Articles like this are the reason I’ve been following and recommending Jalopnik for all these many years. Highs and lows but so much hope and inspiration in this woman’s story. I welled up when you wrote of her trip to Maranello as just an average tifosa and not a learned mechanic and the awe at which she discovered…

Scanned the headline and thought “ah, more Ferrari weirdos (the disparaging snobs who look down upon us plebes), then saw the byline. Yup, gonna read David’s stuff immediately. Great story, and the shop isn’t too far from me.

First, thank you so much for the kind words. Second, and I am not just saying this (because it would be easiest to just not acknowledge it all), but I truly think Jalopnik’s never been better. I could go writer by writer and say why, BUT if you’re sort of thing is the in-depth, super-robust stuff, Ryan Felton has been…

I do wonder about the quality of Jalopnik of late. Then stuff like this comes along. An absolute gem in the dross. Keep it up, I’m looking forward to the podcast.

You are an amazing writer. Your stories would be compelling even to the non car-inclined.