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Bathurst 1000 Winners
Year Race Name Drivers Car Laps Time
2008 Supercheap Auto 1000 Craig Lowndes/Jamie Whincup Ford BF Falcon 161 6h 26m 00.4291s
2007 Supercheap Auto 1000 Craig Lowndes/Jamie Whincup Ford BF Falcon 161 6h 29m 10.1985s
2006 Supercheap Auto 1000 Craig Lowndes/Jamie Whincup Ford BA Falcon 161 6h 59 53.5825s Continue reading Bathurst 1000 Winners
Mark Skaife
Mark Skaife wa born on 3 April, 1967 in Gosford, New South Wales. Mark Skaife has won the V8 Supercars/Australian Touring Car Championship and Bathurst 1000 winner five times. He announced his retirement from full-time touring car racing on October 29, 2008. Continue reading Mark Skaife
Peter Brock “The King of the Mountain”
Peter Geoffrey Brock born on 26 February 1945 and died 8 September 2006 was also known as “Peter Perfect”, “The King of the Mountain” or simply as “Brockie” or “Brocky”. Continue reading Peter Brock “The King of the Mountain”
Annoying Bumper Stickers
Horn Broke….Watch for finger!
I don’t have a license to kill. I have a learner’s permit.
Armed pitbull with aids on board.
Who lit the fuse on your tampon?
Save the whales! Trade them for valuable prizes.
Support Cannibalism – EAT ME!
God is my co-pilot, but the Devil is my bombardier. Continue reading Annoying Bumper Stickers
Ferrari quick facts
- The Ferrari is based in Maranello, Modena, Italy.
- Enzo Ferrari is the founder of the Ferrari range of cars.
- The famous SF Ferrari logo stands for Scuderia Ferrari.
- Motorola has teamed up with Ferrari to create a custom made v3i with the distinctive Ferrari logo. Continue reading Ferrari quick facts
Celebrity Cars
50 Cent drives a Rolls Royce Phantom
Al Pacino drives a Lexus LX
America Ferrera drives a Toyota Prius
Amy Winehouse drives a BMW 7 Series
Benji Madden drives a 1950 Ford Shoebox
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie drives a BMW Hydrogen 7
Britney Spears drives a Mercedes SLR McLaren and a CLK Continue reading Celebrity Cars
Queensland Basic Road Rules
These basic road rules always apply:
- You must give way to the right at unsigned cross intersections.
- You must abide by traffic signs, lights and road markings.
- You must obey the speed limit.
- A STOP sign means that all wheels of your vehicle must come to a complete halt. Continue reading Queensland Basic Road Rules
Mercedes Benz fast facts
- Mercedes-Benz employs one inspector for every 11 workers, and pays them to criticize their heads off. By the time a Mercedes-Benz gets the final stamp of approval, it has undergone thousands of separate inspections.
- Every Mercedes-Benz body is welded in 10,000 places. Continue reading Mercedes Benz fast facts
Stolen Cars
Most stolen cars in the first quarter of 2006:
Holden Commodore VN, VH, VL
Ford Laser KB, KC, EA
Ford Falcon EA, XF
Hyundai Excel X3
Tarago YR22
Diesel-engined cars
The first models of diesel-engined cars were introduced as early as 1922 by Peugeot and the first production car, Mercedes-Benz 260 D in 1936 by Mercedes-Benz. Diesel engines will burn 50% fuel compared with 27% in the best gasoline engines.
