It’s here! The Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, TX kicks off this Friday, Oct. 23, and culminates in the big race on Sunday. Unlike the tragedy of last year, I am here and ready to go! The race weekend actually started today for me, with a pit walk at Circuit of the Americas […]
Tag Archives: Lotus
September
19
Cars and Coffee Austin – September 14, 2014
posted by Motorista
Too busy to talk! But feast your eyes upon these…
September
07
Latest Object of Lust
posted by Motorista
It’s a work weekend, but allow me to take ten seconds and share the most recent object of my desire. Ladies and gentlemen, a 2011 Lotus Elise SC (“SC” means supercharged). Now available at Lotus of Austin. Sigh. This beaut is practically attainable for me, i.e. it’s only out of reach by a factor of […]
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 […]
August
02
Seen in San Antonio: ’88 Lotus Caterham Super Seven
posted by Motorista
Spending some time with friends in San Antonio this weekend (quick aside – isn’t it awesome to have good friends of many years, the kind where, when you’re with them, you feel like you’re home?). In true Motorista style, while being kidnapped by my mom/teacher girlfriends for a scintillating trip to the teacher-supply store and […]
May
18
Cars and Coffee Austin – May 18, 2014
posted by Motorista
Today was a beautiful day for a little driving and car ogling, and I made the most of it. Up early (for me), camera in hand, I headed off to Cars and Coffee for a sensory feast. There was a great mix of cars today – classic, modern, used, new, exotic, exotic in a painful […]
April
06
F1 Bahrain GP – in Twitterverse
posted by Motorista
Last race, I wished for at least a few lead changes. Hoo boy! Mercedes listened, and served up quite a corker of a race in Bahrain today. Allow me to recount the action via tweet, ’cause wasn’t that fun last time?? It's #BahrainGP time! 6 laps in, and HAM leads from ROS, MAS, PER, BOT. […]
March
20
Tomorrow’s Google Doodle Explained
posted by Motorista
Tomorrow, if you go on the Google start page, you will see a drawing of a man. He will look like a fairly ordinary man – not an iconic profile like Gandhi or Mandela or Martin Luther King. But he is no ordinary man. March 21 would be Ayrton Senna‘s 54th birthday. May 1 will […]
March
15
Sebring and F1 Weekend! *UPDATED*
posted by Motorista
What a great way to end a busy work week: a weekend stuffed to the gills with racing! The 12 Hours of Sebring (part of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship) is happening NOW – watch the broadcast online here (commercial free!). This is the second race of the season – you may recall me talking about […]
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). […]
February
16
The Other 3/4 of the Aston Martin Party
posted by Motorista
In my recent post on the unveiling of the Aston Martin V12 Vantage S and Vanquish Volante, I went a little crazy on Aston pics, and ran out of room to include…you know…the Rolls Royces, Loti and Bentleys. Allow me to rectify that wrong. You forgive me already, don’t you? Remind you of […]
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.
December
29
2013: a Look Back
posted by Motorista
I never thought the birth year of a blog would be a big deal, but here I am, looking back on 2013 through the eyes of this blog, and thinking about all that has happened since I published my first post on May 25. I have been to car-related events in Michigan, California and Texas, […]
December
16
Motorista’s Christmas List
posted by Motorista
In case you were wondering…I would gladly accept the following for Christmas this year. I figure if you divide the purchase price by the number of readers I have, you guys shouldn’t be out more than $1,000 or $2,000 apiece. Bargain! http://www.lotusofaustin.com/web/used/Lotus-Elise-2005-Austin-Texas/1471237/ Isn’t it a beaut? 2005 Lotus Elise, red over saddle leather, manual transmission, […]
November
22
F1 Sunday – the Rest of the Story…
posted by Motorista
Where was I before real life interfered? Oh yes – the USGP. In my grandstand seat on Sunday, sipping a COTA Flame, waiting for the races to begin. As I write this, the temperature hovers around freezing and the rain is pooling in my backyard. Last Sunday it was 86 degrees without much of a […]
November
17
F1: Sunday, Part 1
posted by Motorista
Vettel wins! Surprise, surprise. Still, it was exciting. The battle for 2nd between Romain Grosjean of Lotus and Mark Webber of Red Bull was epic. RoGro held Webber off and took P2. Given that Lotus is one of my favorite teams, I was quite pleased! And exhausted. Go, RoGro, go! Too busy with work to […]
November
16
F1: Saturday
posted by Motorista
Short day at the track today, as, believe it or not, Motorista does have real-life responsibilities (such as work), that occasionally require a shift in priorities. Nonetheless, I got to see F1 qualifying and the first Ferrari Challenge race, so it was quite a successful time. The big news is that Sebastian Vettel and Mark […]
October
26
Vintage Saturday: a View of the Paddock
posted by Motorista
This weekend is the U.S. Vintage National Championship at Circuit of the Americas, aka vintage car racing, aka a treasure trove of photography and racing for meeeee. Today I took a walk around the paddock and saw races of various classes, including vintage sports cars, open-wheel and formula cars, and Minis! I thought you would […]
October
14
Lotus and Me: a Love Story
posted by Motorista
I am in love, and she is British. Wait. That didn’t come out quite right. In these instances, it is unfortunate that cars are referred to in the feminine… You may recall last month’s visitor to my driveway – a beautiful red Lotus Evora. (In case you forgot, I wrote about it here, here, here […]
October
09
Happy Place
posted by Motorista
Anywhere a Pirelli World Challenge GT/GTS race is happening…
September
29
British Invasion Weekend
posted by Motorista
So, the British invaded Central Texas this weekend. More precisely, the Texas All British Car Days show was held in Round Rock today. I was planning to go as a camera-wielding spectator. Instead, through a combination of happenstance and generosity, I ended up being a camera-wielding JUDGE. And since it was raining off and on, […]
September
04
Britannia! in My Driveway
posted by Motorista
Kinda digging my driveway this week. I don’t even have anything intelligent to say about this. It just makes me giggle with delight. The dogs are a little confused. They aren’t sure why I keep backing one red thing out and pulling a different red thing in. I tell them not everything in […]
September
01
Holiday Weekend with the Lotus
posted by Motorista
As if a Maserati weekend wasn’t enough, now I am having a Lotus weekend. Specifically, a Lotus Evora weekend. How did this happen? A very generous friend of mine owns a Lotus Evora, something I didn’t even know until this past week! See what happens when you start sharing your passions with others? Anyway, he […]
August
29
There’s a Lotus Among Us!
posted by Motorista
Cool things keep happening! I was minding my own business yesterday when the opportunity to drive a Lotus Evora just fell into my lap. As a big Lotus fan, I was rather pleased. As if that wasn’t enough, turns out I now have the opportunity to spend some extended time with this Evora. I’m curious […]
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