Supercar search and the lessons of Kohler

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Newsweek ran a cover story about the search for new automobile technology that would lead to the production of the next supercar, which many automobile pundits found to be curious. The article focused on William Clay Ford Jr.'s place in the Ford family business, instead of opting to focus on the monstrous merger between Chrysler and Daimler-Benz.

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Why `Coo Coo' appeals more to me than `Rusty'

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A brief history of stock-car racing is given from the days when the Winston Cup was named "Grand National" to the Daytona 500. The changes undergone within the industry as well as the personalities of some of the most memorable drivers are presented. The media frenzy and television coverage surrounding these competitions are also analyzed.

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RICHIE CLYNE Comes (and Goes) in Las Vegas

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Richie Clyne brought the Las Vegas Motor Speedway into prominence in the 1980s and has been in peril of losing it as the 1990s come to an end. Clyne was muscled into selling the complex in December of 1998 for $215 million.

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