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Segment 1: New environmental regulations for just California?; Segment 2: Legend of motor-racing photographer Eric Rickman; Segment 3: The “Hurricane!: The Bob Hannah Story” book; Segments 4 and 5: The current condition of the automotive industry and how the government’s attempting to save it; Segment 6: What’s the future for Ford, GM, and Chrysler?

Segment 1: Huge salaries and tax evasion reports in the racing world / Daytona 24 - Experiencing a 24-hour race; Segment 2: Kragen O’Reilly NHRA Winternationals coming up!; Segment 3: What can attendees expect to get for their tickets at the Winternationals?; Segment 4: Report on the latest Daytona 24 race; Segment 5: The latest cars in the GT-class of Daytona; Segment 6: Legends of Porsche and Grand-Am racing / The ‘09 racing year is off to a good start

Segment 1: Nascar’s contraction due to lost sponsorships ; Segment 2: The economy’s impact on the racing world ; Segment 3: Ed and David are optimistic about America’s future ; Segment 4: The economy’s hit on th NHRA ; Segment 5: What’s happening with Funny Cars? ; Segment 6: The racing world in transition

Segment 1: Show preview, The Grand National Roadster Show, and the Detroit Auto Show ; Segment 2: Cost of Hybrids coming down, Car industry in general ; Segment 3: Why do we beat up our auto makers? ; Segment 4: Tom and Ed talk about Dean Jefferies and Tom’s book about him ; Segment 5: Tom and Ed continue discussing the legendary Dean Jeffries ; Segment 6: Ed talks about the profound story that is Dean Jeffries life

360 Forged is focused on the design and manufacture of low-volume wheel packages. Its latest kit is the Straight 5ive Carbon 20in wheels designed for the Ferrari F430 supercar. The wheels measure 8.5in across up front and up to 13in across in the rear and have had been in development for almost two years.

The wheel design features a forged aluminum outer shell with titanium reverse fasteners and a carbon-fiber cross section. Other dimensions are available, including 19 and 22in sizes. The particular unit designed for the F430 includes a gloss black lip with a Ferrari red stripe.

Wheels

* 360 Forged Straight 5ive CARBON
* Gloss black lip with Ferrari red stripe
* Carbon fiber center disc
* Gloss black painted inners
* 20×8.5 front
* 20×13 rear

Modifications:

* Gruppe M carbon fiber intake
* RennSport One / EvoMS ECU tune
* Novitech exhaust (catless)
* Hamann lower lip kit
* H&R coilover springs

F430 Engine:
490 horsepower @ 8500 RPM
343 ft-lb @ 5250 RPM
4,308 cc
4.3-liter V8
Mid-engine placement
92.0 mm bore
81.00 mm stroke
11.3 commpression ration
Dual overhead cam
Variable valve timing
4 valves per cylinder
91 oct. (premium unleaded) fuel required
Multi-point injection fuel system

“360 Forged is a company based on quality, not quantity. Our wheels are low volume, hand built pieces of art. We have no intentions of becoming a large, mass produced wheel company by any means, we prefer to stay relatively small, & deal directly with our clients and dealers on a one on one level.” - Jordan Swerdloff, CEO & Founder of 360 Forged

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