Happy 60th Anniversary SeaWorld San Diego!

Located on nearly 200 acres next to Mission Bay, today’s SeaWorld San Diego is a theme park, accredited zoo and ...
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AdventureLand Day & more at Disneyland

AdventureLand Day & more at Disneyland I’ve been a Disneyland annual passholder for many years. Since COVID-19, however, when I ...
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Reflecting on the decades-long evolution of “AutoMatters & More”

From time to time, people ask me what this column is about. I struggle answering that question because it is ...

Luminar demonstrates lidar-powered automatic emergency steering at CES 2024—with VIDEO

The major U.S. international auto shows used to be places where over-the-top press conferences and exhibits presented the latest and ...
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2023 Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach

For 18 years, this has been a spectacular few weeks for major air shows in Southern California. Last week “AutoMatters ...

Review of “LE MANS 100: A Century at the World’s Greatest Endurance Race” by Glen Smale

Far more than just a magnificent coffee table book (which it most certainly is), “LE MANS 100: A Century at ...

Motor Press Guild Photo of the Year Award

The Motor Press Guild, of which I am a long-time member, is America’s largest association of automotive journalists and public ...

2023 San Diego Comic-Con

With all that there is to do in and around San Diego, this summer has been absolutely insane! This week’s ...

The Worst-Case Scenario SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE at the Fleet Science Center

When I began writing this column over 20 years ago, I soon had to confront my own worst-case scenario. I ...

Goodguys 40th Anniversary celebrated at the Del Mar Nationals

It is hard to believe that it has been 40 years already, but 1983 is when Goodguys founder Gary Meador ...