I went off-roading in the Shenandoah Valley last year with some friends. We decided to go again this year, but add a Top Gear-esque “challenge” element to it.

Zach walked up to me as I was checking a few things on my racecar prior to my group’s morning practice session at HyperFest. My staff radio was on the counter, inside my trailer, and I had missed the slightly frantic call from Turn 15’s corner worker, which normally would have been coming from my right hip at full…

Go to any amateur track or race weekend and you’ll notice a sea of trucks, SUVs and trailers littered throughout the paddock. Racers, time trialers, and even some HPDE students want the support of a quality tow vehicle. While nearly any midsize-or-larger SUV or truck can tow an open trailer, the aerodynamics and…

After several years of working with a great little team, Out Motorsports has earned its first press car.

Until very recently, the Comanche was Jeep’s most recent pickup truck – and it ceased production in 1992. With modern half-ton trucks too big for most buyers’ needs, the midsize truck market has taken off, and Jeep wanted a piece of the pie. Their hotly-anticipated entrant is the 2020 Jeep Gladiator.

Rain was coming down in sheets as I left my client site in Bethesda, Maryland. “Oh great, let’s see how dry this weekend is,” I thought as I made my way down the Beltway to the Dulles Toll Road. Mercifully, a brief break in the downpour allowed a fast trailer hookup (in dress clothes), and the rain resumed right as I…

The lead up to most “season opener” race weekends has seen me thrashing to get that one final something done on my E36 M3. This year, however, I just hooked my trailer to my loaner truck (Ford still has mine) and stopped by FlimFlamSpeed in Richmond, VA on my way to VIR. Kevin has had my car all winter, and took care…

The paddock at VIRginia International Raceway is large – large enough that many racers bring golf carts or bicycles to get around throughout the weekend. One day, years ago, I found myself sprinting from the false grid to the classroom and realized a few things while doing so. First, get a bike. Second, man I need to…

The sticker on the driver’s door claimed “Drives Like a Van, Hauls Like a Truck.” I chuckled to myself as I tossed my overnight bag across the vinyl bench seat, grabbed the handle bolted to the side of the cab, and climbed up two steps into the driver’s seat of the largest U-Haul in the company’s fleet.

I'm not new to driving on racetracks. I'm not particularly new to BMWs, either. I've somehow owned six of them and they've all been pretty fun to drive, even while they were leaking/burning/telling me my headlights were out when they were not. And over the weekend, I got to toss two of my friends' BMWs around VIR's…