Robb Holland

2/8/22

A Race Car Driver's Perspective On NASCAR At The LA Coliseum

The Busch Clash at the Coliseum worked for the same reasons F1 at Monaco does.

8/6/21

GT3 Vs GT3 Cup: Head To Head

Street car versus race car, the two best sports cars take Road Atlanta back-to-back.

4/30/21

Why I'm Starting A New Diversity Program In Racing

“Green! Green! Green!” OK. Here we go. Four laps remaining after the restart. My Pirelli tires, as good as they are,…

4/20/21

The 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 Is The 911 Honed To Perfection

There are an awful lot of manufacturers out there talking about their motorsports heritage and how their current…

9/8/20

12.42 Miles, 4,725 Feet Of Elevation, 156 Corners, And Three Fucking Seconds

The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is one of the most insane and dangerous races I have ever done in…

8/27/20

What To Watch For In This Years Pikes Peak Hillclimb

The 2020 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb was always going to be interesting, unlike any other in the…

7/13/20

Racing Recap Roundup For The Weekend Of July 11

Welcome back to the second edition of Racing Recap Roundups from our friend Robb Holland. It was another busy…

7/6/20

Racing Recap Roundup For The Weekend Of July 4th

We’re going to try something new here this week. This weekend’s full schedule of racing was a breath of fresh air…

3/10/20

I Have All-Wheel Drive. Do I Really Need Winter Tires?

Every time snow season rolls around I get inundated with questions on how effective winter tires really are versus…

11/19/19

The Most Revolutionary Thing About The Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 May Be The Carbon Fiber Wheels

The new 760 horsepower 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is an impressively long-named machine. But as production cars…

10/9/19

2020 BMW M8 Competition: So Good It Was Worth The Long Wait

Twenty-five years ago, the King of the Hill at BMW was the 8 Series coupe. It’s a crowd-pleaser at Radwood today,…

9/21/19

Here's What Happened With Tesla's Ambitious First Attempt At The Nürburgring

Once again, Tesla has defied expectations. After wrapping up its first-ever Nürburgring test this week and heading…

9/12/19

The Nürburgring Is No Place For Elon Musk’s Bullshit

Let me start off by saying I like Tesla. I really do. I was seriously impressed when I first drove a Tesla Roadster…

8/14/19

The 2020 BMW 330e Plug-In Hybrid Is Full Of Surprises

Full disclosure: I’ve never been hugely impressed by any of the hybrids I’ve driven. I like my cars sporty, with…

8/1/19

With 306 HP, The 2020 Mini JCW Clubman Becomes A Legit Hot Hatchback With Barn Doors

I underestimated Mini once and I promised myself I would never let that happen again. A few years back I tested the…

5/20/19

How the Extreme Porsche 911 GT3 RS Compares to the Even Faster Porsche 911 GT2 RS

I’m going to throw a hypothetical your way. Let’s say that, unlike certain people, you decided not to spend $350,000…

3/28/19

We Took Tuskegee Airman and Racing Legend Jim Barbour Around a Track in His Dream Cadillac CTS-V

Last summer, I met a man named James Barbour III. I wrote about his remarkable life as documented original Tuskegee…

11/19/18

Jaguar’s I-Pace eTROPHY Race Car Does Some Amazing Things With Electricity

I know that for some who pray to the Gods of Octane it is heresy to say this, but I’ll say it anyway: I like…

11/7/18

The 2019 BMW Z4 Isn't a Hardcore Sports Car, but Here's Why That's Okay

A hairdresser’s car? A worthy alternative to the Porsche Boxster? The savior of BMW’s sports cars in a time when…

10/31/18

2019 Porsche Panamera GTS: The Grocery Getter That Will Do Hot Laps All Day

What if you took the best parts of the latest Porsche 911 GTS and put them in a package you could use to haul your…

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