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Team Wu vs. Impersonation Laws On 2010 Bullrun Rally?!

Bill Wu is my kinda guy: creative, aggressive and a little nuts…but whoa, he’s really done it this time. Wu – veteran of the real Bullrun and winner of the 2010 Bullrun Reality TV show – is running what has to be the most comprehensively well-equipped rally car of all time in the 2010 Bullrun, which starts in my hometown Saturday morning at 0900hr.

And it looks just like a real Police car. An American Police car. In America.

Let’s be clear about what this means.

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ROAD TESTAMENT: Team Polizei Enters Lemons!

Team Polizei is going to Lemons. To race.
TWO cars, if they let us, which sources say they will.
Here’s a teaser for what we’re doing.
More to follow.
MUCH more.

Two Near-ZERO Mileage E39 M5's For Sale!!!!????

Miracles DO come true, and someone (or two) is getting lucky very soon:

Two(!) Near-Zero Mileage E39 BMW M5′s are up for auction. Here’s the 2000, and here’s the 2002.

I’d love to know who’s been sitting on these for nearly ten years, and boy…I sure wish I had the cash to acquire one of these.  I’d give anything to have a clean M5 without stickers to enjoy as a “normal” daily driver.

Alex Roy Addresses The FBI. No. Not The Food & Beverage Institute. Yes. It's True.

Polizei 144B @ Quantico FBI Academy Polizei 144B @ Quantico FBI Academy

The FBI. That’s The Food & Beverage Institute to some. But not to others. Of course, like BMW and several other fine organizations I’ve addressed, they don’t condone some of the things in Team Polizei’s past, but they – just like us – have more than a vested interest in driving. And it just so happens Team Polizei has some unique knowledge pertaining to some very specialized driving. And driving technology.

Alas, that’s all I can say.

But I thought you’d like the above picture.

Oh yeah, and there are some great people there. Real car guys.

But that’s all I can say.

A Lifelong Dream Fulfilled: Sa Majesté…My New Vintage Perfect Gorgeous 1973 Citroen SM.

Jalopnik cross-posted my Europe By Car Blog post about my new car before I could do so here, so you’ve got two places to read about and watch the little video Vietze shot and edited about Polizei 144S: a 1973 Citroen SM.  Here’s the Jalopnik post, and here’s mine.

ALL-NEW Polizei Interceptor 144S Purchased!

An all-new Polizei Interceptor has entered the team’s stable: 144S.
Any guesses? This shouldn’t be too hard.
But it’s a left field choice. Truly.

2010 NY Auto Show: All-New Mini "Bondageman" Coming Soon…

Um, Mini’s 2010 NY Auto Show had what had to be the strangest model display I’ve ever seen.

Anyone Else Notice The Shortage of Press Re: Gumball 3000 2010?

Anyone Else Notice The Shortage of Press Re: Gumball 3000 2010?  Ironically, I was really interested to see more coverage of the 2008 route through North Korea, which I was sorry to miss. Nothing since the 2004 route through Morocco sounded as crazy.

In any case, the 2010 Gumball goes global again, yet there’s barely any pre-coverage.

Click here to see the latest Google News search I just ran…

Opinions?  I have mine, but would love to hear yours.  Just PM me if you don’t want it public.

Jalopnik Calls ANOTHER Prius Hoax. Nice One.

Jalopnik is leading the way once again regarding another runaway Prius hoax. These just get in the way of Toyota resolving its real problems. As usual, the media blew it. Where are the talking heads who can see through these idiotic tales before the weeklong investigations?  I saw through these the instant I saw the “victims” explaining themselves.

Jalopnik's Matt Hardigree Cracks The Runaway Prius Story. All Other Media Should Bow Down.

Just read Matt Hardigree’s uniquely insightful coverage for yourself.

I’ve been saying this since February 25th.

Hardigree should get an award for this.