We tend to make a lot out of automotive anniversaries, which is why I’ve been surprised that last month’s 60thanniversary...
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...
Hold on a minute, let me just drag this over. Hrrrrmph. One more second while I climb on top. Ok,...
I was pleasantly surprised to receive so many positive emails supporting my premise last week that the Ferrari 365 GTC/4...
If you’ve ever lamented that there is nowhere left in the world to find “dry”, good value, classic cars, then take heart…I think I may have just accidentally stumbled across just such a utopia. The world works in strange ways and the classic car world, in particular, is both strikingly...
As strange as it may seem, as I write this month’s column, I am looking down on Greenland. That’s right,...
I think I’ve well established, in this space, my bona fides as an old school Ferrari snob. I grew up around the Ferrari Owner’s Club in the 1970s, so I have a reasonably warped sense of what a Ferrari is and isn’t. Part of my “warpage”, if you will, was...
Is it me? Am I the only person on the planet that feels that parting with a special car is...
Home tracks – every racer has one. For some, it may be the track nearest to where you live. For...
The pundits, who supposedly know something about these things, say that in racing, rain is the great equalizer. But from what I’ve witnessed during my recent trip to England, I’d say – as far as historic racing goes – it is more likely the great delineator. When one compares historic...
This past weekend my younger daughter turned 21 and during a brief lull between morning Mimosas and evening Margaritas, she...
Well, I don’t know that any of us saw that coming! If you watched the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix then...
The Internet has changed our lives in so many ways. In just the past 20 years, the Internet has both opened up the expanse of our immediate world and at that same time made it all closer to hand than we ever could have imagined. It is as a result...
In the end of May, I had the good fortune to make my way up to the Wine Country Classic...
The car hobby has many tropes, but one of the more common — and perhaps most accurate — is that...
Recently, my family and I had to venture back to Scotland for a funeral, which was sad, but we decided to make the most of it and so spent an extra week touring the Highlands, where my wife and her family are from. I did a lot of driving in...
As you’ll read in one of the news pieces below, the F1 world has been all atwitter, over the recent...
I have to confess to you that I am the worst classic car owner. Trust me, I take no pride in this, but I’ve sadly had to come to terms with it. I’ve owned a 1962 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider Veloce for nearly 20 years now and I am, apparently,...
Are you familiar with the “Trickle Down” theory? If not, you may be soon. As background, the theory was first...
Think for a moment what makes a driver great – a true champion. Go ahead, I’ll wait…hmmmh, hmmh, hmmmh. Done?...
This past weekend saw the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and an exciting showdown between the Hypercars of Toyota and Ferrari. In the end, an incident for the leading Toyota (2 hours from the finish) sealed their fate, resulting in Ferrari’s first overall win at Le...
Once upon a time, it used to be that the most talented drivers made it into Formula One. Quaint notion,...
Recently, I was invited to a birthday party. Now, in my current life, this always translates into jumping up and...
What could be more refreshing on a warm, Saturday afternoon than opening up the fridge? Recently, I had the opportunity to do just that. “Boring” you say, “a refrigerator, is a refrigerator, is a refrigerator. “Not so” I say, because the refrigerator in this case is not a Whirlpool or...
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...
I don’t know about you, but I’m big into planning. Whether it’s working around the house, restoring a racecar or going to a race, I like to have a game plan. The problem is, I seem to always be overly optimistic as to how long any given task may take....