May/June, 2013

SPU Producer: Tracey AlonzoEditor (Cartalk): Rodney GranadoHead of Design: Denise BaptisteAssociate Editors: Lisa Jessamy & Halcian PierreDesign & Layout: Sean Simon • Psyche Mitchell Contibutors: Christine Dalkan, Kaelanne Jordan, Akiela Hope

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SECURITY AND SAFETY • AQUABASE SEMINAR AT PENTA HEADQUATERS• GPS RECOVERY WITH AIR SUPPORT AND TACTICAL

TEAMS• VEHICLE SECURITY – THEN AND NOW 4

AUTO TIPS • CHOOSING THE RIGHT AUTO SECURITY SYSTEM 5

DIY • YOUR CAR PLUS YOUR SMARTPHONE = BLISS 7

NEW CARS FAST DRIVE INTERLAGOS 2013 REVS UP BRASIL 8 & 9

AUTO TECH-FINANCE • GPS TRACKING KEY• CONSIDER A BACKGROUND CHECK BEFORE

PURCHASING A VEHICLE 12

• SUBARU FORESTER 13 ACCESSORIES 14

EVENT • MIRACULOUS KANICK DEBUTS IN NHRA FINAL 15

This issue gives a lot of info on auto security sys-tems and methods to ensure that you keep yoursecond biggest investment after a home. Pro-tecting your vehicle from theft should be impor-tant and avoiding the pitfalls of the criminalelements in our society is one key method todrive home safely. Jaguar Land Rover put on atop of the line event dubbed FAST DRIVE Interla-

gos in Brasil recently, look out for pics and storiesinside. Also, T&T’s Rishi Kanick created Caribbeanhistory with his LLumar Top Alcohol Dragster atNHRA in the US as he reached the US Nationalsfinal, you can follow more at www.trinituner.com. Re-member to ARRIVE ALIVE, don’t drink and drive,stay off the cell phones while driving and ofcourse...continue to keep reading!

T&T’s team at FAST DRIVEInterlagos 2013 in Brasil (l-r)Businessman Sheik Mo-hammed and ANSA AUTO-MOTIVE`s Jaguar LandRover Trinidad & Tobago -General Manager DebbieGormandy

CarTalkTT editor RodneyGranado checks out thenew Jaguar F-Type

The T&T Police Service has a dedicateddepartment for investigations and recov-ery of stolen vehicles known as theSTOLEN VEHICLES SQUAD (SVS) lo-cated in the CID Building on St. VincentStreet, Port of Spain. Most of the vehi-cles stolen in the country are involved inrobberies, kidnappings and illegal autotrade. As a result, recovery of stolen vehi-cles can assist in solving other linkedcrimes.

According to a source at SVS, there areover 400,000 thousand vehicles in T&Tand at least 2,000 units are stolen eachyear. The most popular models are Nissanand Toyota. Statistics on stolen vehiclesfrom the department reported the Almera

at top spot with 60 units being stolen inthe first quarter of 2010. This seems to bedue to the black market demand for spareparts where cars are stripped and sold tothe highest bidder. Not far behind is theCorolla which (as with Almera) accountsfor a large presence on the roads. Thesource revealed, “These vehicles seem toeasily fit in traffic and move to a new loca-tion for stripping or storage virtually unde-tected by thieves. There are other vehiclesthough such as the Nissan B11, B12, B13,B14, B15 which are commonly reportedstolen. Older vehicles such as the Laurel,626, 323, Charmant, Cressida, Bluebirdhave been in demand due to a shortage ofparts such as fenders, doors, trunks and

bonnets. There are also some garage own-ers (chop shops) who have been held inconnection with stripping of stolen vehi-cles.”

More statistics reveal a recovery rate of29 percent by the SVS which is rising overthe last couple of years. The source re-vealed that normal duties working in thePolice Service to reduce crime, translatesto a very risky job that people take forgranted. The source said, “We tracked astolen car from Barrackpore and ended upin Mayaro. The bandits were armed butabandoned the car and fled on foot. Some-

times it can turn“sticky” in a mo-ment’s notice. Wehave noticed thatbandits are usingmore weapons inthe act of stealingrecently. This maybe due to the factthat many vehiclesare using new tech-nology such as im-mobilizers, coded

ignitions and alarm systems as the worldchanges. However, some bandits considerthemselves “old school” and still use skele-ton keys, knives, pig foot, screw drivers andhammers.”

Surprisingly, intelligence from INTERPOLand Japanese law enforcement led to thediscovery of a big stolen car racket withinthe T&T foreign used sector in 2007. Manycars were being shipped to T&T under theguise of false documents and the SVS hadto investigate a number of cases. Most ofthe recovery areas for local stolen vehiclesare scattered all over T&T but a main zoneis Laventille. Common areas where vehi-cles are stolen are malls and car parks butyou may be followed from your own homeby thieves as well. A new trend is the at-tack on 4x4’s such as the Ford, Toyota andNissan models. SUVs have also becomepopular such as Hyundai, Kia and Nissanmodels.

As the Police Service strives to continuethe fight against crime, the public can as-sist the SVS with identification of stolenunits when advertised at Mangra Trace,Aranguez or Production Avenue, Sea Lots.For further information 627-0729.

• Take your keys. Nearly 20 per cent of all vehicles stolen have thekeys in them

• Lock your car. Approximately 50 per cent of all vehicles stolen wereleft unlocked.

• Never hide a second set of keys in your car. Extra keys can be easilyfound.

• Park in well lit areas. Over half of all vehicle thefts occur at night.• Park in attended lots. Auto thieves do not like witnesses and prefer

unattended lots.• Never leave your car running. Even if you are only gone for a few

minutes, vehicles are commonly stolen at convenience stores, gasstations, ATM’s.

• Completely close car windows when parking. Don’t make it any eas-ier for the thief to enter your vehicle.

• Always use emergency brake when parking. Using this brake sys-tem makes your car harder to tow.

• If you have a garage, use it. Take time to use your garage as com-pared to parking outside where the vehicle is more vulnerable.

• Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). Stolen cars/parts are more eas-ily traced when VIN numbers have been etched on car windows andmajor parts.

• Don’t leave valuables in plain view. Don’t make your car a more de-sirable target and attract thieves by leaving valuables in plain sight.

• Use a tracking device. GPS and other tracking systems can help yourecover your vehicle faster and disable the engine.

Auto security and surveillance systemscome in many forms. While most people thinkof car security as a simple alarm system thatis really loud, its important to note that autosecurity accessories are now available withcomprehensive safety features, as well as anassortment of time-saving and beneficial op-tions that will help protect your vehicle in a va-riety of different ways.

In this issue of CarTalk Magazine, reporterKaelanne Jordan chats with Ryan Orie.

Q1. What questions should a first time driver,seeking auto security need to ask the sup-plier?

A. What is the brand of your product? Toooften generic products are bought with noreal guarantees or warranties. Brand

names arise

after years of proving themselves in thesecurity industry. Often times the cuttingedge technology is met with efficient war-ranty services. Brands such as Viper, Clif-ford, Prestige and K9 are reputable and aresound investments for auto security. Addi-tionally, Insurance Companies provide dis-counts depending on the quality of yoursecurity product. It is helpful to enquirefrom your Insurance Company (prior to se-curity shopping) to enquire their approvedbrands.

2. Do you install and if so, how long have youbeen doing so? Knowing how long your in-staller has been at his craft provides a meas-ure of comfort in that the odds are if he wasinefficient; untrustworthy or unprofessionalhe would not survive in the industry morethan a few years. Further, often times suppli-ers sell and then refer to an installer. Try to

have everything done under one shop toensure you have a person to hold

accountable should there beany problems with your

system.

3. Do you haveany insurancereferences? In-surance Compa-nies are careful asto whom they se-lect to validate cus-tomer securitysystems on their be-half always selectingthe most efficient,trustworthy and profes-sional Companies. Askyour supplier are you au-thorised by any InsuranceCompany to validate securitysystems?

4. What features do your securityproducts provide? There are lotsof niceties available such astrunk openers; window con-trollers; one mile paging but themajor features one ought to en-sure are available are:i. Sensors on glass (to ensure

if glass is tampered with thesecurity feature is activated);

ii. Sensors on entry points (toensure if any entry point istampered with the securityfeature is activated);

iii. 3 point Immobilizer system(to ensure if any entry pointis tampered with the secu-rity feature ensures that thestarter, fuel and engine man-agement circuits are immedi-ately shut down);

5. What warranties do you provide? The minimum on anyelectronic security system oughtto be:i. 1 year warranty on module;ii. 90 days on remotes and

siren.

6. What is the Cost? People spendthousands of dollars to purchasetheir motor vehicles. When se-lecting any security system awould be purchaser must askthemselves what is the cost ofthis product in relation to thevalue of my vehicle?

7. Does the price include installa-tion? Too often people are luredinto purchasing a system andlearn about the installation costsafter the product has been in-stalled!

8. Are there any maintenancecosts? These are often minimumbut there are often costs to re-place batteries or sirens aftersome time has passed.

Q2. What are some of the differentsafety and security productscurrently on the market & whatare their features and how do

they work?A. For vehicle security there are

basically three systems:-

1. Immobilizer systems; thesewon’t let your vehicle’s ignitionstart unless a key is presentednear its sensor–no thrills-nofrills–pure basics.

2. Alarm systems: these often havean inbuilt immobilizer systems aswell as door sensors; and glasssensors. These are often called“siren” systems.

3. GPS/GSM tracking systems;these are silent alarm systemsthat allow the user to monitorand track a motor vehicle’smovements discretely and ofteninclude features which allow avehicles ignition system to beshut down from anywhere in theworld (as well as listen into thevehicle). Yes, this technology ex-ists!

Q3. What is the price range/aver-age cost of auto security products?

A. Prices vary with each supplier.

Q4. What are the most popularlypurchased auto security prod-ucts that are in demand?

A. Hands down the most popularauto security products sold arealarm systems. The most popu-lar brand being Viper. However,with the advent of GPS/GSMtracking systems on the marketmany consumers are couplingan alarm system with aGPS/GSM tracking system,something we recommend!This is most helpful in both apetty theft (such as simplebreak in) or a carjacking situa-tion.

A motor vehicle can often be thedifference between life and deathwhen it comes to getting medicaltreatment for your loved ones. Se-curing your motor vehicle should notjust be a future consideration butyour priority today!

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Car Talk is always on the lookout for innovativeproducts that can make the driving experience morespectacular.

Whip out your phone, make a call or text, and boom,your car starts. Control your car’s charge level, turn upthe air-conditioning (system) or turn it down, lock andunlock, the list goes on. But before you get excited, thisis only if you have a smartphone… and a vehicle. In otherwords, with the Smartphone apps on the market, adriver doesn’t need his keys and does not have to benear to his car to control the vehicle’s functions.

Yes, auto technology has outdone itself yet again.Through the SmartStart app, you can start your carfrom your phone, release your trunk, set off your panicalarm, arm and disarm and even control all your family’svehicles from one phone. There’s GPS tracking, roadsideassistance and you can even locate your car where it’sparked.

There are even apps you can download on your smart-phone to check your key diagnostic information.Through the OnStar app, you can check your car’s fuellevel, oil life and tire pressure. As the information will al-ways be current (thanks to your Smartphone), your me-chanic has an up-to-date report on your car’s healthwhenever you stop by for a check-up.

You can also download the OnStar RemoteLink app orthe Sync Destinations app and get amazing navigationat your fingertips. You just sync your Smartphone toyour dashboard navigator and you’ve got the informa-tion you need on your dash display.

This is all pretty amazing as it is, but these ‘tech wiz-zes’, who are determined to make our lives far easierthan we ever thought possible, plan to outdo them-selves. At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, French com-pany, Valeo, proposed a remote parking app calledPark4U. Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like: your phonewill be transformed into your private valet parking sys-tem. It will allow you to remote park your car; operatethe steering wheel, brakes and acceleration, all fromyour iPhone5.

It’s just up to you now to get with the times and makeuse of the wonderful technology there is available.

The GPS Tracking Key is asmall, pocket-sized device thatreceives signals from the 24Department of Defense satel-lites orbiting the Earth. The in-ternal computer accuratelydetermines the GPS location ofthe device within 2.5 metersand records detailed travel ac-tivities every second. Datalogged includes:

• Route Traveled

• Speed

• Direction/Orientation

• Active Driving Time

• Arrival Addresses

• Duration of Stop

Data stored on the TrackingKey can be accessed by insert-ing the unit directly into your

personal computer or laptop viaUSB port. The informationrecorded by the Tracking Keycan then be: viewed as a writtenactivity/text report; displayedover a digital street map; or –the most popular option -  dis-played over a satellite image onGoogle Earth.

The GPS Tracking Key is pow-ered by just 2 AAA batteries. Itsstrong magnetic mounts allowfor instant mounting inside, out-side and even underneath thevehicle. And because the GPSTracking Key is also water-resis-tant, you never have to worryabout exposure to the elements.

Simply put, the GPS Trackingkey is an affordable GPS vehicletracking device to record driving.

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Today you can secure your vehiclewith more than just turning your ig-nition to lock the course of the frontwheel. But it was an evolution overthe years – going from one stage tothe other to reach the present level.After ignition and door locks camesteering wheel locks and pedal locks.It turned out that car thieves foundcertain tools to make these anti-theft devices ineffective.

Back in the day, vehicle securitymeant things such as door and igni-tion locks. These devices did not proveto be very effective against theft,however, newer security devices werecreated.

Hence the invention of vehiclealarms. When your vehicle was brokeninto, the alarm would set off a loudscreeching sound to alert people tothe theft. However with the newertechnology it seemed that banditswere also updating their skills. Withthe right tools a car thief can now dis-able your alarm system.

This led to the creation of immobiliz-ers to save the day, making it difficult

for an ignition to be hotwired as theengine of the vehicle would not startunless the correct key was used. Carthieves sometimes beat this systemby performing armed robbery whileyou were in the vehicle before you hada chance to immobilize it.

So GPS tracking systems were in-troduced. This way you could monitorand track your vehicle. Knowing whereyour vehicle is means recovering yourvehicle. By recognising the times welive in today, where mobile phones area major part of our lives, manufactur-ers have produced tracking systemsthat work with your cell phone whereyou can send an SMS to your vehicleto shut it down. You can receive re-ports from your car as well. Panic but-tons and silent alarms are alsoavailable with these systems.

From your mobile phone, you cansee your vehicle’s location on GoogleEarth. The systems also work withlocal landmark data so it is universal.

Vehicle security has indeed come along way from what it used to be. Peo-ple still choose to have alarm systemsand immobilizers but it’s more of apersonal choice than a lack of options.

It is very difficult to find manylocal security companies offering airsupport and response teams with alocal GPS security plan. This agencycalled TNT Air Support Companyseems to offer an innovative pack-age according to their informationon the website,www.tntairsupport.com.

Some interesting features are asfollows:• The First and only GPS tracking

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System capable of:• Geofencing• Waypoint storage if cell signal is

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Many people are not aware of dealing with autoalarm problems. Sometimes it may be simple butwhen necessary, the professional needs to step in.

According to Ryan Orie of REO Consultants in SanJuan, alarm problems are common but they can besometimes solved before spending exorbitant money.Some key factors are:-

1. Remote not workingThe remote battery may be dead or switches dam-

aged due to wear and tear. Having too much keys onthe same keychain with the remote gets it banged updaily and is a common cause of damage.

2. Bypass switch or valet engagedThe valet switch is used to override alarm for park-

ing and servicing. Check the remote to see if the valetmode is on. The remedy code is to turn the ignition on

and press switch (1-5 presses). Valet viper mode dis-plays the light on steadily. Another remedy is to startthe car with switch off, then press valet and let go.Also try opening any door and press combo on - re-mote lock- -aux- lock. This mode may differ acrossmodels.

4. No sound on alarmThe siren may be malfunctioning or unserviceable.

Sometimes improperly carrying out an engine washwithout protecting the electrical connections to thesiren can cause this. It is advisable to protect all elec-trical connections when conducting an under-wash orengine wash.

In conclusion, alarm problems can sometimes besolved by vehicle owners but if it appears to difficultthen call in the professionals.

Kaelanne Jordan

There are a number of benefits thatarise from fitting anti-theft devices toyour car. But, did you know that auto se-curity alarm systems often result in sub-stantial savings even when no one evertries to steal your vehicle?

Installing security devices in your carmay not only deter thieves from stealing,but they may also reduce your insurancepremiums. According to TateranRamkhelawan, auto insurance agent atFrank Ramdeen’s Insurance Agency, mostcompanies would offer a special percent-age and premium according to your car’ssecurity system. “Most companies offer10 percent on premiums,” he said.

“With the available products on themarket such as GPS, Viper, Prestige, im-mobilizers and even the normal standardalarms are all advantages that the insurerwould consider,”

Ramkhelawan said. “Typically, securityservices such as CarSearch increases theamount of percentage that the car ownergets to 15 percent while a normal stan-dard alarm approved by the company gets10 percent. They must have the full sys-tem or the 10 percent applies,” he ex-plained.

However, Ramkhelawan says that thesavings depends on what the securityfirms provide. For instance, if you are pur-chasing a new vehicle through a car com-pany, the manufacturer normally will havean alarm installed or the car owner can in-stall one themselves.

“When they do this, they have to informthe insurance company on the alarm ortype of alarm and then insurance com-pany will act. If they do not have an ap-

proved alarm, then the deductible goes up.The standard deductible or excess thatcompanies in Trinidad and Tobago apply is10 percent with an approved anti theft de-vice,” he said.

It is important to note that the deviceneeds to be approved by your insurancecompany to qualify for a discount. So, itwould be in your best interest to confirmwith them before fitting a device that it ison their approved list. As such, he saysthat having anti-theft devices, the carowner is eligible to a discount and the de-ductible on the policy is decreased.

Ultimately, he noted that the car ownerwill have to pay a fee once per year oncethey have anti-theft devices installed.“After a couple of years, some savingsmay actually pay for the actual cost ofthese devices in insurance savings in ashort period of time,” he assured.

There are various ways consumers canfall victim to auto insurance fraud, in-cluding accident scams, insurer tricksand referral fraud. Whether you're buy-ing auto insurance or on the road, it's im-portant to know how to protect yourself.

When Buying Auto Insurance• Be wary of insurance offers from door-to-door

salespeople, telephone callers or unsolicited In-ternet advertisements.

• Be suspicious if the price of insurance seemsmuch lower than the competition’s. It could be ascam, or the coverage might be full of exclusionsthat are only discovered when you need the cov-

erage. • Contact your insurance department to make sure

the agent and company are licensed. •Check the company's rating. • Make sure “free services" aren't actually hidden

in your insurance bill. • Ask if the insurance company has purchased or

invested in vehicle repair shops; this is a red flag.You are not required to use them, and they willnot give you better service or prices — in fact,they could be worse.

• Guard your insurance identification number thesame way you would your social security num-ber, because once it's stolen, criminals can use itin a scam.

Many women have juggling roles, from foot-ball moms to manager at the office. In somecases, changing of footwear is required. If youare one of these ladies, try keeping your shoesin proper storage. How many times have of-

fered a person to ride and yourshoes are embarrassinglythrown all around in your car?Shoeboxes are excellent optionsfor storing your footwear. You

can either purchase plastic boxes or bags or re-cycle your shoe boxes. Imagine if a person acci-dentally step on your favourite pumps and youare aware of this while driving. Organisingitems in your car efficiently can also reduce thedistraction while driving.

REMOTE ENTRY - Power door locks connectedto the alarm system and synchronized to lockwith the alarm and unlock when it is disarmed.

ENGINE DISABLE - Prevents engine from start-ing when system is armed. Starter, fuel pump, orignition may be inhibited.

STARTER IMMOBILIZER - Also called starter kill.Starter motor is prevented from operating whenalarm is armed. Usually accomplished by cuttingoff power to the starter.

SIREN - Electronic or mechanical sounding device.

STATUS - Alarm condition, either armed or dis-armed. Status may be confirmed by audible or vi-sual signals.

VALET SWITCH - Used to prevent the systemfrom arming when car is transferred to parkingvalet, mechanic, etc. May be used for program-ming.

SENSOR - Device using various methods to de-tect tampering with the vehicle, when sensortrips, it sends an output to the alarm brain.

TRIGGER - Activation of the alarm systemcaused by a sensor.

Jaguar Land Rover is internationally known for producing re-markable luxury vehicles. However, their recent exclusive eventfrom 16-18 May 2013, dubbed, FAST DRIVE INTERLAGOS 2013 inSao Paulo, Brasil brought heightened excitement and anticipationto this exotic region known worldwide for the prestigious BrazilianGrand Prix F1 Championship. Many memorable races have beencreated here with the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa, Fer-nando Alonso and Michael Schumacher.

FAST DRIVE INTERLAGOS 2013 offered a rare opportunity fordealers and selected business clients from Latin America and theCaribbean region to experience the joy and passion of driving on thisfamous Formula One (F1) track. After a long flight lasting abouteleven hours through 14-15 May from Trinidad connecting throughPanama to Sao Paulo, Brasil, the Caribbean team comprising Inter-americana Trading Corporation’s Regional Sales & Marketing Man-ager - Steve Rapley, Trafalgar Motors’ General Manager Jaguar LandRover Trinidad & Tobago, Debbie Gormandy and Caribbean BusinessEntrepreneur, Sheik Mohammed, headed to check in at SheratonWTC in Sao Paulo. Later, a Jaguar Land Rover dinner party broughtsome life to the evening at the Badebac restaurant at Sheraton.Many Jaguar Land Rover executives found time to reinforce ties,make new friends and enjoy great food and drinks.

The following morning offered a shuttle ride from the hotel to theunrivaled excitement of a special racing experience at the AutódromoJosé Carlos Pace at Interlagos, with special permission to race aJaguar/Land Rover vehicle of choice with a professional driver. In ad-dition, an off road driving experience was available with professionaldrivers/instructors accompanying invitees. The event allowed for atwofold track approach with a test drive, i.e. the selected vehicle couldbe driven for a first-hand experience with a pro driver as co-pilot orfast drive, i.e. a pro driver would actually drive the occupants of thevehicles at similar speeds near Formula 1 standards. With fifteen ve-hicles available – ten Land Rovers and five Jaguars, the range of mod-els for the track drive included from Land Rover - Ranger RoverSport/Vogue/Evoque and Jaguar XJ/XF/XKR. There were many busi-ness clients including stock brokers, doctors, lawyers and some offi-cials from various countries eager to embrace this opportunity of alifetime.

The Caribbean team: Interamericana Trading Corporation’s RegionalSales & Marketing Manager, Steve Rapley and Trafalgar Motors’Jaguar Land Rover Trinidad & Tobago General Manager, Debbie Gor-mandy joined Caribbean businessman, Sheik Mohammed in the testdrive experience which continued throughout the morning period.With the nail biting corners and adrenaline filled straight aways, thetrack never offered a dull moment for the group and was not for thefaint hearted.

An international layout of exhibition Jaguar Land Rover boothsstole the attention of the crowds whilst away from the track. A standout would certainly be the “fun zone” inclusive of F1 simulators whichhad many participants dreaming of a new found racing career. Eachbooth kept to their corporate identity and seemed distinct in their lay-out and design. The offroad drive provided a totally unique perspec-tive of Land Rover. With a spectacular course comprising steep hills,mud pits, sharp corners, side bank and wooden bridge; the adventurecontinued from track to offroad. A main point about Land Rover is

that the brand is synonymous with offroad dominance in the market.After the drive, the Range Rover seems to be the most capable andcomfortable offroad machine. The new Terrain Response systemgives the same five settings as the outgoing model: General,Grass/Gravel/Snow, Mud/Ruts, Sand, and Rock Crawl. The differencewith the new generation Terrain Response is that it comes with anautomatic setting that uses on-board vehicle sensors to analyze thecurrent road surfaces and conditions, and then automatically selectsthe most suitable terrain program.

Leaving the track brought tears to many onlookers (including me)as it certainly was an historic experience driving some of the top vehi-cles in the world in an incredible atmosphere with great people.

Special thanks to Interamericana Trading Corporation’s RegionalSales & Marketing Manager, Steve Rapley and Trafalgar Motors’Jaguar Land Rover Trinidad & Tobago General Manager, Debbie Gor-mandy for coordinating this historic opportunity. Also special thanksto Jaguar Land Rover Latin America Public Relations Manager, Fer-nando de Moraes and many others from Team Jaguar Land RoverBrasil for their extra special hospitality during the stay in their beauti-ful country.

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Most notable at the FAST DRIVE INTERLAGOS wereJaguar Land Rover’s executives from various regions. At themedia briefing, Sales Operations Director Jaguar Land Rover -Latin America and Caribbean region, Ruben Barbosa spokeabout JLR’s Global investment of 2.75 billion pounds for 2013-2014 supporting ambitious growth plans, significant invest-ment in product and facilities, as well as a strong presence in177 markets globally.

According to Barbosa, JLR focuses on product and design en-compassing concepts of inner strength, innovation and seduc-tive performance in the models.

The new Jaguar F-type represents a return to the essence ofthe British brand: a convertible two-seater sports, focused on

delivering performance, agility and involvement to the driver.The F-Type, and the continuation of the family of the Jaguarsports, with more than 75 years, and that includes some of thevehicles most beautiful, fascinating and compelling history ofthe automotive industry.

Three versions are available: F-TYPE, F-TYPE S and F-Type V8S. will be driven, respectively, by the new engine Jaguar V6 3.0Supercharged petrol for 340 and 380 bhp, and the V8 5.0 Super-charged, which develops 495 BHP. The top of the range, F-TypeV8 S, accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds and has amaximum speed of 300 km/h. The F-TYPE S V6 380 BHP accel-erates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds and reaches 275 km/h,while the values for the F-Type are 5.3 seconds and 260 km/h.

Caribbean businessman, Sheik Mo-hammed was the sole customerfrom Trinidad & Tobago to embracethe Fast Drive Interlagos 2013 eventwith the all expenses paid experi-ence courtesy Jaguar Land RoverTrinidad & Tobago. He appeared ex-cited as he boarded his first handtest drive on the famous F1 Interla-gos track.

At the end of the drive, he appearedelated as he posed for photos withthe pro driver and proceeded to gethis GoPro footage of his exciting ex-perience. He said, “Brasil is an amazingplace. There are nice people here, nicefood and a really great atmosphere. Idid not believe that this experiencewould have been so amazing. I wentonto the track and it felt so wonderfulthat Jaguar Land Rover could havearranged for their special customersand dealers to experience this.”

The following experiences on the of-froad and fast drive both with RangeRovers gave him a new outlook as tothe capabilities of the vehicle. He said,“The offroad experience opened myeyes to what this vehicle could dounder extreme conditions. The in-structors were very helpful as welland the information I got was invalu-able. I would like to say special thanksto Ms. Debbie Gormandy at JaguarLand Rover Trafalgar Motors as shewas very instrumental in me being atthis event.”

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The event offered an unbelievable experience hosted by Jaguar Land Rover. It has been oftensaid that sometimes words get in the way to describe the emotions or passion of unforgettablemoments. So here are a couple of photos that captured some great memories of Interlagos 2013.

A stunning new art installation, inspired by Jaguardesign and created by Royal College of Art studentsEwan Gallimore and Claire Miller, was unveiled to anexclusive audience at the opening of the ClerkenwellDesign Week, which runs in London from 21-23 May2013.

The installation was created by RCA students in asso-ciation with Jaguar's Advanced Design team in Whitley,Coventry, using many of the technologies and facilitiesemployed in the creation of Jaguar concept cars and pro-duction designs.

Jaguar, which is the primary sponsor of Clerkenwell De-sign Week, approached both the MA Vehicle Design andMA Textile Design Departments of the Royal College ofArt with a brief to create a joint exterior and interior formstudy which expresses their vision of future Jaguar de-sign language in either a sports or luxury context.

Teams comprised of students from both vehicle designand textile design backgrounds were asked to considerthe proportions, surfacing, line interactions and aesthetic

beauty when expressing their vision of Jaguar's futuredesign language.

In the end, nine different teams each presented theiroutstanding proposals and after much deliberation on thepart of the Jaguar Advanced Design team, the submis-sion of Ewan Gallimore and Claire Miller eventuallyemerged as the favourite.

According to Ewan and Claire, “Jaguar has a long his-tory of ground-breaking design so we knew we needed tocreate something truly special to catch the eye of JaguarAdvanced Design Director, Julian Thomson. We beganthe project by looking at light, specifically the way thelight falls within the space at Clerkenwell. We thoughtabout how our form could accentuate this light and con-vey volume through its use of materials and our knowl-edge of how these materials react with one another."

“Our form relates to the Jaguar brand through itssculptural volumes, bespoke materials and visual light-ness. These elements helped us to create a sculpturethat aimed to display a seamless transition between inte-

rior and exterior space."In addition to pushing their creative boundaries, the

students were also able to experience the tight schedulesand strict deadlines that are part of working in a globaldesign studio. The students had just two weeks to con-ceive and present their design proposals and within threedays of announcing the winning submission, Ewan andClaire were in the Jaguar Advanced Design studio meet-ing the design team, and discussing how best to proceedwith the development of their installation before handingover to digital modeling in preparation for manufacture.

Julian Thomson, Jaguar Advanced Design Director said:“Jaguar enjoys a successful relationship with the RoyalCollege of Art and several Jaguar designers, including my-self and Ian Callum, are RCA Alumni."

"This has been a fantastic opportunity to once againwork with the best car design students in the world andchallenge both ourselves and the students with a view onhow expressive Jaguar design can become in the future."

Source: jaguarlandrover.com

Christine Dalkan

Road fatalities will be the lead-ing cause of death by 2020 un-less governments take urgentaction. This is the message com-ing out of the World report onroad traffic injury prevention.Sadly, it seems Trinidad and To-bago is determined not to be leftbehind in this regard.

Since 2005, over 1200 lives havebeen lost on our nation’s roadsand as we reach the end of thefirst half of 2011, we are nearinganother hundred mark. As a resultof the millions of lives being lost inroad carnage across the world, theUnited Nations World Health Or-ganization (WHO) has declared2011-2020 as the Decade of Ac-tion for Road Safety.

Arrive Alive has answered, re-peatedly calling for proper roadsafety measures to be adopted lo-cally. This organisation questionswhat are we going to do to savethe lives of the 100 people thatare predicted to die in road trafficincidents over the next sixmonths?

Firstly, we can heed the UN’scall, which is a mandate for itsmember countries to implementroad safety strategies and policiesinto road transport planning. How-ever, dangerous driving habitshave become as standard as safedriving, and it seems drivers aren’teven aware that they are endan-

gering lives in the process.These dangerous driving habits

are everywhere – from highwaysto residential streets. Brent Bat-son of Arrive Alive takes the timeto pinpoint the top five most com-mon dangerous driving habits oflocal drivers:

1) Excessive Speeding: Trinbag-onians have to wake up tothe need to be disciplined, re-sponsible for safe road use.

2) Following too closely: TheRegulations state that youhave to stay one vehiclelength for every ten miles perhour (MPH), which is equiva-lent to three vehicle lengthsat 50 kilometres per hour(KPH) or five vehicle lengthsat 80 KPH. Most people haveno clue how to match theirfollowing distance to theirspeed. The faster a vehiclegoes, the longer it takes tostop.

3) Failure to check mirrors andclear blind spots: Most driv-ers have their side mirrors in-correctly adjusted, whichcreate large blind spots forthe driver on the road. Mo-torcyclists fit in really smallspaces and come up on theroad very fast. That’s whyyou need to check your mir-rors regularly.

4) Driving defective vehicles:People don’t do preventivemaintenance checks andthey are therefore unable togauge whether to change atyre or not, Tyre pressureforms part of the vehicle’ssuspension which is a crucialpart of safe vehicle handling.

5) Driving while distracted: Peo-ple have this misconceptionthat they are skilful enoughto use their phone while driv-ing, brush their teeth, applymakeup and sometimes readthe newspapers, when in re-ality driving requires 100 percent attention.

In order to curb these habits,Batson is calling for increased en-forcement and for people to takethe initiative to attend defensivedriving courses. He stresses theneed for pedestrian education andfor pedestrians to wake up to theimportance of crossing roadssafely. Another dangerous habitBatson has observed (this time onthe part of the pedestrians) isthat they have forgotten the needto wear bright-coloured clothingwhile crossing at night.

He also warns that drivers tendto drive recklessly many times be-cause they are late. This calls forthe need for proper time manage-ment by drivers. “Leave early, drivesafely, arrive alive.”

Excerpts from the First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety19-20 November Moscow 2009

Moscow Declaration:… underlining that the reasons for roadtraffic deaths and injuries and their consequences are known andcan be prevented and that these reasons include inappropriateand excessive speeding; drinking and driving; failure to appropri-ately use seat-belts, child restraints, helmets and other safetyequipment; the use of vehicles that are old, poorly maintained orlacking safety features; poorly designed or insufficiently main-tained road infrastructure, in particular infrastructure which failsto protect pedestrians; poor or unsafe public transportation sys-tems; lack of or insufficient enforcement of traffic legislation; lackof political awareness and lack of adequate trauma care and re-habilitation.

PAUL CLARK MINISTER OF TRANSPORT, UK

There is a real cost to national economies from high rates ofroad accidents. The global economic cost is staggeringly high –somewhere between US$60 – US$100 Billion (dollars). There isno quick fix or single solution – each country has its own particu-lar circumstances and lessons to share with others. An under-standing of local conditions and a long-term political commitmentto action will be a good start.

MORITZ LEUENBERGER MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT, ENERGY AND COMMUNICATIONS, SWITZERLAND

We all know very well – the greatest risk is still the human be-ings themselves. The most important goal is to change the driv-ing behavior of unreasonable drivers. We need strict enforcementof the law.

RASHID NURGALIEV MINISTER OF INTERIOR, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Long ago many drivers learnt to drive at the speed of 60–70kmper hour, nowadays modern vehicles can speed up to 200–220kmper hour and require additional skills for safe driving. It’s clearthat the interconnection between a man, a vehicle and road infra-structure is out of harmony due to lack of awareness, training,education and safe behavior of all road users.

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Steering wheel lockThe REESE Towpower barricade

steering wheel lock device is an anti-theft security device for your auto-mobile. It is designed to be easy tohandle and installed on the vehicle’ssteering wheel. It is built with arugged die cast lock body and extrawide alloy grips. Universal fit. Strong,vibrant yellow colour scheme deterspassing thieves. Square key lock de-sign is virtually pick-proof.

Fast & Furious 6 is equal partsOcean’s movie, Road Runner car-toon, and WWE SmackDown. Inother words, it’s more or less thesame movie as its predecessor,2011’s Fast Five—a surprise com-mercial and critical hit that didn’tso much reinvigorate the Fast &Furious franchise as reinvent it.

The series, which began in 2001with Rob Cohen’s throwback ex-ploitation movie The Fast And TheFurious, has dropped any pretenseof grit; like Fast Five, Furious 6 is abig, colorful B-movie romp wherethe laws of physics are routinelyignored. There are long, mayhem-heavy setpieces involving armoredrace cars, tanks, harpoons, andcargo planes. There are logic-defy-ing leaps, as well as leaps in logic.It’s dumb fun—nothing more,nothing less.

In the world of the Fast & Furi-ous franchise, any crime can becommitted using a car and everyproblem is solved by adding morecars. As the movie opens, Fast Fiveantagonist Dwayne Johnson is hunt-ing a team of automotive terroristsled by Luke Evans. Using the logicthat one should fight fire with fire—or“wolves with wolves,” as he puts it—he seeks out Vin Diesel, who has re-tired from car-centric crime to lead aquiet life in the Canary Islands. John-son piques Diesel’s interest by show-ing him a picture of one of Evans’team members—Diesel’s ex-girlfriend,played by Michelle Rodriguez, whohas long been presumed dead. Afterabout 30 seconds of soul-searching,Diesel calls his old gang back to-gether; in exchange for full pardons

and a fleet of sweet vintage cars,they’ll help Johnson catch Evans.

The large supporting cast—a liabil-ity in most action franchises—is oneof Furious 6’s assets; the movie em-phasizes team action over solo hero-ics and group banter over one-liners.The potentially dragging Rodriguezsubplot is covered in a handful ofscenes spread out across the movie,and every member of the gang— PaulWalker, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang,Ludacris, Gal Gadot—gets roughlyequal screen time; as a result, themovie often plays more like an en-semble piece than a Vin Diesel vehi-cle.

Courtesy: www.avclub.com

Fans of the “Fast & Furious" franchise —and even Michelle Rodriguez herself —seemed to think her character Letty reallybit the dust when she got caught in an ex-plosion during the fourth film. But Ro-driguez was surprised to discover thatwhen she went to watch "Fast Five," pro-ducers had future plans for Letty.

“Vin Diesel decided to keep his word from‘Fast & Furious 4' when he told me thatdeath is in everybody's imagination," Ro-driguez told MTV News ahead of Friday’s“Fast & Furious 6" debut. " He said 'Justwatch and see.’ Cut to two years later, I'min Paris and I go see 'Fast Five' because Iwant to see Vin Diesel go head-to-headwith The Rock like everybody else, and thenat the end, I see a tag ending with my pic-ture in it."

Rodriguez, meanwhile, admits that shewas intimidated by the prospect of battlingCarano, who is a bona fide MMA fighter inreal life.

“On paper, you look at a fight like that andyou're like, 'OK, there's absolutely no waythat I'm going to get out of this crediblyagainst somebody like Gina Carano,' “Ro-driguez confessed.” 'We're going to have toset this up where it's realistic.' So therewas a lot of configuring it with the stuntguys to have my own street style comparedto her tactical style. It was kind of like fightor flight, survival versus tactical combat."

“Fast & Furious 6" opens in theaters na-tionwide in June.

Courtesy –www.mtv.com

Have you ever wanted to become a DJ? Or atleast mix tracks like one? Well how about beingable to do that with the touch of one button…better yet right in your own car!

Car music decks have come a long way fromyour basic equalizer and digital tuning. Pioneerhas introduced several affordable single CD cardecks for 2012 which feature App Mode (iPhone /iPod) and USB connectivity, while certain modelsoffer proprietary MIXTRAX EZ, built-in Bluetoothconnectivity, HD Radio Technology and a full dotLCD display.

MIXTRAX EZ technology is a new innovativeapproach to raising the level of car audio. It allowsyou to easily and quickly enjoy a mix of yourmusic library in a style similar to a live DJ. Thetechnology called MIXTRAX EZ provides threetypes of DJ-style transitions (Flanger, Echo andCrossfade) and six sound effects (Backspin 1 and2, Echo, Trans, Roll and Scratch) that are auto-matically added between songs for a nonstop,continuous listening experience.

To further enhance the “dance club in your car"atmosphere, the illumination buttons and displayof the two in-car CD receivers pulsate and changecolor with the beat of the music. Two modes of il-lumination (defeatable), each with six colour pat-terns, create different light effects to give users acool and fun experience.

According to Ryan Orie of REO Auto, “Musichas a unique ability to affect our moods, our feel-ings, and even our energy levels. So if the public isinterested on learning more about these newaudio systems they can feel free to check thewebsite, www.reoautott.com.”

Available on all new 2012 models, Pioneer's AppMode lets users listen to their favorite music andstreaming music apps from a USB connectediPhone or iPod touch. The feature allows passen-gers to separately control, browse and select appsdirectly from the iPhone or iPod touch while audioplayback is performed by the Pioneer receiver.

Bluetooth connectivity provides a wireless com-munication and data connection to Bluetooth en-abled devices. The bluetooth profiles include theHands-Free Profile (HFP) for wireless calling andreceiving and Simple Secure Pairing (SSP), whichallows the user to pair compatible devices with-out the need to input PIN codes which simplifiesthe pairing process. Basically, for those with blue-tooth ready cell phones, this feature allow you totalk hands free, which is now required by law forall of us while driving in sweet T&T. When a callcomes in, your music CD is automatically pausedand your radio automatically routes the callthrough your speakers without having to switchto another band or frequency.

Certain models are integrated with an HD Radiotuner, embracing the growing trend of high qualityaudio broadcasts and provide that clear digitalconnection to HD Radio broadcasts from radiostations around the country. In addition to crystalclear reception, artist and song title information isshown on the display of the receivers (when avail-able from the radio channel).

Each new model in the line-up now includesUSB connectivity with dual ports available on theflagship model DEH-P9400BH. The USB connec-tion enables consumers to connect their music-filled flash drive, hard drive and/or smart phones.The music decks are then able to read the musicon these devices and play them through your car’smusic system.

• CVT (Lineartronic) Transmission• Gasoline Direct Injection• High grade multifunctional display• Rear view camera system• X-Mode• SI Drive (Subaru Intelligent Drive)• Hill Descent Control• Roof spoiler• 8 way powered adjustable driver & passenger seat• Power folding door mirrors• Bluetooth compatible hands free system• Paddle shift• Aluminum pedal• Front sport bumper• Twin tail muffler• Harman/Kardon Premium Audio System (1CD, 8

speakers, 1 amplifier)• 18” aluminum alloy wheels• Sunroof• Leather seats• Powered rear gate with memory function

With a full time All Symmetrical Wheel drive youcan go further and improved fuel efficiency lets yougo longer throughout your day. Also, there is highervisibility and larger interior space especially for ad-venturous, offroad drivers. There is also Hill De-scent Control and a new X-Mode feature to adjustthe vehicle to driving conditions. Still, enjoy a 2.0litre Subaru four cylinder DOHC Boxer at 110 Horse-power or go for more power with a 2.0 litre Subaruturbo charged four cylinder DOHC Boxer enginecoughing out 177 Horsepower.

In the areas of packaging and design, environ-ment, fuel consumption and ease of use, this superbmodel was developed with strengths that match orexceed all other brands. The aim was to create anSUV unit like no other that is a trustworthy partner,for every moment, for life.

• CVT (Lineartronic) Transmission• Multi-point Sequential Injection• High grade multifunctional display• Rear view camera system• X-Mode• SI Drive (Subaru Intelligent Drive)• Hill Descent Control• Roof spoiler• 8 way powered adjustable driver & passenger seat• Power folding door mirrors• Bluetooth compatible hands free system• Paddle shift• 17” aluminum alloy wheels• 2-DIN audio system (1CD, 6 speakers)• Sunroof available on one model

This fourth generation Forester isa unique and dynamic SUV, de-signed with the customer in mind.The aim of development was fo-cused on building a reliable safehaven that adds value to the cus-tomer, whilst building confidenceand peace of mind.

Charlotte, NC. T&T`s Rishi Kanick said a prayeras he attended the special Sunday church servicefor all racers of the National Hot Rod Association`s(NHRA) Dollar General Four Wide Nationals atZmax Dragway, North Carolina which formed partof the final day of weekend action from 19-21 April2013. Reaching the NHRA`s final against five timeWorld champion Top Alcohol Dragster, Bill Reichert,was literally that prayer being answered for Kanick.

Retracing the weekend, the fairytale journey to thefinal was no easy path. Beginning on Friday, Kanickwas sitting on top of the qualifiers earlier in themorning for Top Alcohol Dragster bracket with a per-sonal best elasped time (ET) of 5.42 seconds @253miles per hour on the quarter on April 19, 2013. Thatwas until Jim Whiteley came and put down a ET 5.29seconds @271 miles per hour run to take the lead.Later, Kanick would have another qualifying run andclocked ET 5.89 seconds @247 miles per hour withengine complications after a cylinder dropped.Stormy conditions with heavy winds and rain forcedthe day to an early halt but Kanick still qualified withthe seventh fastest overall time heading into the final16 running Saturday. He said, " It`s my first seasonrunning a nitromethane car so I am still learning a lotas I go along. I have to say thanks to my family,friends and Anthony Dicero Racing."

Kanick went even faster during further qualifyingstages on April 20, 2013, with an Elasped time of5.26 seconds @274 miles per hour in his Top AlcoholDragster and sent the crowd into bewilderment asthis is his first year in the National Hot Rod Associa-tion (NHRA). Top Fuel drivers, Sidney Frigo, SpencerMassy and current World Champion-Top AlcoholDragster, Jim Whiteley congratulated Kanick on hisachievement. His crew chief, Anthony Dicero wasalso proud of Kanick`s 5.26 sec pass but was morepleased with an ET 5.33 seconds @267 miles per hourlater in the evening which secured the team into thequarterfinals. Local motorsport veteran, Hollister Ed-wards was on location with Kanick and provided sup-port heading into the quarterfinals. This was the firstfor anyone flying the national flag at this level of rac-ing – Top Alcohol Dragster which is a bracket belowTop Fuel. Saturday`s action was full of excitementfor race fans as four Top Fuel cars followed by fourJet Dragsters ran simultaneously on the biggest fourtrack facility in the world.

Quarterfinal action continued on Sunday morningwith a special church service, track walk and presen-tation of racers. Kanick ran an Elasped time of 5.33seconds @ 267 miles per hour to dispose of JohnFinke and head into the semi-finals. He maintained anElasped time of 5.33 seconds beating out M. Thackerand created Caribbean history as the first racer fromthe region to qualify for a Top Alcohol Dragster Finalin NHRA. With his prayer answered, at the line in thehighly touted final against Reichert, nerves got thebetter of Kanick and he left before the tree. Althoughhe lost the race, the lasting impression of Kanick inhis debut season had earned the respect of many fel-low racers and crews who came across to the T&Tcamp to congratulate the team.

Check the link for additional US highlights on T&T`s Rishi Kanickhttp://dragracecentral.com/DRCStory.asp?ID=266997#indextophttp://dragracecentral.com/DRCStory.asp?ID=266544&Filter=100#indextophttp://dragracecentral.com/DRCStory.asp?ID=266782#indextop.

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