The Pirelli World Challenge sports car racing series had its season opener at Circuit of the Americas at the beginning of March, and your faithful motorsports reporter was there for the Saturday race! (I had plans for Sunday.) I may have mentioned before that I love Pirelli World Challenge, but let me recap: I love […]
Tag Archives: Ferrari
February
21
Cars and Coffee Austin – February 8, 2015
posted by Motorista
Okay, enough sad! Let’s get back to happy, aka Cars and Coffee, from two weeks ago. Spyker C8 Spyder McLaren P1 Scenes And then the Italians took over… Thank you for your indulgence. Never look a Camaro directly in the eye. My favorite car there, of course. The SRT Viper racer.
September
19
Cars and Coffee Austin – September 14, 2014
posted by Motorista
Too busy to talk! But feast your eyes upon these…
August
10
Cars and Coffee Austin – August 10, 2014
posted by Motorista
Ah, Cars and Coffee. The only Sunday of the month where I cheerfully rise “early.” Sunday mornings have been scorchers around here lately, but that’s nothing to a true car fan. Just add a little strategic hydration, and you are good to go. I must say, I get a kick out of all the 20-something […]
June
02
Detroit GP! Sunday
posted by Motorista
More Detroit, more racing, more delight! Sunday, the second day of the “Dual in Detroit,” brought a warmer sun and a track devoid of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship cars (although they were still in the paddock!), but the Pirelli World Challenge and IndyCar races were every bit as fun as they had been the […]
March
07
A Whole New World: Formula 1 in 2014
posted by Motorista
The 2014 season of Formula 1 kicks off in Melbourne, Australia one week from today, and everything, from the cars to the people to the rules, will look a lot different. Allow me to walk you through it (thanks to Autoweek and the various racing Twitter feeds I follow for making all this relatively clear). […]
March
02
When I Grow Up…
posted by Motorista
…I want to be a Dubai police officer. Why, you ask? Consider the following police motor pool: Audi R8 V10 Plus Bentley Continental GT Brabus B63 S (that’s a Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG tuned by Brabus) Ferrari FF Lamborghini Aventador McLaren MP4-12C Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (the Gullwing) Nissan GT-R Sadly, the Aston Martin One-77 (a limited-edition, […]
February
25
Esotico Italiano – the Ferraris
posted by Motorista
Pardon the interruption – I promised you this post yesterday, then got sidetracked by life. Without further ado, the Ferraris from Esotico Italiano! (You can find the Lamborghinis here.) There were Ferraris of all ages – and mostly in red. 😉 Stripes! More stripes! I really liked this 328 GTB. Classic […]
February
23
Esotico Italiano – the Lamborghinis
posted by Motorista
Well, tomorrow was worth it! The Esotico Italiano show at the Oasis brought together more Lamborghinis (and Ferraris…and a DeTomaso!) than I have ever seen in one place before. And more orange. It was heavenly. Almost as fun as looking at and photographing the cars myself was watching little boys run breathlessly from one car […]
February
14
Be Mine
posted by Motorista
My Valentines are of the four-wheeled variety. I win. Here are a few of my recent loves. And my current steady, the Red MINI.
January
03
It’s Not Psychology, Stupid
posted by Motorista
Last week, the Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch website posted an article opining that psychology explains why the cars with the highest percentage of male ownership (Lamborghini, McLaren, Ferrari, etc.) are almost exclusively foreign luxury and/or exotic brands. Here’s the ownership chart from their article: Take a look at that, and then indulge me a minute… […]
December
05
2014 F1 Schedule!
posted by Motorista
The official schedule for the 2014 F1 season was released yesterday. The USGP is moving from the penultimate race to the third-to-last. Which means – F1 weekend falls on Halloween! You know I’ll be up to no good. 😉 As for other news about the schedule – the mooted New Jersey race will not happen […]
November
15
F1: Friday
posted by Motorista
Those blasted Formula cars are fast. I really had to work to get some good photos to show you guys. It’s funny how you can tell the difference between classes of cars based on the ease with which you can capture them with your camera. After the first F1 practice, the Ferrari Challenge cars held […]
September
15
Frankfurt: the Wrap-Up, or Volvo is Queen for a Day
posted by Motorista
The automotive journalists went to Frankfurt, they saw, and now, surprise, surprise, they have plenty of opinions. Here’s a round-up of what they thought: Automobile Magazine – Frankfurt Hits and Misses and Frankfurt Diary Motor Trend – Best and Worst of Frankfurt Autoblog – Top Five Frankfurt Debuts Jalopnik – full coverage of the Frankfurt Motor […]
September
09
Oh, Frankfurt…
posted by Motorista
Today I am pining for Frankfurt. Bet not too many people say that… The 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show is happening this week. Or, to use its proper name, the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung. All the European manufacturers are unveiling hotly anticipated new cars and concepts, such as the Porsche 918 Spyder, Jaguar C-X17 concept, BMW i8, Mercedes-Benz […]
August
05
Ferrari 458 Challenge: the Photo Essay
posted by Motorista
I made a special acquaintance at racing school. Unlike me, she was beautiful, had an amazing voice and attracted EVERYONE’s attention. Normally, this might make me a little jealous. But in this case, I got it. I was as smitten as everyone else. Meet the Ferrari 458 Challenge. The track-bred, non-street-legal sibling of the Ferrari […]
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