Alina Dumitrache
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Favorite quote: "Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid" (Heddy Lamarr)
BMWs Viral Marketing Campaign for X1
18 May 2009, 12:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / With just a few weeks before the official unveiling of the BMW X1 production model, BMW has found a way to arouse curiosity of its potential customers by launching a series of viral videos on a youtube channel and on a Facebook page dedicated to th...
Wolverine Takes His Drivers License... Finally!
18 May 2009, 12:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Hugh Jackman, the "Wolverine" star, headed to a Staten Island DMV for his road test, where he "passed with flying colors," as a witness said. It was about time for that, so congratulations Hugh, you finally did it! According ...
BMW Celebrates 500,000th GS with R1200 Special Edition
18 May 2009, 10:30 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / BMW thought of the best way to celebrate the 500,000th GS produced since the bike was first introduced, back in 1980, with the releasing of 500 special edition R1200GS models. The anniversary bike will feature a bunch of accessories, such as a f...
The 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa Sets New Auction World Record
18 May 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Just as it was expected, the one of only 22 ever built, a legendary 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa made history this weekend at the Ferrari factory in Maranello, as it was sold for 9,020,000 euros ($12.15 mil.). A new auction world record as the m...
Megenbier Wins VW Jetta TDI Cup Round Three
18 May 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Timmy Megenbier (Illinois) won Sunday’s SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup race at Utah's Miller Motorsports Park by an 8.266-second margin, followed by Jake Thompson (Canada) on the 2nd place and Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle (Mexico) ...
Triple Win for Petri Corse at Super Trofeo
18 May 2009, 07:49 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Italian race team Petri Corse began the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo series with three victories, by overpassing fifteen Super Trofeo race cars. The team was the star of the inaugural race weekend, which was held at Adria International R...
The Amazing ‘Flying Car’ to be Unveiled in June
18 May 2009, 07:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Terrafugia Transition flying car will be displayed this year at the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance which will take place in the weekend of June 6 and 7 at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park. Carl Dietrich, CEO of Terrafugia, describes the Trans...
BMW Z4 Takes Over London
18 May 2009, 06:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As we were saying a couple of weeks ago, BMW started a new campaign to promote the new Z4 Roadster, online and offline as well, from homepages takeover on MSN and Yahoo, to TV ads and a documentary on Discovery HD Theater. We were mentioning at...
Ford Transit Mobile Showroom Campaign
18 May 2009, 06:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Before the 2010 Transit Connect reaches dealer showrooms this summer, Ford Motor Company announced a new campaign to offer the small-business owners and consumers in 13 cities around the country the chance to test drive the vehicle. All test dr...
Teen Jumps Pool with Mustang and Lands into Home
16 May 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / You are probably used to hearing about teens getting their dad’s expensive car out for a spin and crash it. This is also what happened to a 16-year-old boy, with no driving license, from Placentia, California, who decided it’s time to t...
Tech 3 Celebrates 20th Anniversary at Le Mans
15 May 2009, 15:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The French-based Yamaha Tech 3 Team is celebrating their 20th year of grand prix racing at the Le Mans circuit this weekend. It is quite a thrill for all of its members, as this anniversary also means that the team formed by Herve Poncharal and ...
Wines by Indianapolis Motor Speedway
15 May 2009, 15:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We know it sounds strange when you think of drinking and driving (in this case, drinking and riding) , but there is no reason not to enjoy a glass of wine when you are not planning to gear up and hit the roads. So, let’s welcome the part...
Ladies, Gear Up for International Women & Motorcycling Party!
15 May 2009, 15:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Female riders will be pleased to find out that the Motorcyclists' Confederation of Canada (MCC) will host the International Street Party at the 2009 AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) International Women & Motorcycling Conference. ...
2009 Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair
15 May 2009, 14:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This year, now in its fifth edition, the Art Car Boot Fair wll be held on June 14, on 146 Brick Lane E1. The theme of this year's event is in line with the automotive world: the credit crunch and how to take advantage of amazing bargains. T...
Volvo S40 and 850 Estate Starring in Volvo - The Game
15 May 2009, 12:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We were telling you a few weeks ago about the free Volvo racing game set to release on May 26 as a fun way to promote the S60 concept. Now, as Volvo Car Corporation and SimBin Development Team announced, Volvo-The Game can be played with five r...
Fast and Furious 4 Nissan Skyline Stolen
15 May 2009, 12:18 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Nissan Skyline driven by Paul Walker in the latest Fast and Furious was reported stolen from a warehouse in Sun Valley, California. In just ten minutes. Well, what do you expect? Having your car shown in Hollywood makes it a primary target for ...
Paris Hilton, Suspect in Damaging Neighbor’s Cars
15 May 2009, 10:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Paris Hilton hits the front page of the tabloids. Again. This time with a vandal image, after her neighbors accused her of keying their cars. At the same time, Paris says her car together with her sister's and her boyfriend's vehicles wer...
MG Launches Anniversary TFs in the UK
15 May 2009, 08:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / At the MG Heritage Festival which took place at Windsor Castle, Chinese owned MG Motor presented two new derivates of the TF LE500 model to expand its TF roadster range in the UK - the TF135 and TF 85th Anniversary. The event that was held to ma...
New George Harrison Edition at MINI United 2009
15 May 2009, 07:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As you already know, MINI is celebrating this month its fifty anniversary, with several events scheduled to honor this brand. At the MINI United event, a new edition of the legendary George Harrison MINI will be handed over in charity purposes. ...
Happy Father’s Day! From Goodwood Festival of Speed
14 May 2009, 15:44 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Even if Father’s Day is on June 21, Goodwood Festival of Speed invites any son and daughter to surprise their dads from July 3-5 at this years edition held at Goodwood House. The theme of this year’s Festival is ‘True Grit ...