The Road to Summit Point: Economy or First Class?
For many, the annual gathering at Summit Point Motorsports Park for the Out Motorsports Rainbow Road trackcross event is the big feature of the year….
We Talk Air|Water With Porsche Legend Patrick Long
One of the most impressive Porsche-focused events is coming up next weekend. What better way to get into the spirit than to hang out and…
Blooper Snacks on Grass While Drifting a Not-Drift Event
This is the last part of the three-part series about the wonderful misadventures of Blooper, a drift car attending a trackcross event! If you haven’t…
Blooper Made It to Trackcross! Now What?
This is the second in a three-part series about the fabulous misadventures of Blooper the Drift Car attending the Rainbow Road Trackcross event at Summit…
How To: Keeping Your Driver Alive at Trackcross!
Let’s go ahead and start this like any other blog post or recipe you find online, with a little bit of backstory. Marissa is my…
The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Stranded Me and My Friends on a Road Trip, and I’m Not Alone
We proved our initial theory – that even decades after their introduction, the minivan is still a superior road-tripper than any large sport utility vehicle….
Rad Rubber: Testing the Vredestein Sprint Classic on my 1987 Jaguar XJ6
Since acquiring my 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas, I’ve worked through gaskets, bushings, and filters in the naive pursuit of reliability. Embarrassingly, however, I neglected…
Taking Blooper, My Drift-Spec Nissan 350Z, to Autocross was HARD!
This year has been rough. I’ve gone from getting married and buying a house, to navigating an ugly divorce and no longer having a shop…
Ten Special Years with an E36 BMW M3 Sparked a Lifelong Passion
Owning an E36 M3 (or really any BMW for that matter) means that you’ve heard it all. Sayings like “Aren’t BMW’s unreliable?” and “All those…
Trackcross and Autocross: Building an Amazing ‘Car Gay’ Community Through Competition
For those who don’t know, I own a 2023 Toyota GR86. I’ve waxed poetically about the car before, and you can read about that if…
How a Charming Old Volvo Fell in My Lap: Bringing Home my 2001 Volvo V70 XC
Buying a project car is a life choice that reveals a lot about your character — and of the car you’re restoring to health. Like…
The 2024 Porsche 911 Dakar Isn’t Just a Gimmick: I Took One Off-Road Through Dunes and Desert Trails
When someone takes delivery of the groundbreaking Porsche 911 Dakar and has the urge to use it for what it’s marketed for, you can’t help…