For most of her career she has been synonymous with cars outfitted with side pods and nose cones, vehicles that emit an insectile buzz rather than a throaty, animalistic roar. Danica Patrick long has been the queen of the IndyCar circuit, its top draw and most popular driver, as much a part of that racing discipline as brick start/finish lines, Brazilian winners, or victorious swigs of milk. Next weekend, though, that chapter comes to an end when Patrick competes in her last open-wheel race—for now—and her full-time NASCAR career begins  … More
The first-ever West Coast appearance of Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV will be held October 14-16, 2011 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California.
More than 350 Porsche race cars have been accepted to participate in the on-track racing during the 2011 Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV. They will tackle the 2.238-mile, 11-turn Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, where many of these same cars once turned a wheel in anger during their professional racing day.
In addition to the 350 rare Porsche race cars … More
My infatuation with the Ferrari marque goes back to the 1970s, and my ‘formative’ years. As a poorly eleven year-old, stricken by appendicitis and hospital-bound, my dear Mother’s approach to a quick and happy recovery was to arrange for me to sit in a 308 GT4 on a local dealer’s forecourt. A red Ferrari paddock jacket duly followed that Christmas.
Fast forward thirty-odd years, and I make my living photographing all manner of classic and exotic cars. I can say with sincerity that   … More
A “production-intent” Camaro ZL1 recently recorded a 7:41.27 lap at the Nurburgring’s Norschleife. That is nearly 40 seconds quicker than a Camaro SS tested at the legendary German track in 2009. Measuring 12.9 miles and including some 154 turns, the Nurburgring’s Nordschleife (“north loopâ€) is widely considered the world’s most-demanding course.
The 2012 Camaro ZL1 used for the lap had  … More