Track day/HPDE junkies. I have usually never run into such a nice, helpful group of people in all the things I do with my cars. Instructors have brass b***s and teach us so much about driving.

Being part of the McLaren F1 owners club looks pretty fun

Tax as in overpriced? or what? I’ve known the owner since the car was new, and saw the car a couple weeks ago. I am more friends with the gentleman’s son who I occasionally help do work on his ‘54 Austin Healey 100-4, so I admit I’m not around the owner with any sort of frequency but I do trust that it hasn’t been…

You’re not wrong but there is “elderly owned” so it might be okay. Just hope the elderly wasn’t a NASA member and tracked the snot out of it.

I think 2914 Scion was a rush song

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So is this an opinion piece or journalism or what?

Agree... strongly. I am not sure why Alanis downplays the genetic influence here. Drivers are athletes. Genetics plays a large role. Reflexes, vision, physical size all play a role. Don’t discount the ability to “feel” the car. If you can’t feel the handling changes, it can’t be taught. If you can feel the changes,…

while i do agree with the specifics of privilege here - which he has had in spades, i do think there is a certain amount of genetics involved. like not everyone who got in a go-kart when they were a kid became an F1 driver, just like every kid who learned how to throw a tight spiral became the QB of the Giants or the…

Oh, please do tell us more

Can you provide more info on how you calculate ROI to your sponsors? Do you use rate cards for magazine full page ads? I am interested in this kind of stuff but I have also been in marketing for 7 or 8 years now. Personally, I think ROI reporting from things like magazines and broadcast is total bullshit fabrication.…

Raph does better in the passenger seat

Instagram, apparently

Good news!

So, you may not believe me, but the car already has a wiener on it. Several, actually.

I learn from the best https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rotek-racing-at-the-24hours-of-nurburgring#/

Deal. Kinja name or real name?

Can you share any examples/templates of sponsorship proposals? I’m staring my first full rally season next year and I need to reach out to sponsors, but I haven’t done it before.