Tim Healey, Contributing Writer
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Today, I got my first official taste of Fireball Run. I spent the morning behind the wheel of Team High Gear Media's 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS, before switching seats and taking over navigation...
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Fireball Run: My First DayI haven't yet driven the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS that Team High Gear Media is piloting in the Fireball Run, but I did get a chance to observe the festivies while getting ready for my turn as a particpant tomorrow. This evening, I watched Nelson Ireson, our intrepid track driver, take the helm at...
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Fireball Run: The Author Dives InI just arrived in Topeka, Kansas, to join Team High Gear Media in the Fireball Run. Today, I will mostly serve as an obsever, but tomorrow the adventure begins in earnest for me. My apologies for the lack of a recap yesterday, I was busy taking care of last-minute housekeeping before heading to...
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Fireball Run: Recapping Days Three And FourOur guys are still moving their way eastward across the country as they participate in the Fireball Run, and here's a quick peek at what happened on days three and four of the Run. On Day Three, our guys had no problems with the Fireball Run's assorted missions, only missing one 10-point bonus. But...
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Fireball Run: A Recap Of The First Few DaysThe Fireball Run has begun, and our guys in the Camaro have already had track experience, stumbled across a prototype Mercedes being tested, and spent a lot of time searching for a fire extinguisher. The big news is that after Day Two's track events, High Gear Media edged into the points lead...
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After 35 Years, Stolen Mustang Returns To OwnerA Los Angeles publisher has gotten his stolen Mustang back--35 years later. Jack Klunder, president and publisher of the Los Angeles Daily News, had his 1966 Mustang stolen in 1974 while he was at basketball practice in a gym at Rio Hondo Junior College, where he was a student. Klunder's car was...
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Ford has announced a service bulletin for 2011 Ford Mustang GTs with the six-speed manual transmission, to address problems with the clutch sticking to the floor at high RPMs, returning to the...
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High Gear Media Takes The Wheel Of A Camaro At The Fireball RunHigh Gear Media is taking the country by storm, starting September 23 and running through October 2, as we join the Fireball Run, which starts in Las Vegas and ends in Galena, Illinois, raising awareness of missing children along the way. We'll be team 68 out of 75, and we will be taking the wheel...
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2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Details LeakedMore and more information about Chrysler's future product plans has been trickling out, and there are few juicy tidbits for Challenger fans. Jalopnik is reporting that information leaked from a meeting between the manufacturer and its dealerships indicates that the next Challenger will gain some...
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Shelby Considering New Mustang ModelsThe selection of aftermarket Mustangs seems endless, but that won't stop Shelby from possibly adding more models to the mix. A report suggests that the company is planning to possibly add a twin-turbo package to 2007-2009 GT500 models, and a performance package for the 2010-2011 V-6 and GT models...
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Have 2012 Boss Mustang Production Numbers Been Leaked?Ford hasn't yet released the official production numbers for the 2012 Boss Mustang, but a bookstore might have. Yeah, you read that correctly. Borders, the bookstore chain, may have inadvertently released the Boss's planned production numbers. How? By producing a preview to an upcoming book, Boss...
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Consumer Reports Says Mustang Is Champ Over CamaroVenerable consumer publication Consumer Reports has stacked the current Ford Mustang against the current Chevrolet Camaro in a head-to-head match-up of V-6 models, and the Mustang has won. Anyone following car-magazine comparison review trends won't be surprised by the result. The Mustang has been...
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Want to update your Facebook status to say something about your tremendously fun drive behind the wheel of your new Camaro but don't want to risk crashing while you use your smart phone to update?...
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A Quick Note Of IntroductionHello readers, I'd like to introduce myself as the new editor of Mustang Blog, Camaro Blog, and Challenger Blog. I come here after helming High Gear Media's Family Car Guide, All Pickup Trucks, and Ford Reports Web sites. Before I joined High Gear Media as a freelance contributor, I worked at...
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A Quick Note Of IntroductionHello readers, I'd like to introduce myself as the new editor of Mustang Blog, Camaro Blog, and Challenger Blog. I come here after helming High Gear Media's Family Car Guide, All Pickup Trucks, and Ford Reports Web sites. Before I joined High Gear Media as a freelance contributor, I worked at...
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Photos: Classic Restorations Shelby GT500CRMustangs Daily has a nice photo gallery featuring pictures of the Classic Restorations Shelby GT500CR with a custom paint job. This continuation version of a 1967 Shelby GT500 is powered by a 427 cubic-inch (6.9-liter) V-8 that makes 545 horsepower and mates to a 5-speed manual transmission, a...
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Lamborghini Produces Gallardo Number 10,000Company claims the Gallardo is most successful Lamborghini either.
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Toyota Supra and MR2 fans rejoice! A new generation of those popular sports cars is currently being developed but as time and technology have progressed, so has the philosophy of the sports car--at...
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Porsche at the L.A. Auto Show--2011 Porsche Boxster SpyderWe take a look at the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder.
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