Morning Reads: 16/17 August 2008 Weekend edition

[mika]

Happy Birthday Saturday

Happy Birthday Sunday

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nytimes.com: Motorcyclists deathÔÇÖs rise by more than 6 percent.


motorcyclenews.com/MCN: The story of my Bimota Vdue


visordown.com: Iran to build motorcycle factory in Kenya


A look back to a high mileage machine. thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com: Matt GuzzettaÔÇÖs high mileage Suzuki


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motorcycle-usa.com: MMC ÔÇô Husqvarna army automatic

formula1.com: European GP ÔÇô preview quotes


I donÔÇÖt remember if I included this in the past. If I did, oh well, it is a fun thing to look at on a Saturday. BMW M3 race version rollout
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motorauthority/.com: Micheal Andretti inducted inot Motorsports Hall of Fame

autobloggreen.com: New electric car coming from Fosh Automotive in three days?


If Fosh is where we are going this is part of where we have been. Well if you could afford the entry price in the day and fuel for a 16 cylinder Cadillac engine.
autoweek.com
ESCAPE ROADS: 1936 Series 36-90 Sixteen Aerodynamic Coupe


Ford launched a 2010 Mustang micro site. In confusing Mustang tradition the 2010 is set to be a 20091/2 coming out in spring 2009. If you have a Mustang story to share you could win a new Mustang.


And in order to pay for your new Mustang freep.com is reports that Ford is going to sell $500 million in hsares

worldofbmw.com: GS Trophy team revealed


BWM Special event in Malaysia
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CONSPIRACY THEORISTS REJOICE
08/15/2008

When the developers of the latest edition of Robert LudlumÔÇÖs The Bourne Conspiracy video game went looking for a fast and agile get-away car, they turned naturally enough to MINI.
In the first of the Bourne trilogy films, hero Jason Bourne and his co-star skate through Europe in an increasingly tatty-looking Classic MINI, eluding the bad guys and causing all sorts of motorised mayhem.

So it was a natural choice to electronically engineer the very latest R56 generation MINI Cooper S into the new video game, and thereby putting control of the cheekiest high-performance hot-shot into the hands of a world-wide audience of game players.

This most highly-anticipated of games with its MINI-mounted adrenalin-pumping chase sequences is now available in Australia for MicrosoftÔÇÖs Xbox?« 360 and Sony Playstation?« 3.

Based on LudlumÔÇÖs novels and the trilogy of blockbuster films, The Bourne Conspiracy video game allows players to take on the persona of superspy and trained assassin Jason Bourne and engage in a variety of adventures in espionage ÔÇô from hand-to-hand combat, to dramatic evasions and escapes, to high-speed pursuit in a Chilli Red MINI Cooper S.

ÔÇ£The role of the MINI Cooper S in The Bourne Conspiracy game is a great fit for the MINI brand. As the featured vehicle and BourneÔÇÖs getaway car, this integration allows us to demonstrate the agility and performance thatÔÇÖs inherent in the full line of MINI vehicles,ÔÇØ said Kate Alini, MINI USA Marketing Communications Manager.

The Bourne Conspiracy game will be promoted on MINIUSA.COM with video clips, character bios and downloadable wallpaper images.

For a demo of The Bourne Conspiracy video game, see www.MINIUSA.COM



Talks Nora York: "What I Want"
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Stuff


Spiegel.de: Calls to legalize homemade Grappa


motoring.co.za: Classy Betty still loves speed ÔÇô at 82!


The Morning Reads does Olympic coverage, Michael Phelps coverage no less. Okay it is form timesonline.co.uk and is about food ÔÇô ItÔÇÖs sink or swim on the Michael Phelps diet

Packers Blog ÔÇô jsonline.com
Packers.com ÔÇô News from the football shrine
Green Bay Post Gazette: Packer News, Commentary


Wonderings


Hmmm, I wish I would have thought of this: thekneeslider.com: Motorcycle racing without rules


Bike Candy

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