Steve Parker, Motoring Journalist

TELL US WHAT THIS THING IS --- WIN A COOL CAR NUT PRIZE!

A month or so ago we ran our first CAR NUT contest, and someone won so quickly it turned our heads around! Well, here we go with Contest #2 ... Simply tell us what this thing in the picture is and you'll get a free and very cool CAR NUT gift from our GARAGE-FULL of things we receive from car and product manufacturers for various reasons ... Just name it and it's yours! Now, how easy is that? And no jokes about it being the "all-new nuclear power plant for the 2015 mid-engined Corvette" which you just saw on the cover of POPULAR MECHANICS ... It isn't even car-related ... uh, necessarily ...

WE HAVE A WINNER!

We have a winner in our very first CAR NUT CONTEST! A fellow CAR NUT from Palm Desert, CA (eerily close to our HQ bunker!), correctly named the Crown Prince of Bahrain in the photo below, taken at an event sponsored by the Federation Internationale de L'Automobile (same outfit which sanctions World Rallye Championship and Formula 1 racing and some of the super-popular touring car competitions. Also, they are very involved with safety and the environment vis a vis vehicles throughout the European Union and, ultimately, the world.

Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa is the man's name. And please take the time to visit the Federation's website simply by clicking anywhere on this line. You will be amazed at the group's level of involvement in not only worldwide motor racing, but also in planning vehicles for the future, safety, manufacturing and the environment. Our Palm Desert winner will receive a nice CAR NUT prize! Thanks to everyone for participating!