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 In my opinion, nothing embodies the spirit of auto racing in its purest form than rallying. This form of motor sport harkens back to the days before closed circuits when road racing literally meant what its name implies: two or more cars racing on public roads from point A to point B. It is no [...]
One of the few things that was left undone during our 2005 European odyssey was to visit the Nürburgring. This legendary track in the Eifel Mountains of Germany, 70 kilometers outside of Cologne, was known as “The Green Hell†during the early days of the modern Formula 1 championship when “Ringmeisters†like Juan Manuel Fangio, [...]
As promised, I’ve completed the write-up of my experiences during our recent trip to Canada to attend the Motreal Formula 1 Grand Prix. Montreal is a beautiful city and we learned a lot during this experience. We had some trouble the first day but overall it was a ver positive experience and we can’t wait to do [...]
I’ve been pretty busy with work and other commitments since I came back from Canada; however, I did manage add a photo gallery section to the Blog and post some pictures from the Grand Prix of Canada. A full travelogue will be forthcoming as promised.
Porsche has announced that a group of 26 slightly modified Cayenne S SUVs will run the 2007 edition of the Trans-Siberia Rally from Moscow to Ulaan Batar, 3,850 miles away. The idea came after a privately entered Cayenne succesfully completed the grueling rally. Porsche’s own Trans-Siberian Rally web special is running a feature on the driver [...]
I just received an email from my Mom saying that she had reached Valencia, Spain safely. While she is there for a conference, her visit just happens to coincide with the 32nd running of the America’s Cup, the oldest prize in sports history and the pinnacle of sailboat match racing. It all started back in [...]
After a week of near perfect weather, frigid temperatures returned over the weekend; however, I was not too broken up about since it gave me an excuse to stay inside most of the weekend and enjoy some of the great auto racing that was going on. I was going through withdrawals after the end of [...]
