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		<title>In the Garage: Ford Fiesta</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is this the little-car-that-could for Ford? The company has been rocking lately. I plan to find up, with a hiking trip up to New York&#8217;s Catskills, which will give me plenty of time on both highways, byways and narrow lil&#8217; roads. Plus, it&#8217;s got to handle lots of gear.]]></description>
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		<title>In the Garage: BMW 135i</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One week with the little Bimmer that could (or does). Same size as the old 3 Series, but with all the punch of the 335i. What&#8217;s not to like? (Well, some claim it&#8217;s a chick car, but what do they know?)]]></description>
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		<title>When Bad Drivers Happen to Good Cars: Gumpert Apollo Wreck!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, a few lucky souls got a chance to test drive the very rare, VERY expensive Gumpert Apollo at Monticello Motor Club. (An excellent private track in New York&#8217;s Catskills region.) The German-produced supercar costs $600,000 and up, and there are only TWO of them in the U.S. right now. I got my shot early [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Porsche Vs. Vespa: Bloomberg TV</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg anchor Matt Miller recently bought himself a zippy white Vespa. He was convinced he was quicker through Midtown traffic than any car could possibly be — including really fast cars. I, no surprise, was up for the challenge, and procured a $160,000 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet. So, with the lovely Carol Massar riding shotgun, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open-wheel Thrills: Al Unser Jr., Formula Cars and Stupid Speed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I got a mix of my two favorite things — New Mexico and racing. Al Unser Jr., the ex Indy racer from Albuquerque, and his son (also Al), came out to the East Coast to conduct a speed clinic driving open-wheel cars. ABOVE: Video of a lap around NJ Motorsports in the Forula 2000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choppering From NYC (with Hurley Haywood)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason H Harper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love New York City &#8212; been here for 15 years &#8212; but getting OUT of the city is a nightmare. Usually I leave hours before a scheduled flight, headed to Newark or JFK. Usually I&#8217;m also hours early, sitting around the airport. But once in a while, I still make it by only a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the Garage: Porsches, &#8216;Stangs&#8230;and a Maserati?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are the problems I like to have. I&#8217;ve got the 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet in my garage right now, sitting next to the 2011 Mustang GT with the big new 5.0-liter V-8. Good stuff. But it looks like a Maserati GranTurismo convertible is also on the way. So many gas pedals, so little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Theater of Absurd Meets Flaming $500 Race Cars at the 24 Hours of LeMons</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(This is a behind the scenes look at my recent race at LeMons. The full story is on Bloomberg News, titled &#8220;Clash of Clunkers Puts Speed Freaks on Racetrack in $500 Cars.&#8221;) When I first contacted Jay Lamm, the &#8220;brains&#8221; behind 24 Hours Of LeMons &#8212; a race where no car can cost more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Look! 2011 Shelby Mustang GT500 (Photos)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 13:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, this week found me blasting around Virginia Int&#8217;l Raceway (VIR), in the brand-new 2011 Shelby Mustang GT500. The track is mega intimidating — super fast, super curvy, with the possibility of very bad things happening to you. Like barrel rolling. The 2007-model-year GT500 used to be pretty intimidating too (like, the chance of it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the Garage: Aston Martin DBS Volante</title>
		<link>http://www.jasonhharper.com/blog/916/in-the-garage-aston-martin-dbs-volante/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 20:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason H Harper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coming this week, one of my fave convertibles in the world &#8212; the Aston Martin DBS. And at just under $300,000&#8230; it ain&#8217;t cheap.]]></description>
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