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The Miller High Life Cruiser

As man cannot survive by racing alone, we found ourselves setting out to discover other aspects of Milwaukee. To our eyes, this mid-sized city is sort of a mash-up of Detroit and Chicago with most of the crime and blight and uppity-ness strained out. You can't help but enjoy a stroll down by the lake or along the river, the shockingly huge number of bars (including the Safehouse — if you know the password) and the constant rotation of downtown festivals. But that would leave out one very key ingredient in the character of Milwaukee — brewing. And the oldest and biggest brewer in town is Miller. That's right, as part of our race coverage, we were forced to go tour the Miller factory, and this little gem was there waiting for us.

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12:45 PM on Mon Jun 2 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,668 views, 29 comments

Latest by mikedrawcar: @1300ccsoffury: Drummond Bros. And I will admit, I was a fan of M Lite before I had to give up beer. (mostly. it's still fun for the occasional allergen-induced drunkenness) more »

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Now This Is How Race Fans Do Vanning

Traveling all the way from Alabama to Wisconsin for the 2008 ABC Supply AJ Foyt 225 at the Milwaukee Mile can only be explained by rabid fandom. This race fan showed his true colors by covering his Chevy van from rockers to roof with enough race stickers to make a stock car look like an exercise in Swedish minimalism. Color us impressed, not only with the amount of time it took to create this masterpiece, but that he had any money left over to pay for infield parking when it was complete.

11:20 AM on Mon Jun 2 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
684 views, 30 comments

Latest by n/a: Disqualified. Your contract with MSD prohibited any implied partnership with NGK spark plugs. more »

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What's Your Favorite Van Of All Time?

Though we'll probably never have a "Maximum Van Day," yesterday's hard-living QOTD got us thinking about vans and vanning. Though the idea mostly died out in the 1970's in this country, the spirit of the van has lived on in Japan and in the hearts of anyone that owned a Supervan 2 matchbox car. Whether it's something small like the Mitsubishi Town Box, the gigantic and world-destroying A-Team GMC or Julie Nimoy's Silhouette, vans are rad. More »

11:40 AM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Matt Hardigree
3,531 views, 130 comments