CORR Off Road Racing at “The Quarry” — Chula Vista International Raceway (Sept. 2007)

Usually when I cover an auto race, I am somewhat preoccupied with wondering who is going to win. It is ...

2007 Red Bull Air Race World Series: Round 9 — San Diego, CA

The air race course marked by floating pylons on San Diego Bay Later in this column you’ll read what one ...

Sharp Aquos 500: The ‘Race to the Chase’ Heats Up at California Speedway

Jimmie Johnson (#48) If you’re reading this to get a turn-by-turn, caution-by-caution report of the race, I’m sorry to tell ...

New Baja Exhibit & Racing Legends at the San Diego Automotive Museum

We were invited to the San Diego Automotive Museum to see their new Baja off-road racing exhibit. November 10 – ...

2007 Los Angeles Concours d’Elegance — with a large photo gallery

Rose Bowl/Brookside Golf Course, Pasadena Last year at about this time AutoMatters covered the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance (2006, AutoMatters ...

Will Your Next New Car be Made in China?

Chery assembly line (photo from www.cheryglobal.com) China is poised to sell us their automobiles. According to a July 11, 2007 ...

Tesla Roadster: All-Electric Sports Car

Tesla Roadster Press conference The grounds of The Proud Bird Restaurant near LAX I just attended a Press introduction for ...

Ford’s New, 2008 F-Series Trucks

Foose F-150 According to Ford, their F-Series pickup trucks have been America’s best-selling full-size pickups for 30 years. I learned ...

Cavallo Motorsports: specializing in exotic automobiles

Cavallo Motorsports When Don Swanson called and invited me to visit Cavallo Motorsports, I wasn’t sure exactly what I’d see ...

Plug-in Prius — Coming Soon

They are coming sooner than you may think. I’m talking about plug-in hybrid vehicles. Drive them during the day, using ...