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NASCAR: Kenseth getting up to speed with new team during NASCAR test

...yeah, it was different. I've got to be honest, it was probably the first time I've been nervous in a race car, getting in there and going out for the first time, in as long as I can remember. "It's always exciting and you're a...

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Auto Racing
NASCAR: New generation cars at Daytona harder to drive, easy to crash

...car to push another. Now when cars try to push each other, the rounded bumpers have a tendency to turn the lead car. "Getting the bumpers lined up and how hard you can hit someone is something we all have to learn," Truex said. "You cannot...

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Auto Racing
Around the watercooler

...OLD AND ON WITH THE NEW -- Move over front wheel drive ''rear drive'' is the thing these days. With the size of cars getting larger and technology growing bigger it seems rear wheel drive is the road to the future. Low gas prices and bigger...

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Business
Burton wins rain-shortened race

...on Sunday. ''Even though we won the race, it's not as dramatic as it could have been because there were three cars getting ready to put on one hell of a race, and everybody kind of ran out of time.'' For the third time in less than a year...

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Sports
Sports briefs

...319.67 mph to defeat points leader Kenny Bernstein. He made a pass of 4.689 at 308.78. Capps scored in Funny Car, getting his third victory of the season when final-round opponent Bob Gilbertson fouled. Pawuk got out fastest to win his...

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Sports
Open Forum

...Baker School parking School parking has been a big issue at Brainerd High School. The problems ranging from theft to cars getting tipped over. We pay $20 a year to park down in the lower lot and leave it up to one person to protect over 100 cars...

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Opinion
Open Forum

...accelerate there too. Aahh the winds of change. Too bad they don't blow wind turbines that power plug-in hybrid cars getting 100 mpg like they do in Austin Texas. Neal Lesmeister Baxter

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Opinion
Brainerd racer Meyer wins Super Street title

...Bateman when he laid down a 5.759-second lap at 250.78 mph. The final round against veteran Vern Moats had both cars getting out of shape during the run. While Moats was disqualified for crossing the center line, Chesterman was able to hang...

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Sports
'Cash for Clunkers' plan also will take your BMW, Audi, Porsche

...replacement vehicle would be," Reed said. "Bucks for Trucks" might be a more accurate name for the program. A new car getting at least 10 more mpg than the old car would be eligible for the full $4,500 voucher. But truck owners need to improve...

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Cars
For 2001 Dodge Neon, the word is WHOOEE!

...single overhead cam, four cylinders -- is the big lure. In the test Neon R/T, performance was zippy, with the car getting up to speed in city traffic and on the highway in commendable fashion. The only transmission in the R/T is a five-speed...

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Cars

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