Welcome to 2016, race fans! One of my resolutions for this year is to spend more time on this blog again. I got so far behind in 2015 that you haven’t even heard about how I got tased by Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas. Or all the interesting car-related observations I made in Southeast Asia. […]
Tag Archives: Pirelli World Challenge
March
21
Pirelli World Challenge at Circuit of the Americas
posted by Motorista
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 […]
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.
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 […]
May
31
Detroit GP! Saturday
posted by Motorista
Greetings from beautiful Detroit! The skies are blue, the foliage is green, and the air is filled with the sound of race engines and the smell of exhaust fumes. Belle Isle, the beautiful (newly christened) state park located on the Detroit River between Detroit and Canada, played host today to the Pirelli World Challenge, TUDOR […]
April
27
Why Sports Car Racing is the Best
posted by Motorista
A bold claim, you say? Consider this: Ferraris, Audi R8s, Aston Martins, McLarens, Lamborghinis, Porsches, Mercedes, Vipers, etc., etc. tearing around a road course, occasionally on two wheels, their bumpers separated by the width of an eyelash. Sounds pretty sweet, amiright? IndyCar traveled to Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama this weekend, and brought the […]
April
14
Watch Long Beach Right Here!
posted by Motorista
God bless the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship and the Pirelli World Challenge for making their race broadcasts available on YouTube. So here, race fans, I present to you this past weekend’s races, right here, right now! Enjoy!
March
31
The Racing Weekend That Wasn’t…and a Photo Shoot
posted by Motorista
So the weekend turned out to be a bit of a bust on the racing front, despite its potential. Bad weather in St. Petersburg, Florida forced the cancellation of the first race (Saturday) of the Pirelli World Challenge. Then, I slept through Formula 1’s Malaysian GP, despite setting my alarm for the 3:30 a.m. go […]
March
26
Le Racing Weekend * UPDATED*
posted by Motorista
Happiness is race weekend, and we’ve got a doozy coming up. This weekend marks the season opener of the 2014 Pirelli World Challenge, with the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Florida, not Russia). As I may have mentioned once, or perhaps twenty times, I love the Pirelli World Challenge – some of my absolute favorite […]
March
18
Sweeeet Videos
posted by Motorista
Have to share some more videos with you, because they are awesome. First up, a fabulous pit stop for the Ferrari F1 team at the Australia GP in 2013 – 3 seconds total, which I believe was the record until Lotus beat it with 2.8. Correct me if I’m wrong. Isn’t this beautiful?? Next, the […]
January
01
More Cowbell
posted by Motorista
Like cowbell, you always need more car photos. Luckily, I have a ton. Believe it or not, the photos you see on the blog are a mere fraction of the total volume of photos I take. Considering I take 200-300 photos at a race and upwards of 700 at a major auto show, I thought […]
October
09
Happy Place
posted by Motorista
Anywhere a Pirelli World Challenge GT/GTS race is happening…
October
07
H-Town Double Down, Round 2
posted by Motorista
Day 2 of Father-Daughter Grand Prix of Houston Weekend dawned rainy and cold, the USF 2000 cars throwing spray into our faces as they skittered past on the soaking track. The rain had mostly stopped by the Pirelli World Challenge race, and gave way to beautiful blue skies and a very comfortable breeze for the […]
October
05
H-Town Double Down, Round 1
posted by Motorista
Turns out my dad had always wanted to go to an IndyCar race. And now he has. Hot diggity. It was hot indeed at the Grand Prix of Houston today. We baked, we broiled, we dried out, then broiled again. It was fab. We watched IndyLights, ProMazda, IndyCar and a little Pirelli World Challenge TC/TCB. […]
October
03
Double Down in H-Town
posted by Motorista
Camera? Check. Schedule? Check. Spotter’s guide? Check. Tickets? Check. Dad? Soon to be in transit. Having a little father-daughter time at the Grand Prix of Houston this weekend. The festivities begin tomorrow with a ride to Houston in the Red MINI and continue Saturday and Sunday with Pro Mazda Championship races, the Pirelli World […]
September
06
Maserati Weekend: the Published Version
posted by Motorista
The story of my Maserati weekend is online, and not just here! The kind folks over at Jean Knows Cars invited me to write an article on my experience, since it was all their fault anyway. The article went live today, over on the Jean Knows Cars website: here it is! It’s exciting to be […]
August
26
Maserati Trofeo, Day Two
posted by Motorista
Day Two included a third and final Maserati Trofeo race. But it also included Pirelli World Challenge. And IndyCar. I call that a good day. There will be an in-depth write-up of the entire weekend very soon. In the meantime, here are a few moments I captured on Day Two. Maserati Trofeo Pirelli World Challenge […]
July
05
Lime Rock Weekend!
posted by Motorista
I won’t be there, sadly. But there’s lots of good stuff going on at Lime Rock Park this weekend. The Pirelli Word Challenge and American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix both take place July 4-6, and there are apparently going to be some crazy-ass Lamborghinis out there as well for Round One of the inaugural […]
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