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0Video: World's fastest slot car race is oddly mesmerizing 1326821400
The Finnish aren't known for their high-energy personas, and we thought it might be because they save their adrenaline dumps for rally cars and snowmobiles. Turns out they also like to let their slot cars showcase hidden Type A personalities. At a place called Autorataharrastajat ry, some very ...
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Report: JJ Lehto sentenced to jail for speedboat crash 1324040400
You'd think that a professional driver's skills would be universal. You'd also think that the rules regarding drinking and driving would apply the same to the water as they would to the road. But as it turns out neither is necessarily the case. The point is driven home by the conviction in ...
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Bentley sets new
landice speed record 1297792800Bentley Continental Supersports Convertible shatters ice speed record – Click above for high-res image galleryThe Baltic Sea, sitting off the coast of Finland, is a white wasteland of ice and snow during the winter portion of the calendar. Local hero Juha Kankkunen, a four-time World ... -
VIDEO: Ten minutes of rally crashes devoid of butt-rock soundtrack 1258133400
Finns crashing with pure engine sounds - Click above to watch the videoIt's often said that the Finns are drunk and walk around carrying axes the best rally drivers in the world. There's been lots of speculation as to why. Some say it's their relative isolation -- large distances between places ... -
VIDEO: Finnish Him: Nordic authorities' harpoon chase-ender amazingly never approved 1256664600
Finnish police car chase harpoon -- Click above to watch videoThe place is Finland. The car is a Mercedes 300 wagon. The place is Finland. The protrusion, like the figurehead adorning Ahab's Pequod, is a harpoon. Instead of catching whales, however, this harpoon was reportedly to be used to ... -
VIDEO: Russian WRC driver nearly flips Citroen C4 in Finland 1249572420
Evgeny Novikov's Citroen C4 in action - click above to watch videoOh, my. Talk about a moment filled with more chutzpah than skill. In this short but nonetheless heart-pounding video, Russian rally driver Evgeny Novikov takes a jump at full tilt and nearly backflips his Citroën C4. The ... -
Porsche to move Cayman & Boxster production from Finland to Austria 1214826960
Click for a hi-res gallery of Porsche production in Finland Porsche has announced that production of its Boxster and Cayman models is to shift to component supplier Magna Steyr's facility in Austria beginning in 2012. Last year the contract with Finland's Valmet to assemble the two associated ...
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Bentley: Driving in a Winter Wonderland 1168985040
A 550-horsepower Bentley? A winter vacation in Finland? Sounds like the perfect combination, and the boys at Bentley have got it hooked up with the Bentley Ice Driving Experience. Plenty of upscale marques offer advanced driving courses to show you how to get the most out of your shiny new toy, ...
