Here at Automoblog.net, we are all car enthusiasts. We like driving fast, sometimes too fast, sliding around, and generally having fun in our sports cars. We write a lot about fast cars and their various high-speed abilities, but rarely talk about the importance of driving safely on public roads. I know it’s boring, but pay [...]
I am often asked how I prepare myself for each race weekend. We have already discussed the many business, fitness and media aspects that fill a race car driver’s day; however, there is still something to be said for preparing your actual driving for each race.
The hardest thing I come up against in this [...]
The race season is now into full swing as we have already completed the first 3 rounds of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup. There is currently a four week break between my last race in Utah and our next event in Ohio on the Father’s Day weekend.
One question I get asked a lot is [...]
This is a guest post by James from Car Throttle – your performance car experts!
A favorite genre of many auto fiends is the “sleeper” – a car that looks like grandma’s Mercury but goes like stink. In this day and age of flashy, showy performance – with all the standard body kits, huge spoilers and [...]
Not everyone can survive owning an smaller economy car, but can’t afford something high-end. Nor can they use an impractical sports car for the everyday slog. That doesn’t mean that this increasing group suffer by driving something drab. So here are some cars that are priced right for their markets and offer some enjoyment of [...]
In a time when the American car companies are holding on for dear life, consumers’ savings have all but evaporated, and more stringent CAFE regulations looming in the future, the Big Three are giving us power-hungry, tire-thrashing car lovers a goodbye party with the cars listed below. I’m sure there will be fighting for supremacy [...]
There are certain perks to be a journalists, and one of those is being invited to a racetrack to thrash around in several vehicles at once.
At the end of April, I attended the eighth-annual Spring Rally hosted by the Midwest Automotive Media Association. The event took place on and around Road America, located in [...]
One of the most frequent questions I get asked is “What’s it like to be a race car driver� Most people are shocked or think I’m kidding when I start to explain what being a professional race car driver truly means.
From the outside looking in, driving race cars seems like living the high life. [...]
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