What could be more refreshing on a warm, Saturday afternoon than opening up the fridge? Recently, I had the opportunity...
Home tracks – every racer has one. For some, it may be the track nearest to where you live. For...
So how did you spend this year’s Memorial Day weekend? Personally, I broke with a long-standing tradition. Historically, I’ve spent...
Salt. Since the earliest days of recorded history, salt has in one form or another shaped the course of human history. In the early days of human civilization, some club-wielding, wife-dragging genius discovered that sprinkling a little of this white, powdery substance on your flame-broiled yak steak made it almost...
I don’t know about you, but I’m big into planning. Whether it’s working around the house, restoring a racecar or...
Hold on a minute, let me just drag this over. Hrrrrmph. One more second while I climb on top. Ok,...
Is it me? Am I the only person on the planet that feels that parting with a special car is like selling one of your children to medical research? “Johnny… this is Dr. Mindbender, you’ll be living with him from now on at his laboratory. Let us know how you’re...
Think for a moment what makes a driver great – a true champion. Go ahead, I’ll wait…hmmmh, hmmh, hmmmh. Done?...
As strange as it may seem, as I write this month’s column, I am looking down on Greenland. That’s right, nestled in my 10” by 10” seat, with my lap top stuffed up under my chin because the guy in front is fully reclined a scant few inches from my...
The pundits, who supposedly know something about these things, say that in racing, rain is the great equalizer. But from...
Ok, Ok… here’s the pitch. You’ve got this kinda mush-mouthed, body-builder guy who is a washed-up racecar driver, see? We’ll...
In the end of May, I had the good fortune to make my way up to the Wine Country Classic at Sears Point Raceway. This is always a real treat – great weather, a wonderful rolling track nestled in the hills of Northern California’s famed Napa Valley, and of course,...
Are you familiar with the “Trickle Down” theory? If not, you may be soon. As background, the theory was first postulated in the early ’80s to describe the flow of items from the top of the food chain down to the bottom. Various academicians, including economists and sociologists, conducted lengthy...
Recently, I was invited to a birthday party. Now, in my current life, this always translates into jumping up and...
The Internet has changed our lives in so many ways. In just the past 20 years, the Internet has both...
What’s the single most important component, for maximal performance, on a racecar? The engine? Suspension? In the grand scheme of things it’s probably the checkbook(!), but that’s really outside of the car. As odd as it may seem, I’ve come to the conclusion that the racing seat probably contributes more...
I have to confess to you that I am the worst classic car owner. Trust me, I take no pride...
If you’ve ever lamented that there is nowhere left in the world to find “dry”, good value, classic cars, then...
As you’ll read in one of the news pieces below, the F1 world has been all atwitter, over the recent announcement that Ford is officially returning to Formula One as the engine “supplier” for Red Bull. Yes, I put supplier in air quotes because the concept of engine suppliers in...
Once upon a time, it used to be that the most talented drivers made it into Formula One. Quaint notion,...
We tend to make a lot out of automotive anniversaries, which is why I’ve been surprised that last month’s 60thanniversary...
Well, I don’t know that any of us saw that coming! If you watched the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix then you witnessed one of the truly great, virtuoso driving performances. No, not the race winner’s, I’m referring to the elder statesman of Formula One, Fernando Alonso. First off, in what...
If you’re an automotive enthusiast, and you spent any kind of time in Southern California from 2006 to 2014, then...
I think I’ve well established, in this space, my bona fides as an old school Ferrari snob. I grew up...
I was pleasantly surprised to receive so many positive emails supporting my premise last week that the Ferrari 365 GTC/4 is one of the great, unsung, Enzo-era V-12s. In fact, I wrote back to one kind reader, all the way in Tasmania, to thank him and made the joke that...