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The Bullrunners continue their journey South, peeling out of Vineyard 49 on Long Island and headed for Atlantic City.

Unsurprisingly, Claus in the TechArt Cayenne arrives in 1st place, having caught the early ferry. Behind him, Bullrunners jostle for position, attempting to beat traffic, stay ahead of the law and head in the right direction. Yeah, the whole 'Head South' thing can get confusing.

Meanwhile, Team Texas' Richard Rawlings and Dennis Collins have been tearing across the country and, at around 5am East Coast time, they make a triumphant phone call to Jay Riecke to call in their $50,000 bet. Their transcontinental time? A ridiculously-fast 31:59.

Morning in Atlantic City means bleary eyes and sore heads all round (boy, those blue rinse old ladies in A.C. sure know how to party...) as everyone heads for a checkpoint at Bullrun National Park. Alas, Team Lotus and Team CEC both fall prey to the cops and Team Riecke 2 just can't seem to find the right road.

A quick pit stop and the cavalcade heads for Staunton, VA. This small town ain't seen nothing like this before and all the locals pack the streets to welcome Bullrun to town. They're rewarded by Mardi Gras beads, thongs & t-shirts thrown from the top of a Hummer and a night of partying they're likely to remember for years to come.

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More pictures of the all-new Ferrari California roadster have been trickling out from Maranello. This time we get to see the car with it's roof down, mid-operation and closed.

The car's a 2+2 but I think we all know how small those back seats are going to be: good for a few bags and that's about it. The car retains a classic GT shape, even with the room required for the retractable hard top, that does its business in just 14 seconds.

Ferrari head honcho, Luca di Montezemolo, recently took the car for a spin around the company's Fiorano test track and, unsurprisingly, hailed it as a fabulous addition to the Ferrari model lineup.

"I am very satisfied indeed with the work that the women and men of Ferrari have done," declared Luca di Montezemolo. "The California is an extraordinary car and I was delighted with the performance, comfort and driving pleasure it delivered. The California is, like all of our models, the epitome of cutting-edge innovation.

The car gets revealed in the flesh at the Paris Motor Show in October.

Oh those crazy Brits are at it again. U.K. DJ Chris Evans has shelled out a massive $10.9 million for a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder.

Unable to put down his paddle as the price soared higher and higher, Mr. Evans is now the proud owner of the beautiful car that was once owned by James Coburn, star of films like "The Magnificent Seven".

Sold at RM Auctions over the weekend, the car was expected to fetch €3.5 million but the hammer eventually dropped at €7,040,000. The car is powered by a 3.0-liter V12 making 280 horsepower and was immortalized in the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".

Let's hope this Spyder doesn't meet with the same demise as the one in the movie. EGMCartech.com

Well, almost. Official pictures of the new 'baby' Ferrari have been released by the PR Peeps at the Prancing Horse.

Joining the 612 Scaglietti in the Grand Tourer lineup, the car will only be available as a convertible and gets a folding hard top. It will be powered by a mid-front mounted V8 that's good for 0-60 in less than 4.0 seconds. The car also gets Ferrari's F1-Trac traction control system that made its debut in the 599 GTB Fiorano. Chuck in some big carbon-ceramic Brembos, a new multi-link rear suspension and a 7-speed dual clutch transmission, and it's sure to be a pleasure to drive.

Expect more pics and details in the coming weeks. The car gets unveiled in the sheetmetal at the Paris International Auto Show.

In a scene straight out of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", a Sydney guy had to make the phone call any kid dreads: that the 'great idea' of borrowing your father's limited edition F360 Stradale has not gone according to plan.

Apparently the car had been speeding (ya think?!) and then ended its run wrapped around a lamp post, an ignominious demise for any car. Ironically, the accident occurred on 'Batman Avenue'...although no super hero was on hand to save the young man from having to call Daddy and explain what happened.

The passenger was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The driver was unhurt, save a battered ego, although we're unsure as to what fate awaited him at home...

Like a cross between a Ferrari and a Lamborghini, with a bit of R8 and Z06 thrown in for good measure, the all-new SSS Raptor got the auto show treatment, when Saleen took the covers off in New York.

With its sights set firmly on the high-priced and high-performance Euro exotics, the mean-looking Raptor ("Jurassic Park, anyone"?) makes 650 HP and 630 lb-ft of torque. Choose between a 6-speed manual or paddle shifters as you make your way towards 200mph...and then go past it!

The Supercharged SSS will rocket to 60mph in 3.2 seconds and that's using cellulosic ethanol fuel, a higher octane rating of E85 gas that also helps boost power.

Saleen says the car could hit your driveway in as little as two years...so long as you've got the $185,000 or so required for purchase. What's the lotto this weekend?

The guys over at Left Lane News have been earning their keep as the Brit bloggers to beat: they've got a host of pics of the new Ferrari 2+2 in testing.

Though it started out as a Maserati prototype, the car's now going to wear a Prancing Horse badge and is supposed to debut at the Paris Auto Show in September. The car will be borrowing the 4.3L V8 from the F430 but will be getting an HP boost, allegedly up close to 500.

Expect the usual waiting list when it shows up some time in 2009. Left Lane News

Back in June of 2007, 2 participants in the Bullrun Rally took a slight detour from the Montreal to Key West route in an attempt to eclipse the 30-year old New York to LA record.

Texans Richard Rawlings and Dennis Collins said 'hell yeah' to a $50,000 bet from fellow Bullrunner Jay Riecke, that they could beat the time of 32 hours 7 minutes set by David Diem and Doug Turner back in 1983.

Running in a modified Ferrari 550 (but when we say modified we mean scanners, jammers, extra gas tank etc), the duo managed a ridiculously-fast time of 31 hours 59 minutes.

Unfortunately, it would soon emerge that Alex Roy had already run a faster time back in October 2006 (31 hours 4 minutes) but whereas his amazing feat was practiced and planned to the last detail, the Texans' attempt was simply a matter of "let's go".

They stopped by Jay Leno's garage after their run, but Jay only released the video early this year, possibly for fear of being associated with two outlaws...I mean, legends! Jay Leno's Garage

That last post got me thinking of just how cool both the original and the knock-off truly are. For those who've been living in a cave, welcome to some of the best car footage you'll likely ever see.

Claude LeLouch's "C'etait un Rendezvous" was shot in 1976 in Paris, at 5.30am. The length of the reel of film dictated the length of the movie, which is shot in a single take. The make of the car has been a contentious issue for years. The sound is a Ferrari - thought to be a 275 GTB - but apparently the car used was LeLouch's Mercedes 450SEL with the Ferrari sounds dubbed over the top. Also, some say it was Formula 1 driver Jacques Lafitte behind the wheel, others that it was LeLouch. No matter the car or the driver, the movie 'speaks' for itself.

As an homage to the original, Nissan took a Track Model 350Z to Prague in 2003 and gave it the Hollywood treatment. Directed by an Academy Award winning director and driven by a stunt man, the 6.5 minute short film used a lot more cameras and choreographed the action but is still fantastically entertaining, if somewhat lacking the grittiness of the original. C'etait Un Rendezvous The Run

Getting ever closer to the magical top spot, The Telegraph continues to count down the 100 Most Beautiful Cars, at least according to its readers.

This group includes the Ferrari 275 GTB, reputed to be the car used by Claude Lelouch in "C'etait Un Rendezvous", possibly the most iconic 9 minutes of driving footage around and 'replicated' by Nissan with a 350Z in Prague some years ago. Of course, this Hollywood version was all choreographed and timed, unlike the original bare bones, white knuckle ride that almost sees our hero smash into a garbage truck in the pre-dawn light. Fan-bloody-tastic! The Telegraph 40-21

It seems Tata may have acquired a taste for foreign marques. Not content with bringing Jaguar and Land Rover into the Tata Motors' fold (to be confirmed any day now), they're now setting their sights on a rather more exotic nameplate: Ferrari.

Seems Ratan Tata feels he and Luca di Montezemolo, Chairman of Fiat and Ferrari, have a lot in common and he's accepted an invitation to visit the land of pasta to check out the Italian approach to design and luxury.

Fiat currently owns 85% of Ferrari and has the option to acquire another 5% by the end of July. Tata already sits on Fiat's board and is allied to the company in India.

"I have two passions in my life: cars and aircraft. I've always dreamed of being a fighter pilot and I confirm the desire to participate as a shareholder in Ferrari," Tata said in an interview in Italy’s L'Espresso weekly.

If an imitation Gucci purse or Rolex watch isn't quite enough to impress your friends, how about a fake Ferrari? A Sicilian (oh what a surprise...) operation has been busted by Italian police for making fake ones and selling them for less than the price of a run-of-the-mill sedan. Given it's those sedans that have been butchered to provide much of the cars' infrastructure, there's some symmetry in that!

While the cars look amazingly good - the police were apparently quite impressed by the level of detail in the construction of the fiberglass body panels - there's no word on where the motors might have been derived. My bet is that local farmers are missing a lawnmower engine or two. Guardian

Cool Runnings

Long known for their domination in Formula 1, Ferrari is now lending a hand to the Italian Olympic team. Supplying support for any aerodynamically-challenging sport - think sailing, canoeing and biking for Beijing - probably the most fun, and results, will materialize for the Winter Games, when the scarlet-clad crew will aim to squeeze every last drop of performance out of the bobsleds, luges and skeletons as they whiz down the ice.

Nothing like a bright red sled and a prancing horse on the nose to intimidate the international competition. If only those Jamaican boys could have had this sort of help... Edmunds