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I had fun reading my colleague Rob Rothwell's blog about the many different cars he used to own (or dreamed of owning) until I realized that I went through a fair share of automobiles myself, including a few memorable and controversial ones. To tell you the truth, some of my personal four-wheel possessions would have anybody seriously doubting my judgment and knowledge as an auto journalist. However, I fully embraced them as most if not all of them were justified (or justifiable) in my mind. Full story...

Lexus runs its LFA sports car at the notoriously difficult Nurburgring for the same reason racing legend Jackie Stewart dubbed the racetrack 'The Green Hell.' The circuit's 25.4 kilometers (15. Full story...

Most race fans think driving an Indy car on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a piece of cake. Look: there are just four corners and they're all taken flat out! Mmmm... Reality is quite different from that. Full story...

Jérôme d'Ambrosio clinched victory in race 2 of the GP2 series in Monaco after leading the pack from start to finish. Full story...

Kyle Busch would like to think a mind game forced a rare Jimmie Johnson error, as he backed up Saturday's Nationwide win with a victory at the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Dover. Full story...

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda traces today's quality and financial woes to 2003, when the company began an unbridled global expansion, and says winning over new customers in the wake of the crisis will be a challenge. Full story...

While Kyle Busch was running away with the 200-mile NASCAR Nationwide series race in Dover, Clint Bowyer was "having at it" with Denny Hamlin in the closing laps. Busch, the polesitter, led all but 14-laps of the 205 lap race which ended under a green-white-checkered flag rule. Full story...

Jérôme d'Ambrosio clinched victory in race 2 in Monaco after he led from start to finish. Full story...

Many weekends are heavy in racing at this time of the year, but next weekend's calendar will be particularly loaded! Adding to the very important qualifying session for the Indy 500, NASCAR will host its popular All-Star race in Charlotte, North Carolina. The American Le Mans Series will share the Laguna Seca track with the Star Mazda Series. The Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship will race alongside the World Challenge Series in yet another charged week-end in Mosport, Ontario. In Europe, DTM will be in Valencia, F2 in Monza and GT1 World in Brno! So much for rest during a long weekend! Full story...

The steady revaluation of the Colombian peso against the US dollar saw the central bank make two announcements - about GDP growth of 3% by the end of 2010 and the lowering of the interbank credit rate to 3%. That and an optimistic presidential race have helped the automotive market grow 15.4% year to date. Full story...

The steady revaluation of the Colombian peso against the US dollar saw the central bank make two announcements - about GDP growth of 3% by the end of 2010 and the lowering of the interbank credit rate to 3%. That and an optimistic presidential race have helped the automotive market grow 15.4% year to date. Full story...

Sergio Perez clinched victory in the first GP2 race held in the streets of Monaco, second round of the 2010 series. Full story...

The famed 24 Hours of the Nurburgring event for GT cars will be held this weekend and is undoubtedly the most prestigious endurance race held in Germany. Full story...

The Speed Channel, usually relegated to the upper-hundreds on the cable-channel spectrum, is launching a new broadband channel on the Internet. Full story...

The Speed Channel, usually relegated to the upper-hundreds on the cable-channel spectrum, is launching a new broadband channel on the Internet. Full story...

In a press release on Thursday Red Bull Racing Team officials said "that due to a recent diagnosis of a medical condition, Brian Vickers will not compete in this weekend's NASCAR racing activities at Dover International Speedway." Full story...

FAZZT Race Team driver Alex Tagliani, who was admitted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis was released following complaints about chest congestion. Full story...

Although it will be Japanese driver Takuma Sato first participation in the Indianapolis 500 this month, the veteran Formula 1 driver will be back on a circuit where he earned, in 2004, his only podium ever in F1. Full story...

In the wake of the USF1 calamity, another American group has signalled its intention to race in formula one next year. Full story...

NASCAR officials issued their weekly penalty report on Wednesday evening. Two Sprint Cup teams and one Nationwide Series team were involved. Full story...