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)
Auto Club Gives Safety Tips to Prom-Goers
14 May 2009, 15:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Let’s face it! We remember since our teen years that going to prom involved consuming alcohol. Maybe that wasn’t such a bad thing if some of us didn’t drink and then get behind the wheel. That is unacceptable no matter what, so th...
Jay-Z: Can I Get a... Maybach?
14 May 2009, 14:36 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We knew it could be expensive to get a hip-hop artist like Jay-Z to perform somewhere, but it was only after the University of Arizona provided a copy of the Jay-Z rider, that we realized exactly the rapper’s demands. A Maybach luxury sedan c...
Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Death of Motorcyclist
14 May 2009, 13:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A 62-year-old woman convicted of driving drunk and killing a motorcyclist in Milwaukee last year has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Kathleen Boland's blood alcohol level was estimated to be three times the legal limit at the time of the...
Third-Generation Prius Marketing Campaign Revealed
14 May 2009, 13:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As they say, there is no bad publicity, but just publicity. That is why we cannot share an opinion regarding the marketing campaign released by Toyota Motor Sales and Saatchi & Saatchi advertising agency on Monday. But still, we have to inform ...
World’s Smallest Car, Made from Postman Pat’s Ride
14 May 2009, 10:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / ‘The Wind-Up’, as its constructor called it, a tiny hybrid of a quad bike and a model of Postman Pat's van was unveiled this weekend. Perry Watkins, a 47-years-old sales director from Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, transformed a Postma...
BMW Wins Great Designs in Steel Award
14 May 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As we all know, there’s much more to car design than just overall looks. Even though we tend to buy a car just because it looks good, the materials that are used in their manufacture are far more important. BMW X6 research and development...
Crimestoppers Launched ‘Too Much Bling? Give Us A Ring’ Campaign
14 May 2009, 08:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Having trouble handling the financial crisis and yet some people display their ‘bling’ right in your face? Ever wondered how come one of your neighbors is having three sports cars, tons of jewelry and smiles with his grillz (gold teeth)...
“Is There A Dream Left”, the 2009 Audi Motorsport Season Song
14 May 2009, 07:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Music producer Leslie Mandoki was contracted by Audi AG to produce the song “Is there a dream left”, that will accompany the DTM Champions Timo Scheider, Mattias Ekström and their teammates during the title fight in the internation...
British Millionaire Sets Speeding Record on Spanish Road
14 May 2009, 07:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Alan McGregor Heron, who is originally from Glasgow, has been arrested by the Spanish police after he was caught speeding on the A-92N motorway at Baza last week, setting a new speeding record in the province of Granada, Spain. The 56-year-old B...
Arsonists Torch Five Cars in Worcestershire
13 May 2009, 15:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / An arsonist made villagers down Marsh Avenue, in Warndon Villages, Worcestershire, fear for their lives after setting fire to a row of cars in the neighborhood. Five cars were attacked just after 3am, of which two were completely destroyed. The...
Got Milk, Danica? Cause You Sure Have Bikinis...
13 May 2009, 14:27 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After she made history last year, becoming the first woman to win an Indy car race, Danica Patrick started more and more photo sessions in ways that best combine her dynamism with stylish femininity. Recent photo shootings for SHAPE magazine and...
100,000 Test Drives Planned in Ford Fiesta Movement
13 May 2009, 13:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As we previously reported, Ford’s Fiesta Movement campaign was started to build Fiesta awareness in the US before its launching next year. This time, we are referring to the eight-month test drive tour, which is about to begin. The goal is...
BMW S1000RR Trashed Again in Photoshooting
13 May 2009, 13:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / What is wrong with BMW Motorrad’s marketing department? After the previous shooting with that inexplicable presence of a helicopter and a model that clearly had nothing to do with the motorcycle, they went to the same photographer for another...
BMW Classic at the 2009 Mille Miglia
13 May 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A piece of BMW’s history, normally only on view at the BMW Museum has been rendered to race again especially for his year’s Mille Miglia event. We are talking here about the BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupe, overall winner of the 1940...
Eminem Shows Support for Detroit Auto Workers
13 May 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Don’t cry because you got laid-off from your job, be happy attending an Eminem live performance on the Pontiac Garage Outdoor Stage! Or at least that is how we can translate Eminem’s initiative of bringing approximately 200 laid-off aut...
X6 Motor Racing Simulator for Racing Fans
13 May 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Ever wanted to taste the feeling of being a racing driver? Well, racing fans can feel the movement of every driving maneuver, but only when using the 6-Axis simulator. We know, it would have been more fun bringing the girls as well for the driving ...
Le Mans Winner Porsche Carrera 6 Goes Under the Hammer
13 May 2009, 08:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / At the COYS auction that will take place on May 23, 2009 at the UK’s Brands Hatch motor racing circuit, an extremely rare vehicle will be auctioned, for which the organizers expect to fetch around $600,000. It’s no wonder that they t...
Porsche 2009 Motorsport Collection Now Available
13 May 2009, 07:44 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Are you a Porsche owner? Even if not, the new Porsche Motorsposrt Collection is now available for any enthusiast. Just so you have an idea of the connection between the German manufacturer and the motorsport industry, let us tell you that the Por...
Foreign Drivers - A Menace to British Traffic Safety
12 May 2009, 19:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Signs of panic are becoming present in the UK, as results showed that accidents caused by foreign drivers on British roads have increased by 10 percent in the past year. Due to the fact that up to 30 people a year die in collisions with left-han...
World’s Largest Ambulance, Citaro-based
12 May 2009, 14:31 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Dubai has another thing to be proud of beside having the most expensive hotel worldwide (Burj Al Arab). Centre of Ambulance Services recently ordered three Mercedes-Benz clinic buses, which are by far the largest in the world. The Government of ...