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	<title>The Speed Blog</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Dario&#8217;s Return</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Porter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I almost danced for joy when I read the report on the Autosport website earlier today that Dario Franchitti is to return to IndyCar racing with Chip Ganassi&#8217;s team.
I never really understood his move to NASCAR and while I wished him the best, I am overjoyed to see that he is returning to open wheel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ka-chow - CARS and Comics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Porter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems I have landed a new gig as the the writer for a new comic book series to be based on the Disney-Pixar movie CARS.
This is the first time that Disney-Pixar has allowed anyone outside the studio to create original stories using their characters, and I&#8217;m looking forward to playing in their toy box.
And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phil Hill (1927-2008)</title>
		<link>http://thespeedblog.com/phil-hill-1927-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Porter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Formula One]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday when I first heard of the passing of Phil Hill, the first American to win the F1 World Championship, I posted a quick note of appreciation on my personal blog, in which I said I&#8217;d write a fuller tribute later.
I&#8217;ve sat down to write that entry here on The Speed Blog at least [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Driver Rankings - Oops</title>
		<link>http://thespeedblog.com/2008-driver-rankings-oops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Porter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Rankings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So there I was transferring files for both the 2008 Driver Rankings and my own devised alternate F1 scoring scheme from my laptop to the family room iMac, updating them, and transferring them back to the laptop. It all seemed to go really smoothly.
Until I went to add in last weekend&#8217;s IRL results. - Sure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USGP - Part 1 - &#8220;The Grand Prize&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://thespeedblog.com/usgp-part-1-the-grand-prize/</link>
		<comments>http://thespeedblog.com/usgp-part-1-the-grand-prize/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Porter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Formula One]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The race that would become known as the United States Grand Prix was known for the first six years of its existence as simply “The Grand Prize.” The first race took place just over 100 years ago, on March 18th 1908,  in Savannah, GA, in front of a crowd of 5000 excited spectators. It was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Unspoken NASCAR Safety Issue</title>
		<link>http://thespeedblog.com/the-unspoken-nascar-safety-issue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Porter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[NASCAR]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Watching yesterday&#8217;s NASCAR Sprint Cup race from Watkins Glen prompted me to post the following quick note on my Twitter feed.
Can&#8217;t believe the lack of medical crews at the site of the 9 car pile up in today&#8217;s NASCAR race. NASCAR needs to learn from open wheel.
Thinking about it over night I thought perhaps I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>17 to 5 for the IRL</title>
		<link>http://thespeedblog.com/17-to-5-for-the-irl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Porter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[IndyCar]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[TV]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just a few days after my post about how race commentators can impact TV ratings comes news that the Indy Racing League has signed a new TV deal.
According to the announcment the series new TV partner  &#8220;will produce extended coverage, including pre and post-race shows and, potentially, programmes between races.&#8221;
All this sounds great, except for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Driver Rankings - July</title>
		<link>http://thespeedblog.com/2008-driver-rankings-july/</link>
		<comments>http://thespeedblog.com/2008-driver-rankings-july/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Porter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Formula One]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[NHRA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the last month seven more drivers qualified to be included in the overall SPEED BLOG RANKINGS which rate drivers from NASCAR, Formula One, IndyCar, NHRA Drag Racing and World Rally against each other&#8217;s relative performances.
World Rally ace Mikko Hirvonen stays on the top again this month, while for the first time this year a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calling the race with CARS</title>
		<link>http://thespeedblog.com/calling-the-race-with-cars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Porter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of another writing project I’ve recently been rewatching the Disney-Pixar classic animated movie CARS. Watching the accompanying 16 minute documentary on the DVD abut the inspiration for, and making of, the movie, I was struck by one sentence.
The movie makers remarked that the essence of racing on the screen (be it the large [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The United States Grands Prix and me&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://thespeedblog.com/the-united-states-grands-prix-and-me/</link>
		<comments>http://thespeedblog.com/the-united-states-grands-prix-and-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Porter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Formula One]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One thing I’ve noticed among most fans of Formula One is that they all seem to have their favorite Grand Prix. For some it’s the magic of the Monaco street circuit, for others the fast curves and history of the Italian GP at Monza, or the challenge of Spa in Belgium.

Being born, raised and sucked [...]]]></description>
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