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Saab was the smallest of GM's troubled brands, but the only one to survive, due largely to the incredible support coordinated by one enthusiast on a tiny Australian island 10,000 miles from the carmaker's Swedish headquarters. Here's his story. More »
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So we're picturing this isolated one-dog town in Tasmania, where some guy has soldered together a futzy UHF transmitter out of gear salvaged from wrecked Japanese freighters and calls it a "TV Station." And the only other business in town, a wretched dirt lot covered with expired Holdens and some Nissans dredged out of the wreckage of the same freighter that provided the TV station's "control room," gets a low-end video camera and makes a completely incomprehensible advertisement. Yes, that's it. And you thought you'd never hear a Mexican-Tasmanian accent! More »
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What happens when you take the already devilish Mazdaspeed3 (better known as the Mazda3 MPS there) and throw it into the challenging Targa Tasmania? Madness. The folks at Mazda Motorsport are bringing their hot hatch to the 2008 race to compete with the hot pink Nissan GT-R. Unlike other rallies, this race features cars that are mostly stock and include all of the electric systems and upholstery that came with the original car. We imagine this makes it a bit more comfortable for Alister McRae and his co-driver. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=377750&view=rss&microfeed=true Having been run since 1992, the Targa Tasmania is the older brother of the Targa Newfoundland and Targa New Zealand. The five-day rally traverses the Australian island best known for a certain whirlwind of a cartoon mammal. And sometimes, people crash with rather dire consequences. Thanks to Chris for the tip.] – Davey G. Johnson More »
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