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Which F1 driver shared ladies of the night with his father?

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Racer guilty of “stirring Daddy’s porridge”

A well-informed Grid Crasher spy tells us a sordid tale from a few years a go:

“During the race weekend, [xxxx] and his dad picked up a pair of prostitutes and took them to a hotel room.

They proceeded to take care of business, and swapped girls half way through.”

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Posted: March 31st, 2009 by Ryan Bailey | 32 Comments

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Australian success bodes well for Button and Brawn GP

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Five stats from the opening weekend in Melbourne

Jenson Button


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In fifteen of the last nineteen seasons - including each of the last three - the winner of the opening race of the season has gone on to win the Drivers Championship. Jenson Button is now the favourite and the best price available on him is 3/1 with Boylesports.


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The winning team at the first Grand Prix of the season have won the Constructors Championship in seven of the last nine years. Brawn GP are still available at 11/5 with Boylesports but Ferrari, who broke this trend last season to triumph, are still favourites. The best price available on the Scuderia is 11/8 with Ladbrokes.

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Posted: March 30th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey | 8 Comments

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Video: Thief steals a car in front of police live on TV

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Now this takes balls…

Amazingly, the brazen chap got away and has yet to be caught.
[Jalopnik]

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Posted: January 30th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey | 10 Comments

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The top ten cars owned by Premier League footballers

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In times of financial hardship, footballers continue to keep the automotive industry afloat

Steven Ireland’s Pimped Ride

Stephen Ireland may look like a prize muppet in his pink-wheeled 4×4, but he’s actually a trailblazer of Premier League automotive fashion. According to Nuts Magazine’s “Premiership Stars and their Cars 2009″ survey, the Range Rover Sport is the most popular of car among football’s elite. Drivers of the squirrel-squashing Chelsea tractor include John Terry, Steven Gerrard, Peter Crouch, Joey Barton and Xabi Alonso.

Here’s the top ten most popular cars in training ground car parks:

1 Range Rover Sport (£63,895)
2 BMW X5 (£53,465)
3 Porsche Cayenne (£76,760)
4 Aston Martin DB9 (£111,526)
5 Bentley Continental GT (£137,500)
6 Audi Q7 (£51,095)
7 Ferrari F430 (£135,685)
8 Mercedes SL65 AMG £151,101)
9 Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 (£151,101)
10 Cadillac Escalade (£50,100)

As you can see, the big trend is to have a huge gas-guzzling 4×4 - the type that will break down in the middle of the Tyne bridge.

Unsurprisingly, this beauty of a motor didn’t make the list.

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Posted: January 22nd, 2009 by Ryan Bailey | 2 Comments

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Monkey bike racing: our new favourite sport

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Chimps duel in purpose-built arena

Speedway and MotoGP are great and all, but nothing quite compares to the sheer excitement, drama and passion of monkey bike racing.

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Posted: January 16th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey | 5 Comments

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Video: Robbie Maddison jumps off the Arc de Triomphe

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The one in Las Vegas, that is

In two weheeled news, daredevil Robbie Maddison spent his new year driving onto the Arc de Triomphe at the Paris Las Vegas resort. Not content with the incredible jump, he then jumped off the 100-ft French replica and into the arms of concerned blonde hottie.

The man clearly has gigantic kahunas - we don’t think we could even look off the edge of that thing, let alone drive off of it!

[WithLeather]

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Posted: January 5th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey | 3 Comments

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Video: When idiots collide in a car park

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The world’s worst attended burnout meeting ends with a few calls to the insurance company

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Posted: January 5th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey | 1 Comment

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The IFR Aspid will drink your milkshake

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Naff soundtrack, awesome car

Aside from that stroppy F1 driver, the Spanish aren’t particularly well known for their need for speed. This, however, could change next summer, when the IFR Aspid finally gets a release.

Its design may be a little “retro”, but it can do 0-62 in just 2.8 seconds, and can reach 100 mph in only 5.9seconds. That’s nearly Bugatti Veyron territory, folks.

IFR Aspid

The Aspid, whose Honda S2000 2 litre supercharged engine will rev up to 9,00RPM, was debuted at last year’s British Motor Show, and back then it was all set to cost €135,000 (£90,000). The price hasn’t changed, but thanks to our pitifully weak currency, it will cost £132,000 at today’s rate.

Engineer and creator Ignacio Fernandez showed his severe lack of business nous by declaring “If I sell just one car this year, it will be a sucess,” but if the vital stats of the Aspid are anything to go by, it will fly out of the showroom.

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Posted: January 5th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey | 4 Comments