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Why We Drive: Thoughts on Racing and the Fragility of Life

April 25, 2014 by V.R.M. - No Comments

The sad news came on the morning after my husband and I had returned from a very enjoyable weekend at MidOhio, where we had spent three days driving with the Ohio Valley Region Porsche Club. Sean Edwards, 26, had died in a crash at Queensland Raceway in Australia. Edwards, a race car driver who was ...

Want to Improve Your Driving? Try this “Yoga for (Race Car) Drivers” Sequence

April 15, 2014 by V.R.M. - 2 Comments

Once upon a time, yoga was an esoteric, sedentary activity for earth lovers, world travelers and followers of the Grateful Dead. My, how things have changed...these days, yoga is mainstream, and I am willing to bet you know at least one person who practices regularly.In the U.S., there are many vari ...

Spring Drive: The Wonder of Getting Back on the Road After a Long Winter

April 14, 2014 by V.R.M. - No Comments

If you live in a place which experiences four seasons, you’re familiar with the things you do once temperatures dip below 32 degrees. For us, this list includes a few good things (no more mowing the lawn and winter sports) and some not so good things (no more track events and no more driving the C ...

The Ties That Bind: Cars and Siblings

January 15, 2014 by V.R.M. - 3 Comments

There was the time my Mother, tired of our fighting, left us in the back seat of her wood-paneled Toyota Corona station wagon while she did the grocery shopping. "You two go ahead and kill eachother; I am going to do my shopping in peace," she said. (Ah, the things you could do in 1979 without being ...

What I Learned from Driving One-Eyed

December 17, 2013 by V.R.M. - 3 Comments

I finally went to the emergency room on Wednesday. Vision in my right eye had slowly deteriorated over the last week, but I hadn't really found time to spend what would surely be a couple of hours waiting for an ophtalmologist to evaluate my problem. Each day that passed, a black curtain descended ...

The Cars and the People: Out and About at the Circuit of the Americas, APEX-style

September 27, 2013 by V.R.M. - No Comments

Audi's R18 on display at the COTA garages. The yellow rope is to keep ladies like myself from throwing themselves at this amazing, LeMans-winning race car.The confession came at the end of one of the dinners during a the three-day weekend at Circuit of the Americas (COTA). "I finally had to tell th ...

Driver’s Tips: How to Stay Ahead of the Rain and Snow Behind the Wheel

September 18, 2013 by V.R.M. - No Comments

Summer appears to be almost over--and I say "almost" because the last four months have been an exercise in patience when it comes to clothing and tire choices. We've had torrential rain, flooding, some drought, 50-degree summer days in July and 98-degree summer days in September.I am quite certain t ...

View from the Back Seat: Can your Vehicle Survive Your Offspring?

September 11, 2013 by V.R.M. - No Comments

When I was a kid (here I go dating myself again), our family cars were always fastidiously clean, both inside and out. My Mom drove a station wagon and my dad occasionally had an early Porsche 911 in the garage. Both cars smelled good and were uncluttered by book bags, sports equipment, snacks, or a ...

To Drive, Just Because.

February 15, 2013 by V.R.M. - 2 Comments

I learned to drive on a 1985, 5-speed Honda Civic CRX Si. There was nothing luxurious about my first car, which was already 7 years old when my Mom helped me buy it before I left for college. A high school friend, who had received a brand-new white convertible BMW as her graduation present, laughed ...

Your fun (brief) guide to the 2013 Detroit Auto Show

January 18, 2013 by V.R.M. - No Comments

My favorite part of auto shows? Giving Bib a hug.Planning on attending the Detroit Auto Show this year? Good! Whether you attend because you love checking out the new cars, are the Mom of car-loving little people, or are making up for forcing your husband watch the Twilight Saga, you are bound to e ...

Why We Drive: Thoughts on Racing and the Fragility of Life

Want to Improve Your Driving? Try this “Yoga for (Race Car) Drivers” Sequence

Spring Drive: The Wonder of Getting Back on the Road After a Long Winter

The Ties That Bind: Cars and Siblings

What I Learned from Driving One-Eyed

The Cars and the People: Out and About at the Circuit of the Americas, APEX-style

Driver’s Tips: How to Stay Ahead of the Rain and Snow Behind the Wheel

View from the Back Seat: Can your Vehicle Survive Your Offspring?

To Drive, Just Because.

Your fun (brief) guide to the 2013 Detroit Auto Show

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