Your Auto Lifestyle Newsletter July, 2008  
Danica Patrick will be in comfort zone at Indy 500
Danica Patrick will be among the favorites to win the Indianapolis 500 when practice officially begins Tuesday for the May 25 race. That's not so much because of her historic first victory two weeks ago in the IRL IndyCar Series race in Japan as it is due to her feeling at home at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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You have the right to remain silent; your car might not
The recorder is a computer under a vehicle's floorboard. It stores information immediately before and after a crash, such as how fast the vehicle was traveling and whether the driver braked or was using his seat belt, turn signals and headlights.
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Coming up:
Auto Events: Car clubs and more
Calendar
May 10: Newbury Park Cruise Night
June 15: Father's Day Car Show
June 22: Corvair Time Trials
July 20: First Ventura Motorsports gathering

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Motorhead says ...
Your car says a lot about you
What's your favorite color? A question we have all been asked hundreds of times since kindergarten. I think back to all the vehicles I have owned over the years and as I have matured, so have the colors of my autos. What does the color of your car say about you? I think it's safe to say that if you own a brightly colored car like yellow or red, chances are a bit of that color bleeds into your character.
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Check out the 2008 Lexus IS-F
Toyota invented the name Lexus for its luxury division back in 1986 because the word sounded pleasant and memorable. The same could be said for the 2008 IS-F high-performance sport sedan, truly one of the most memorable cars ever to bear the Lexus logo. You might say that, for Lexus, "F" represents a passing grade, since there are few cars on the road that the sedan can't outrun.
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Annual car show rolling into the harbor
The Milestone Car Society of California, in conjunction with the Murphy Auto Museum of Oxnard, is gearing up for its annual Father's Day Car Show at the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard on June 15.
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Save gas and money by checking your tires
Gasoline prices are rising and the Auto Club reminds motorists they can save gas and money with one simple action: checking their vehicles' tire pressure, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. Properly inflated tires improve fuel economy, says the Auto Club.
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