Test Driven: Ferrari F430 Spider, Al’s Take

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 »


Some photos from Friday at NJMP

Subaru STi through the garage

We attended a driving event at New Jersey Motorsports Park Friday March 2nd. While we will have reviews of the cars we drove at a later date, here are some shots I took around the track. Enjoy.     Read the rest of this entry »


The business of renting your dream car: Part 2

The Mercedes SLS AMG, you can have one for a day if you call up Gotham Dream Cars

After discussing some of the current realities in the exotic rental industry it is now time to consider what needs to be done in the industry and where it could be headed. Having experienced what two of the leading companies have to offer, I have thought for a while about this subject. These two companies, Exotics Racing and Gotham Dream Cars, are almost opposites in a few regards of their operations, and a lot of me believes that the best answer to the problems of this industry lie in between them.      Read the rest of this entry »


A Ride Like Nothing Else.

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

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

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 »


Spotted! Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Millville, NJ (September 2010)

SLS AMG (Front)

Back at the end of September, Nick and I were at New Jersey Motorsports Park for a Ferrari event and this turned up exiting the facility, so I grabbed my camera and got a few pictures.  This one was the first one I’d seen outside of a car show. More pictures, after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »


Triple Spotted! Ferrari Enzo, F40, and 575M, Millville NJ

Epic Ferraris

Outside NJ Motorsports Park, there had been a Ferrari Club Event there that day. We were driving and saw the cars out of the corner of our eyes and immediately pulled into the Wawa so we could get these pics. Seeing such cars in the real world is incredible because they just stand out so much from the normal mundane cars around them. More Pics inside:   Read the rest of this entry »


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