A protest against the leadership of Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin, attracted around 10,000 people to the Russian Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad on Saturday.
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Travis Pastrana has no shortage of critics who claim the daredevil is skating on thin ice. Okay, that was a terrible segue into this year’s Sno*Drift, the opening event in the Rally America Championship series, but yes, Pastrana and co-driver Christian Edstrom did skate to a fourth straight Sno*Drift victory on Saturday, trumping the second place team of Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard by more than a minute. Not too bad for a guy who just had surgery for a broken collar bone. Ken Block, sporting his trademark goatee and a new Ford Fiesta rally car, retired after just seven stages due to suspension failure.
Organized around the snowy gravel roads of Northern Lower Michigan, Sno*Drift 2010 wasn’t so much with the snow thanks to a warm spell and thorough soaking of rain, followed by a quick dip into sub-zero temperatures-all within a week of race day. Roads turned into rivers of glare ice, and since studded tires aren’t allowed in the series, automotive hilarity reminiscent of Snoopy on Ice was the order of the day. Just ask Pastrana’s team mate Dave Mirra, who crossed the final mark literally dragging his Subie’s front bumper and headlights thanks to a late-stage disagreement between himself, Sir Issac Newton, and a tree.
More to come on Pastrana, Block, and Rally America; in the meantime spy the Rally America gallery while we search Wikipedia for frost bite remedies and tips on removing champagne from blue jeans.
Gallery: Rally America SnoDrift 2010
Photos by Christopher Smith / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.
Pastrana puts competition on ice at Rally America Sno*Drift originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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President Barack Obama will propose in his budget plan on Monday a permanent place for his stimulus bond program.
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Fifa President Sepp Blatter has said video technology will be allowed in football only if it is 100 percent efficient.
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It seems like only yesterday that Internet companies dominated the Super Bowl commercial water-cooler talk, but in fact it was a full decade ago. While most of those businesses are long gone, the few remaining Internet survivors like Go Daddy and Monster can be counted on for annual participation, and you can add Cars.com to that list, as the automotive research site has bought ad time during the Super Bowl for three consecutive years.
Cars.com’s newest TV spot echoes the theme of last year’s ad, which showed that even the smartest, best-prepared people in the world can use a little help when it comes to buying a new or used ride. This year’s ad features a new lead, the eminently capable Timothy Richman: a guy who can put out fires with a rattle, ride a two-wheeler on the first try, take the bite out of jellyfish stings, deliver a breach tiger cub and predict the path of funnel clouds without a Doppler. But like so many folks, he gets anxious when he steps onto a car lot. Hit the jump to watch the one minute commercial for yourself. Wait, one minute? Who makes a one minute long commercial when a 30 second spot costs up to $3 million? Oh well, enjoy the sneak peek.
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Video: Cars.com shows off Super Bowl commercial early originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The UK has temporarily suspended student visa applications from northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
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An incident in an aircraft toilet caused a passenger flight in China to be aborted over the weekend.
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China has threatened sanctions on US firms that sell arms to Taiwan.
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Men will no longer be allowed at food handout sites in Haiti which have been reserved for hungry and homeless women.
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Reports like this make us glad the Autoblog Podcast is audio-only. A new survey of British television viewers finds that the UK wants more smartly-dressed personalities and pundits. 1,000 people were asked their thoughts about fashion on the telly, and two-thirds of the Top Gear crew received the dubious honor of being called the scruffiest presenters on televsion. James May and Jeremy Clarkson apparently need to head to Carnaby Street and ditch the open collars and jeans.
Richard Hammond didn’t get away unscathed, either. He was voted the fifth worst dressed. Most of the people polled want their presenters to wear ties, and nearly half think jeans should be out, too. The personalities deemed the best-dressed were Sir Trevor McDonald, a long-serving veteran, and the wise and dapper Bruce Forsyth. Taking this report to heart, we’ll be speaking with our tailors directly.
[Source: Telegraph.co.uk | Image: TopGear.com]
Top Gear crew dinged for being scruffiest blokes on the telly? originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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