By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

Clearly, the problem here is that there aren’t enough cops…

Crazy Police Chase in Los Angeles

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

Here’s a shocking headline: live motorsports events can lead to irreversible hearing damage for spectators, drivers, and crew. While anyone who’s ever attended a race could easily have told you this, the feds are now sniffing around a few of the loudest NASCAR tracks, measuring decibels in an effort to prove it. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health is on a mission to quantify the adverse health effects of various recreational sporting events–they even commissioned a study on vuvuzelas (those obnoxious World Cup horns) a few weeks back. And now, just days ahead of the Nationwide and Sprint Cup races at the sport’s loudest track, amphitheater-like Bristol, they’ve dropped a bomb that lays out the real truth about motorsports and noise. While this not-news will likely necessitate a bunch of tiresome regulatory interference (they’ve already tried mufflers on the cars; it didn’t work), at the very least perhaps it’ll mean free earplugs for everyone at the track. That’d be nice. Sunscreen too!

Stay tuned for NIOSH’s groundbreaking report on brain-cell loss caused by alcohol consumption during sporting events. Full story at aol.

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Dropping over two million dollars on an all red Bugatti Veyron, rap music star Birdman shows his passion for the timeless automotive spirit. You don’t drop two million on a vehicle if you don’t love cars, congratulations on your totally cool purchase Birdman. Thanks to all-wheel drive, in the Veyron you can now “fly” in any weather.  Read more about the pricey purchase at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Karan Singh

StreetFire.net

This GT-R was reportedly tuned by Russian speed shop Sportec but something goes terribly wrong while it’s taking on a Porsche 996 GT2. Watch!

Nissan GTR BLOWS UP!

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

The next time someone says “don’t picture a red pickup truck,” this is the image I’m going to think of. More on Cameron’s ride page.

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

This wild custom Caddy would make a pretty wild weekend cruiser, but it sure would suck to be stuck in traffic in it for any amount of time. It also might be a bit of a problem for anyone who enjoys doors. For sale on Hemmings Classifieds!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Like? Via Lamebook

By Ben Schaffer

The Real JDM

This thing is so creative and awesome on so many levels. Lets start with the SR20 motor swap into a Jeep. Already we’re off to an interesting start! A classic Watanabe wheel choice, some crazy custom body work and suspension work take this ride to a higher level of intrigue…but throw in a McLaren F1-esque center driving position with a single Bride bucket seat and this thing is worthy of some serious praise for originality!

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By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Honestly, I was never all that interested in the Pebble Beach show. Just seemed like it would be a lot of wine and cheese. But then I had the opportunity to go on Sunday, and all I can say is this: every gearhead needs to attend this event at least once. It costs a whopping $150 to get in (I guess they want to keep the riff raff out–press pass FTW) but it’s still worth it to see all those Ferraris, Alfas and Bugattis sitting on the green, just a few feet from beautiful Carmel Bay. Anyway, I took around 200 pics, which you can see in our events section. And I posted a bunch of videos on StreetFire. Check ‘em out!

By Sam Barer

Sound Classics

Our Craigslist posting of the day comes courtesy of a Seattle-area car owner:

The TRIUMPH TR-6 is a powerful, sophisticated sports car, with very advanced engineering. It is factory equipped with:
-2.5 Liter 6 Cylinder engine
- makes 104 Horsepower
-4 speed fully synchronized transmission
-Independent suspension front AND rear
-Dual Carburetors, Rack & Pinion steering for precise cornering, Front Disc Brakes, Full instrumentation – Tachometer, Speedometer, and all engine gauges. This particular TR-6 has been a well cared for Washington rust free car since new! Major services have been completed in the last 24 months, receipts available. Resprayed 5 years ago, otherwise as original, sporting the British Everflex soft-top with 80,xxx miles. Vehicle has insured value @ $10,000. Motivated to sell because of a business opportunity. $8950.

Okay, this is nowhere near the worst CL posting I’ve seen. Heck, from a pure marketing point of view it’s actually a great ad. From an “accurate automotive history” perspective, however, the first line oversells the TR-6′s qualifications so drastically that I was expecting the next sentence to describe Jessica Simpson as the smartest human being on the face of the planet.

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