Monthly Archives: June 2010

Pit Notes: Stuff Happens

“How sharper than a serpent’s tooth is a” – caustic colleague. When Toronto’s Globe and Mail auto writer Peter Cheney recounted in 2300 words and 10 photos how a $180,000 Porsche 970 Turbo test car burst through the garage door at his home with his 14-year-old son behind the wheel, he probably thought he had… Continue Reading

Lane Changes: June 2010

Aaron Gold has been named a consulting producer for the upcoming TopGear/USA which premiers this fall on The History Channel. He will continue as About.com’s guide to cars.  . . .Jeff Johnston, long-time RV and trailer-towing guru, is now associate producer and co-host of Rollin On TV, www.rollinontv.com a new cable-distribution TV show about RVs… Continue Reading

Passing Scene

Nabila Tanvir reports in Premium Web Content Magazine: “Found this on www.JournalismJobs.com on November 6. At the www.consumersearch.com jobs website it says they never pay less than $350 per review. They do make you write up a trial review, but it’s a fake one — they send you fake background materials that they seed with… Continue Reading