You know the commercials where that uber-sad Sarah McLachlan song plays while a slideshow of abused animal pictures flickers across the screen? Oh course you do. For anyone with a sympathetic cell in their body, they’re painful to watch. And for the most part, that’s what it’s like seeing exotics at SEMA. But instead of […] More »

The weather was So-Cal perfect for this year’s Concorso Ferrari, and around 130 examples of Enzo’s Cavallinos lined Colorado street in Pasadena on Sunday. Enzo Ferrari loved his racing machines so much he couldn’t even bear going to the track, preferring to wait in his office at Modena for the results to be relayed by […] More »

If you’re in the Los Angeles area this Sunday, head down to Old Town Pasadena for the Concorso Ferrari 2013. I’ve never made it this annual gathering, but the folks I talked to at the Petersen’s Ferrari Cruise In back in February told me this is a spectacular event, and expect 150 Cavalinos from every […] More »

Time to jump in the Mystery Machine, Scooby! We spotted the Competition Motorsports Porsche 996 Pirelli GT3 Silver Cup Trophy race car piloted by Australian David Calvert-Jones turning laps on Long Beach’s road course. Calvert-Jones is a “gentleman racer” who left a successful career in private equity to become a helicopter movie pilot. He transitioned […] More »

Here’s a tip: If the Pirelli World Challenge emails and asks if you want to go for a media ride around the Long Beach Grand Prix Circuit, the correct answer isn’t yes—it’s “hell yes.” My ride was GMG Racing’s R8 LMS, and the driver was GMG President James Sofronas, fresh off a win at the […] More »

Unless your name is James Glickenhaus or Jerry Seinfeld, you probably can’t afford a real Ferrari 330P4 or Porsche 917. Fortunately, Bailey Cars feels your pain. That’s why they build exacting replicas from the cars’ original plans. Not only can you get a replica of a Le Mans winning icon, but you can drive it […] More »

Yes, this is a tractor. And, gasp!  It’s also a Porsche. In fact it’s a 1958 Porsche Diesel Junior Type 108 powered by a single-cylinder 822cc air-cooled (what else?) engine that puts out 14 hp. Unlike other Porsches we wouldn’t line up against a Lamborghini in this. On second thought, they built tractors in the […] More »