MONTEREY CAR WEEK 2022 – CONCORSO ITALIANO!

Posted on September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 by MartynL

Sizzlin' Supercars and Smokin' Sigaros ignite the show fields in Seaside! Our man Jim Palam breathed it all in to serve-up this tasty Special Report on MONTEREY CAR WEEK 2022 – CONCORSO ITALIANO! Che giornata fantastica! You know you're about to experience a fantastic day when spread-out before you on the manicured fairways of the Bayonet and Black Horse Golf Course in Seaside, CA is an armada of Italian automotive excellence, achievement and bravado. Italy was the birthplace of the...

TANGERINE DREAM: ’21 HURÁCAN EVO RWD SPYDER

Posted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 by MartynL

It's fast, it's furious and an assault on the senses. And now with just rear-wheel drive, the TANGERINE DREAM: '21 HURÁCAN EVO RWD SPYDER is even more of a thrill ride, blogs Howard Walker. We all know about endorphins. They're those spunky polypeptides produced by the body that stimulate feelings of immense pleasure and well-being. Eating chocolate and drinking wine are great endorphin releasers. Of course, you knew that. But there's another source of endorphin production that's far...

PETERSEN MUSEUM: SUPERCAR TOUR

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by MartynL

One of the finest collections of high-performance vintage and modern sports and GT vehicles resides at the Petersen Museum. Let’s take a virtual PETERSEN MUSEUM: SUPERCAR TOUR! 1968 Ford GT40 Mark III, P/1105, originally built for world famous conductor, Herbert Von Karajan, Salzburg, Austria. Photo: Ted7. The term Supercar has been in existence for more than a century. While the high-performance vehicles often associated with our modern definition of a Supercar did not arrive until the 1950...

SARASOTA: EXOTIC CAR FESTIVAL 2020

Posted on March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 by MartynL

In just four years, the Ferrari Drivers Group Sarasota continues to produce truly premier car shows in Florida. The 4th Annual show also celebrated Ford winning Le Mans in 1966 thru 1969 and the Oscar-winning Ford v Ferrari. Best of all, 100% of proceeds from its event weekend goes to charity. The SARASOTA: EXOTIC CAR FESTIVAL 2020 produced by Joe Brielmann and Jurgen Otto, principals of the Ferrari Drivers Group Sarasota and members of the Sarasota Café Racers, benefited The Flight To The North...

SARASOTA, FL: SUNSHINE & SUPERCARS!

Posted on September 29, 2019September 29, 2019 by MartynL

Presented by Sarasota’s Ferrari Drivers Group, the Exotic Car Festival at St. Armands Circle benefits Flight to the North Pole, a local Manatee County Sheriff’s office charity for terminally ill children. Organized by Jurgen Otto and Joe Brielmann and assisted by a cadre of volunteer enthusiasts many, like Otto and Brielmann, members of the international car guy lunch group, Sarasota Café Racers. While the event yesterday, SARASOTA, FL: SUNSHINE & SUPERCARS! one of two Exotic Car Festivals p...

SARASOTA, FL: 2019 EXOTIC CAR FESTIVAL!

Posted on February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 by MartynL

In just three years, the Ferrari Drivers Group Sarasota has created one of the truly premier car shows in Florida. Best of all, 100% of proceeds from its event weekend goes to charity. The Exotic Car Festival, produced by Joe Brielmann and Jurgen Otto, principals of the Ferrari Drivers Group Sarasota and members of the Sarasota Café Racers, benefits The Flight To The North Pole Foundation. A non-judged car show on Lakewood Ranch’s Main Street is the centerpiece of the weekend program that inclu...

DENDROBIUM D-1 E-HYPERCAR: PLUG & PLAY @ 200-PLUS MPH!

Posted on July 10, 2018 by MartynL

The Dendrobium D-1 e-hypercar is confirmed for development and production in UK and debut presentation at Salon Privé. After the highly successful international introduction at the Geneva International Motor Show in 2017 and subsequent presentations throughout Europe and the Far East, the Dendrobium D-1 electric hypercar has taken its next steps towards production with an all-new company, Dendrobium Automotive Limited, now established in the UK. The Dendrobium D-1 will be officially presented ...

2019 CULLINAN – THE ROLLS-ROYCE OF SUVS!

Posted on May 12, 2018 by MartynL

Named after the world's biggest diamond, this super-luxe 2019 Cullinan 4x4 is Rolls' new off-roading gem. Road Test Editor Howard Walker picks his jaw up off the floor. Four words I thought I'd never hear in the same sentence: A Rolls-Royce SUV! But the $325,000 2019 Rolls-Royce Cullinan is here and ready to tackle the great outdoors. Or at least the nearest polo field gravel parking lot. Since the launch of the Bentley Bentayga and the fanciest Range Rover Autobiography models before it, lu...

SAN MARINO MOTOR CLASSIC: NEWMAN’S OWN!

Posted on April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 by MartynL

Ten of Paul Newman’s racecars will be showcased at the San Marino Motor Classic concours, benefiting local Southern California charities. A collection of cars raced by Paul Newman will highlight the more than 350 classic and collector cars to be displayed at the eighth annual San Marino Motor Classic. Southern California’s premier Concours d’Elegance will be held on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at beautiful Lacy Park in San Marino, CA. Owned by television and podcast host Adam Carolla, the Newman ...

CTEK BATTERY CHARGERS: CONNECT & FORGET!

Posted on July 11, 2017 by MartynL

High-tech plug & play chargers insure peak battery performance for all cars, especially exotics and Supercars with difficult to access batteries. Consider one as ‘cheap life insurance for peace of mind.’ You’ve come a long way, baby! When I bought my first trickle charger in the 1970s to keep the battery in my ’67 Corvette convertible at full strength during cold New Jersey winters, it was a multi-pound, steel cased green “brick.” It had a power cord, Charging and Storage warning lights ...