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Just before the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Arabian Business magazine published the salaries of several current drivers. MSN has an article listing the salaries, along with an interesting Points Per Million Dollars Spent Ratio. So which team got the best bang for their buck in terms of dollars spent on driver versus points earned in 2009? See the table below:

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F1 Breaking News! Kimi Raikkonen’s manager Steve Robertson announced late on Tuesday November 18, 2009 to Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat that Kimi will not be racing Formula 1 in 2010.

“The only option for F1 next season was McLaren or nothing,” Robertson said. “Kimi and McLaren were unable to reach an agreement, so he will not drive at F1 level, at least not next year.”

Raikkonen and McLaren failed to come to terms based on salary, sponsor duties and Kimi’s freedom to rally race. Turun Sanomat speculated that 2011 Raikkonen could most likely return to Formula 1 Grand Prix with Red Bull Racing.

Keep in mind that Kimi’s severance deal with Ferrari will net him more money by taking a year off in 2010, than if he would have raced the year!

Next year, he is likely to be active in rally cars and possibly the Le Mans 24 Hours, the newspaper added.

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Earlier this week we witnessed the drowning of a Bugatti Veyron Lake Crash, and Friday November 13th it was revealed that the owner and driver was Andy House. Andy House (Performance Auto Sales which sells repaired exotic cars) also owns the Eddie Griffin Crashed Ferrari Enzo (now repaired).

Checkout the video below caught (or staged) by two dudes listening to Sublime’s “Wrong Way” thinking that they were witnessing a Lamborghini crashing into the lake!

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Less than a year ago we witnessed the uber talented action sports / X Games / DC Shoes founder super hero Ken Block jump his WRX STi Video rally car 171 feet and a max height of 25 feet for the Discovery Channel show Stunt Junkies. Prior to this monster jump we also saw his Ken Block Gymkhana Practice Video which was done in his 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi prepared by Crawford Performance which pushes 530 whp! Checkout his newest toy: Ken Block Subaru TRAX STi which I photographed at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

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Yesterday, November 11, 2009 at 3pm a man yet to be identified drove his $2 million dollar Bugatti Veyron into a saltwater lagoon (Galveston County, Texas) when apparently a low-flying pelican distracted him as he traveled north on Interstate 45 just south of the hurricane levee near Omega Bay.

The offending pelican still cannot be reached for comments at this time.

I remember when I got into my first accident at 16, as we don’t have pelicans up north in Canada, so I had to use the excuse that a big black bear made me swerve into the ditch wrecking my parents car.. wildlife excuses are marvelous

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Here are all the current Meccan Exciter Supercar renderings released so far. It’s design was just currently completed. All required CAD/CAM drawings and specs have been completed and are ready to proceed with the production of a rolling prototype. There are expected to be 3 versions of the Meccan Exciter available: Hard Top, Targa Top, and a Competition model.

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Well the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas has come and gone, so here is more of what I have to show from my 4 days of coverage this year! Enjoy this 2nd installment and make sure to checkout my 1st post: 2009 SEMA Show Girls Pictures! You can click on the pictures to see the full size pics! I also personally guarantee, that you won’t find higher quality photos (or quantity) of these girls anywhere on the net… Cheers

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Here are some pictures, videos and press release details on the new BMW M3 GTS due out for delivery after May 2010 in Germany and North America by August 2010.

* Registrations in other countries will be possible from summer 2010
* 450 BHP (4.4l V8)
* 1490 kg / 3278 lbs (DIN standard)
* 6 / 4 piston brake system
* 6 point harness
* 255 35 19 F
* 285 30 19 R
* Rollbar behind the front seats ( only 2 seats )
* Front splitter and Spoiler ( adjustable )
* Fire hydrant
* Racing combo with helmet

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Only 2 days under my 2009 SEMA Show Pictures belt and I have a whack of photos of the SEMA Booth BABES to share with you. So without further fluff or delay, please enjoy this first batch of bolt ons!

P.S. In case you live under a rock (or in a cave) don’t forget to checkout my 2009 SEMA Show Preview post which has a nice summary and links to all my posts of the girls from 2008.

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