Wednesday, December 4, 2013

2014 McLaren P1, driven to the limit and beyond: Motoramic Drives


By CJ Wilson | Motoramic
McLaren has only just begun shipping the first of its 375 P1 hyper cars, each a 903-hp plug-in hybrid costing $1.15 million, billed as a successor to the McLaren F1, one of the greatest supercars of all time. Getting a chance to drive one is a big deal; McLaren has let only a few select people in the world behind the wheel. So when Chris, my sales person from Park Place McLaren, asked about my interest in driving the McLaren P1 — on Top Gear’s famed Dunsfold test track, no less — I had to laugh; I thought he was kidding.

Monday, December 2, 2013

A Look Inside Paul Walker’s Garage

Rest in peace, Paul Walker. The 40 year old star of the Fast and Furious franchise, among other films, passed away this weekend in an unfortunate accident as a passenger in a Porsche Carrera GT. It was a sad weekend for movie lovers and car nuts everywhere.
But Paul knew cars, and his garage gave us a snapshot of just how much of a gearhead he really was. You’ll be missed, Paul.
Supra
Supra 2
Like his character in the first Fast and Furious film, Walker owned drop dead gorgeous Toyota Supra. Albeit a bit more subtle than the

US envoy Goldberg vows 'Yolanda' aid to continue

Publication Date : 03-12-2013

New US Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg on Monday met with President Benigno Aquino III, expressing condolences for the victims of Supertyphoon “Yolanda” and vowing that his country would continue to help the Philippines in its rehabilitation efforts.

“I first want to say that we’re all still saddened and want to send our condolences to the people of the Eastern Visayas, with all the people of the Philippines after Typhoon Yolanda,” Goldberg told reporters in Malacañang after presenting his credentials to the President.

“I had a chance to make the same kind of expression to President Aquino that the United States will remain with the Philippines as you move from the relief period into reconstruction. And the United States will take the lead of the Philippine government in areas that are most urgent for rehabilitation and reconstruction,” he said.

Paul Walker’s last message to Philippines: We love you

U.S. actor Paul Walker message to the Philippines in a Youtube video by his organization Reach Out Worldwide "We love the Philippines." 
Filipinos were saddened by the sudden death of American actor Paul Walker on Sunday (Philippine time) whose last hours were spent gathering help for Filipinos suffering from the devastation brought about by super typhoon "Yolanda".
Walker, who starred in the movie “Fast and Furious”, figured in a hellish car accident the day of a charity event in Los Angeles, California for Reach Out Worldwide, a non-profit organization that he supported.
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