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Friday Feature – Spotlight: Meadow Rain Walker
Meadow Rain Walker, born November 4, 1998, is the only daughter of Paul Walker and Rebecca Soteros, who also goes by the name of McBrain, – his then girlfriend. Growing up, Meadow was kept out of the spotlight that was surrounding her father – as per her mother’s wishes – but grew into her own later on in life. She was born and raised for part of her life in Hawaii and once she turned 13, she moved with her father to California. Unlike most of the other celebrities who had kids out of marriage, Paul raved to whoever he could about Meadow. He really loved her and was very…
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Friday Feature – Spotlight: Dan Wheldon
Dan Weldon, born Daniel Clive Wheldon, was born on June 22, 1978 in Emberton, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. At the age of 4, Dan took up karting with funding that he received from his father, although little did he know this would be the start of his long term passion that he would later turn into a career. During his school years, Dan worked his way through the junior ranks of motor racing and balanced his education with his hobby – completing his GCSEs while attending Bedford School at the age of 16 – regularly taking time off to race. While in the United Kingdom, Weldon developed a rivalry with…
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The Honda Indy Toronto (Originally known as the Molson Indy Toronto)
Street racing (safely of course) finally meets city streets. The Honda Indy Toronto is a 2.84km (1.755 mile), 11 turn temporary street course located in Downtown Toronto. The track itself is constructed throughout and around the Exhibition Place grounds and uses Lake Shore Boulevard as the backstretch. Street racing in Toronto has a long history, with the first street race (ever!) taking place in Toronto in 1986. Records were set during these races that would still be recognized years later down the road. In 1996, Andre Ribeiro set the fastest pole speed with an average speed of 110.616 miles per hour (registered on the streets of Toronto). In 1999, Gil…
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Car Hacks – Fixing a Backup Camera (from the manufacturer)
When it feels like everything is going at the same time – stove, fridge, brakes, backup camera not working – just know that you aren’t alone. A lot of people are sharing your pain, but don’t worry there’s hope! It may or may not cause money but you know, it is what it is. But what if there was a way that you could get your camera fixed without having to pay an arm and a leg for someone to do it for you? It’s a good thing you came across this blog post because this issue will be addressed. When a piece of technology that you own and rely…
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Infiniti – 2008 G37 (Custom) – Can You Really Make This Car Any Nicer?
Before stepping foot into a vehicle, the history of the vehicle itself is always a good thing to know and keep in mind. So let’s do a mini dive into the origin of the Infiniti G37 coupe. Infiniti first hit the American market in 1990, but obviously the cars they began releasing then were nowhere close to the G37, but everyone has to start somewhere right? Infiniti released their 4th generation of cars in 2007, but took another year before releasing the G37 coupe. The G37 coupe that was released in 2009, was a replacement to the G35 sedan – and although there was some inspiration and credit that’s due…
