Archive for “December, 2009”

How the TTXGP Carbon-Free Grand Prix Works

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Check out the article on HowStuffWorks.com.
I was really happy to get this assignment for How Stuff Works, since I had written quite a bit about both electric motorcycles and electric vehicle racing. And it just so happened that I would be at SEMA 2009 in Las Vegas, where the founder of the race series would [...]


Some Not-Resolutions for 2010

Monday, December 28th, 2009

I don’t usually do new year’s resolutions. I would rather fix what needs fixing when it needs fixing rather than make a list in the last week of December of things I’d like to do in the next twelve months.
But, of course, there are things that happen to need fixing right now — not the [...]


Review: Forza 3 for Xbox

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Read the review here
Turn 10 was kind enough to send a review copy of Forza 3, the latest racing game for Xbox. My assessment in a nutshell: IT IS AWESOME.


Profile of the Lexus LFA

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

See the article here
A quick-hit profile of the built-to-order supercar from Japan.


Still Learning the Photography Ropes

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

I went to SEMA in Las Vegas this year, and then the L.A. Auto Show a month later. The Lexus LFA supercar was at both shows, and I took pictures both times to share with my readers on About.com. I’m the Guide to Exotic Cars there, and a $400,000 exotic from Lexus is pretty newsworthy. [...]


Live from L.A.!

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

I landed in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon, way earlier than necessary. I figured I’d use my afternoon wisely and work in my room (at the Millennium Biltmore, which is lovely), but they wanted $10 per 24 hours for wi-fi. But, resourceful freelance journalist that I am, I noticed that the Central Public Library was right [...]


L.A. Auto Show

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

I’ve never been to Los Angeles, or to its auto show. I’m headed out tomorrow to check both of those things off my list of never-dones. Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, and Bentley all pulled out, but Rolls, Aston, Porsche, and the Lexus LFA will still be there. So that’s cool, right? Right?