Test Driven: 2011 Ferrari California
Posted: April 26, 2012 Filed under: High End & Exotic, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: Ferrari California, Imagine Lifestyles, Mind over motor, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Test Drive, V8 1 Comment »
Ferrari California
I have been rather critical of the Ferrari California in the past, saying it has a flawed appeal because it is the “baby” Ferrari. While I still do stick to many of these sentiments, I wanted to drive one for myself before closing the book on the car altogether. I found an opportunity to drive a California at New Jersey Motorsports Park with Imagine Lifestyles, and I started to really think about the car’s appeal. This left me with two big questions to answer; is the California a proper Ferrari experience? and, is a new California worth considering over pre owned Ferraris in the same price range? I also found that the Ferrari California is basically the “Mazda Miata Of Supercars”, in all regards both positive and negative. I will explain what I mean by that later on. Read the rest of this entry »
Test Driven: Ferrari F430 Spider, Al’s Take
Posted: March 27, 2012 Filed under: High End & Exotic, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: Exotic, F430, F430 F1 Spider, Ferrari, high end, Imagine Lifestyles, Italy, Millville, Mind over motor, Motorsport, New Jersey Motorsports Park, NJMP, review, Spider, Test Driven, Track Leave a comment »
Ferrari F430 Spider at NJMP
These past few months, I have been fortunate. And just recently, I took the wheel of a Ferrari for the first time in my life. Some words on the experience as a whole are on the way, but today, I want to talk about the first Italian supercar I’ve ever had the chance to drive. And to say the very least, even if the F430 is out of production, it’s still a fantastic car that merits much praise. Read the rest of this entry »
A Ride Like Nothing Else.
Posted: September 16, 2011 Filed under: AUTOMOTIVE INSIGHTS, EVENTS / PLACES | Tags: 996, experience, Grand Am, Lightning, Mind over motor, New Jersey Motorsports Park, NJMP, PCNNJ, Porsche, Porsche Club of Northern New Jersey, Racecar, Ride, Shotgun, Speechless, Track Leave a comment »
First time a race car, first time in a 911, and definitely won't be the last time.
Race cars have been a bit foreign to me. Over the years, I’ve paid attention to one thing or another, but my attention seemed to drift toward road cars. But then, just a couple of weeks ago, a few events set in motion, and I’m thinking quite a lot differently. Thanks to a few emails and some luck, I took a ride in my first race car, a Porsche 996 ex-Grand Am car, owned by Tom Hassett. Read the rest of this entry »
Spotted!! Cars from the Grand Am Race in NJ
Posted: August 1, 2011 Filed under: Exotics, Modded, Muscle, SPOTTED! | Tags: 1M, 308, BMW, Camaro, Chevrolet, Chevy, Ferrari, First Generation, Grand Am, GT-R, Mercedes-Benz, Modded, Muscle, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Nissan, NJMP, Quattrovalvole, R34, Rolex Series, Skyline, Spotted Exotics Leave a comment »
308 Quattrovalvole
Since I was at a race and expected to see some nice cars there, however there were a few that stood out to me. Instead of making them individual posts, I figured I would lump them into one post. The first car posted above is a Ferrari 308 Quattrovalvolve. I love the old 308s, there is just something elegant about them, but I can never put my finger on it. Next up we have a Mercedes Benz CLS 63AMG, just glorious by all accounts, 1969 Camaro and a BMW 1-Series M. Read the rest of this entry »
American Red Cross 250 – Grand Am Racing at New Jersey Motorsports Park
Posted: July 28, 2011 Filed under: MOTORSPORT | Tags: BMW, Camaro, Chevrolet, Chevy, Corvette, Daytona Prototype, DP, Grand Am, Grand Touring, GT, GT3 Cup, Mazda, Mind over motor, Motorsports, New Jersey Motorsports Park, NJMP, Porsche, Riley, RX-8 Leave a comment »
GT Traffic on Lap 1
It’s a shame that pole positions and laps led do not count for championship then maybe the #10 Suntrust Dallara driven by Max Angelilli and Ricky Taylor would be closer in the points race for the Daytona Prototypes with the #01 Telmex BMW – Riley of Memo Rojas and Scott Pruett. As it stands now, such is not the case; and with nearly a .500 winning percentage, Pruett and Rojas have a considerable lead in the champions points standings over the second place Suntrust car. On Sunday, July 24th, the history seemed to repeat itself. Ricky Taylor put the Chevy powered Suntrust Dallara on the pole and somehow Pruett managed to put his Telmex BMW Riley on the top step of the podium. Read the rest of this entry »
