Ferrari Track Day
On Monday, it was my privilege to be able to instruct at the Ferrari of Washington track day at Summit Point. It was a beautiful fall day, with great people and wonderful food. Thanks to all who pulled this together.
SEMA Show 2019
SEMA Show 2019 in Las Vegas is a wrap. I like to go each year to try to get a pulse of the health of the market. Although the trend toward off-road and light-duty trucks continues, the performance after market remains strong. You don’t see many MINIs any longer. The darling of the market at …
Pilgrimage to the Porsche Museum
I went to school in Stuttgart in the 80’s and always considered it a sort of second home town. I was excited to have the opportunity to go back this summer and have a few hours to hang out at the Porsche Museum. If you have the opportunity, I highly recommend a visit.
SEMA Show 2018
VWs It’s been a week since the SEMA Show 2018. Here are some of my favorite builds from the show. For me the interesting trend over the past few years has been the shift to the extremes. My primary focus in the automotive aftermarket is on performance parts, specifically, they type of parts the average …
BMW Sets World Record for 8 Hour Drifting
BMW recently reclaimed the Guinness World Record for the longest drift, drifting 232.5 miles over 8 hours in the new BMW M5. I was recently attending a seminar at BMW NA HQ and they have the vehicles on display in the lobby. I found a few of the details interesting. At about 1:50 in into …
Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona
It has been a little over a month since this year’s Rolex 24 hour race at Daytona. Rather than recap the racing action, I thought I’d reflect on the event. It was my first time at a 24 hour race and my first time at the Daytona International Speedway. Neither was what I expected. The …
MINI Electric Concept Car at LA Auto Show
I recently spent some time contemplating the Electric MINI concept car at the LA auto show. In many ways it was very old-school: The future was supposed to look different than it’s turned out. This reminds me of those concepts from the 60’s where you didn’t really believe that’s what the future would hold, but …
NY Auto Show 2017
The NY Auto Show wraps up this weekend. Traditionally it’s the last of the big annual auto shows for the year that stars in the Fall. I went to see two Porsches having their North American Premiere: The 2018 GT3 and the Panamera Sport (don’t call it a wagon) Turismo. Along the way there, I …
SEMA Show 2016
It’s been about a month since the SEMA show in Las Vegas which started just after Halloween this year. With the US election and Thanksgiving holiday in the rearview mirror, this seemed like a good time to reflect on the state of the aftermarket industry. For those not familiar with it, SEMA is the Specialty Equipment …
Peterson Automotive Museum Visit
While in Los Angeles last week, I dropped by the Peterson Automotive Museum on Wilshire Blvd. I didn’t have time to visit the vault, but now I have a reason to go back. Check out the amazing collection in the gallery linked below.