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2017 SUBARU WRX STI
By Ryan Lavery
The WRX STI looks like a normal sedan with a giant wing, but it is
much more menacing than you think. The WRX STI gets a solid 17mpg
city and 23mpg highway. Even with only a 2.5 liter turbo four-cylinder,
this car is no slouch. It rockets to 60mph in a walloping 4.7 seconds with
305 hp. This car also has torque vectoring. This means it automatically
spins the wheels at different speeds to help the car turn. With a top
speed of 159mph, this is an everyday drive-along with a rally or track
car. If you only drive on roads then the base model is for you. With a few
disadvantages, like speed, the base model is about $10,000 less. For a
desert racer or a track fanatic, this is the car for you.
CLASSIC TOY TRAIN WONDERS
By Lance Lavery
Toy trains have been around a long time, and before most of
your parents. By far the most famous is the loveable Blue Comet
set. The set comes with 3 passenger cars and a beautiful engine.
The cars are named after 3 real comets and they are Tempel, Faye,
and Westphal. On this train all of the cars light up. If this isn't
advanced for 1929 than how about hinging the little doors inside by
hand. The tops on these cars open to reveal swivel seats, lavatory,
and hinged doors. Still, don't get your hopes up about buying one;
the average price is $4,500 for everything. Just imagine the most
beautiful train ever built right in front of your face.
SURVIVAL STORY
By Gregory Davis
Eric LeMarque was a hockey player in the Olympics. One day, he went
snowboarding and accidentally went off course. He was on the side of an extremely
sparsely populated mountain and only had an MP3 player and his snowboard with
him. To survive, he stripped trees of their bark using his snowboard and, then, ate
the bark and used it to build a shelter. He used his MP3 player to listen to local radio
stations. He could tell by the strength of the radio stations' signals which direction
the populated areas were. This enabled him to go back up the mountain for a better
chance of being found.
He survived for a week before rescuers located him, which was five days longer
than anyone else would have who faced his conditions. Unfortunately, though,
LeMarque did lose his feet because of frostbite.