt Reynolds' mustache, the public imagination has always associated fast cars with police pursuit. While the majority of motorists would never dream of trying to outrun the long arm of the law, soon, they won't have to. It'll be resting on their shoulder. Consider OnStar...
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The Insider’s Guide to Electronic Speed Enforcement Pt. 3: Let There Be Light
By Casey W. RaskobFebruary 7, 2008 - 24,100 views
Back when Seagulls were flocking, a small electronics company called LTI was in grave danger of going broke. They had but one product: a speed detection device (a.k.a. gun) that used laser light instead of radio waves. LTI’s laser gun was a $3500 item. Police agencies could outfit three patrol cars with state-of-the-art radar detection devices for that kind of money. Laser guns were DOA. And then the lizard people stepped in.
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The Insider’s Guide to Speed Enforcement Pt. 2: Radar Detectors
By Casey W. RaskobJanuary 31, 2008 - 6,258 views
On January 2, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon signed the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act. A provision of the Act imposed a new, national, 55 mph maximum speed limit. Overnight, the United States had a massive speeding “problem.” Within weeks, the feds gave huge amounts of money to police forces around the country to purchase radar guns. The speeding ticket, always a reliable cash cow for local governments, became a cash herd.
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