Category: Places
2013 Overland Expo: The road less taken…is taken
Roseann and Jonathan Hanson invite many of their friends – and a growing number of off-road vendors – to Overland Expo, held from May 17-19 near Flagstaff, Arizona. Now in its fifth year, their exposition serves as a great way to see (and experience) the latest and greatest in adventure gear, compare notes on personal [...]
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca: Score one for the real racers
First came the car. Then came the car racing. Man’s need for speed has been well publicized. But you already know that story. What sets auto racing apart from other sports that captivate us is its variety. While we adore baseball and football, they rarely diverge from the norm. Hit the ball, run around the [...]
Be there now: A virtual tour of the Mazda Museum in Hiroshima
The Mazda Museum in Hiroshima has a lot of interesting exhibits, from the three-wheel trucks that formed the majority of Mazda output in the 1950s to the Mazda 787B, the only Japanese car that won Le Mans, to a whole array of rotary engines up to and including the four-rotor engine of the Le Mans [...]
Breast Cancer Awareness West Coast Drive
Cancer is one of the ugliest words in the English language. It doesn’t discriminate, nor care about how busy your life is at the moment. For women, breast cancer is the most common cancer, and the second leading cause of death for women. Estimates are that over 220,000 women a year will be diagnosed with [...]
Guinness record, Largest Parade of Ferraris, set for September at Silverstone
Thought owning a Ferrari was exclusive? Come September 15th, Ferrari drivers will get to feel just like Corolla drivers, at least as far as seeing a lot of the same nameplates about. Ferrari North Europe will be trying to set a Guinness world record for—get this for a narrow focus— Largest Parade of Ferrari Cars. [...]
The 2012 Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance: The right (car) crowd – and no crowding
Los Angeles, CA – As we might have guessed, the Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance is one compelling combination. Take roughly 46,000 square feet of personal residence set high above Beverly Hills; add roughly 150 classic, collectible and special-interest cars and motorcycles; and offer tickets only to those with the financial wherewithal (and enthusiasm) to spend [...]
Fabulous Fords Forever: Celebrating the best of the blue oval
Every year for the past 27 years, the Ford Car Club Council, along with Ford’s western region division, has thrown the biggest party for Ford vehicles in the country called Fabulous Fords Forever. The event takes place in the parking lot across the street from another Southern California icon, Knott’s Berry Farm. What makes it [...]
2012 Grand National Roadster Show
On a perfect Southern California weekend, the best roadsters came to Pomona to once again vie for the title of America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR). The Grand National Roadster Show, or GNRS as the veterans call it, is the longest-running indoor car show in the world, now celebrating its 63rd year. The show started [...]
Bond, James Bond cars on exhibit at Beaulieu National Motor Museum
For those who happen to be in Jolly Olde during 2012 and approximate anything like a James Bond fan, or just a fan of the cars in the movies about Britain’s most famous spy, the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, England, will host a collection of fifty of the “best loved and most iconic James [...]
The Best of Italy and France Car Show
Every year for the past 16 years on the first Sunday in November, a group of diehard auto enthusiasts have been meeting at a local park in Van Nuys, California, to celebrate the Best of France and Italy cars. Started by four friends, Tina Van Curen (owner of Burbank’s own Autobooks-Aerobooks), Chuck Forward, Sam William, [...]
