Ask Patty Blog Carnival Week Around the Auto World: April 17
Published Apr 17th 2007, 7:49pm by Jody DeVere in Featured Articles
Due
to some unusual holiday on the East Coast, the deadline for your Income
Taxes has been extended until today, April 17. If you're not done with
them yet, don't stop now! Finish your taxes, then come back to read the
AskPatty carnival. Otherwise, step right up to enjoy our collection of
female friendly automotive links.
The five senses - hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch - are important for learning about the world around them. Huliq.com and AskPatty both share an ACDelco report on how these same senses can also help us with vehicle maintenance.
Hey ladies, have you ever tried to buy a car and had the salesman talk
down to you or suggest you run everything by your husband? Well, 3 On Your Side's Jim Donovan tells how dealerships are changing...and even quote AskPatty.com
The Orlando Sentinel says
as many as three women could start in the May 27 Indianapolis 500 race,
and conjectures about what might happen if they only had bona-fide
winning equipment.
Notorious
for its challenging winding roads and unpredictable weather, Targa
Tasmania is known as the ultimate test of 'man and machine' -- or in
this case -- woman and machine. Amid a tough modern car field of 100
plus male drivers, 31-year-old Melinda Both will contest the 2000
kilometre rally in a Mazda6 MPS with co-driver Samantha Stevens, of
Sydney. Read the complete article at www.rallysportmag.com.au
Sue Voges never envisioned herself as a poster child for raising awareness about breast cancer, reports the news-gazette.com.
"That wasn't my intent," said the 50-year-old Ogden woman, who is a
master sergeant with the Illinois State Police, working as an
investigator in Champaign. Now Voges has become the focus of one
episode of a program called "One Good Turn with Joey T."
Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) President and CEO Anne Belec has joined the board of directors of WestStart-CALSTART. PRNewswire.com
reports that Belec will serve as the first automotive industry
representative on the board of North America's leading advanced
transportation technology organization.
Thirty-eight entries and69 cars set for 91st Indianapolis 500. Four
past winners and the top 11 finishers from last year's thrilling race
are among the highlights of the entry list for the 91st Indianapolis
500, scheduled for Sunday, May 27 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Read more at TheAutoChannel.com 
Remember "K.I.T.T.," the car from the old Knight Rider series with actor David Hasselhoff? ebPublishing.com
says Well thanks to modern technology, the cars of today are getting
closer to those intelligent cars of the future. Their report of last
week's New York International Auto Show highlighted its fair share of
concept cars including a Chrysler minivan with swivel seats in the
third row and a Sirius satellite TV receiver. 
Are you watching the brand-new new Fox action television show, DRIVE?
Well we're watching here it at AskPatty.com, so check out our blogs on
the Season premiere, episode two, and character glossary!That's it for this week! Thank you for all of your submissions! Please remember to submit your article next week using the online form or by emailing Breanne at Breanne@askpatty.com.
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