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In Remembrance of Carroll Shelby

Today, I was shocked to learn that the great automotive legend, Carroll Shelby, is no longer with us. According to news reports, he passed away some time last night. He hadn’t been in good health over the past few years,

2012 Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg: IndyCars

In previous years, I’ve typically taken more interest in the World Challenge races at Honda Grand Prix, but this year the excitement and the drama was in the IndyCar races (imagine that!). With a whole new set of cars, which

Down on the Street: Holy Cow, There’s an S15 Edition

Today, I quickly ran out for some sandwiches and what did I spy sitting in front of the sandwich shop? An S15 Nissan Silvia. Right hand drive, the correct rear, no S14 kit, but the real thing. I never get tired

Celebrating the Life of a Champion: Dan Wheldon

Before the IndyCar race at St Pete, they played this video tribute celebrating the late great Dan Wheldon; the local racing hero who sadly passed away in a serious crash at Las Vegas Speedway last October. It’s not the greatest

2012 Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg: Star Mazda

This year, we got seats, and it was a good thing too. Without them, we would have missed an amazing crash or two or three. In the second Star Mazda race of the weekend, Connor De Phillippi not only took

2012 Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg: The Paddock

Dedicated to Ferdinand Alexander “Butzi” Porsche. The weekend before last, my wife and I went out to Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg. When we first got there, we seemed to have somehow wandered into a paddock area that I

The One Where A Corvette Makes A Fool Out Of Me… Again

On Sunday, while wandering around the paddocks before the races, I was shooting this beautiful mid-’60s Corvette when the SCCA folks offered to let me sit in it. Without thinking, I just assumed I could just ‘Bo Duke’ it into the

Preview of the March Forza 4 DLC

I was lucky enough to score an advanced code for the next Forza 4 car pack on the Forza forums! This won’t be a preview for much longer, as the March DLC (downloadable content) goes live on Tuesday. But I

Down on the Street: Power to Weight Edition

I spotted this sweet little Lotus Elise this morning on the way to work and just had to share it (check out the custom plate after the jump). When you don’t see these cars for a while, you forget just