Back in November of last year, MCB guest contributor and friend Bradley Price launched a fine-looking collection of motoring-inspired watches with the introduction of his company, Autodromo. Now, those watches (specifically the Vallelunga) are available as chronographs, and they look better than ever. Check ’em out:
See more over at autodromo.com.
Aspiring photographers, please take note! The best photography is the kind that doesn’t look like it’s been beaten over the head with the post-processing stick. This trend is just as bad as HDR was a few years ago.
These natural-looking photographs are timeless, beautiful, and need nothing. Images by Doug Ogden.
Because you’re more likely now to see a 7-Series hustling in a Rick Rawse music video than being hustled through corners by a stern-faced suit, as seen here.
That said, we do acknowledge that not even the old 7-Series was all wine and roses, at least according to one automotive scribe.
A stretch? Not when it’s artfully frozen at 1/500th of a second, no. Seeing these images, it’s so easy to imagine being out there on the blacktop now..
Images by Jansen Zhang
So awesome it boggles the mind. And no, it’s not real (!), if you can believe it. But it oughta be.
Source: Bullfinch Visuals
Reader Emil sent in these shots of his MkIII Jetta VR6 and his friend’s Integra Type R (in a word: awesome) from the Hawk’s Nest in upstate NY, a well-known location among area driving enthusiasts that’s often said to have been featured in various car manufacturers’ commercials.
Looking good, guys! Thanks for sharing.
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We were on hand yesterday for a Skip Barber Open House. This was mostly okay – some fun activities (some more than others) and nice cars (mostly participants’ cars in the parking lot) – but also lots and lots of waiting around— enthusiasts will flock to free events (where there is promise of caning a car that isn’t theirs) like moths to a flame.
Still, one needn’t much excuse to spend a workday at Lime Rock, enjoying a balmy spring day in the company of friends and getting sunburnt waiting patiently in lines that would give many theme parks a run for their money. If you can find one near you – we count twelve Skip Barber locations nationwide, though undoubtedly not all host these events – we recommend checking it out.
Just go early and strategize your itinerary wisely.
Not that that was ever in doubt, but here’s further proof.
1970 Datsun 510 racing in Group 7L (1966-1972 Trans-Am under 2 Liter Cars) at the 2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion:
1973 Datsun 240Z racing in Group 4A (1973-1982 IMSA, GT, GTX, AAGT Cars) at the 2011 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion:
1970 Datsun 510 leading a 1971 Datsun 510 in Group 7L (1966-1972 Trans-Am under 2 Liter Cars) at the 2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion:
Images by Adam Swank (lots of good stuff here— a little something for everyone)
Motoring Con Brio 