Notes on Cars

2022 Monterey Pre-Reunion at Laguna Seca

Mar 3, 2024. 3 min read.34

Pictures from 2022 Monterey Pre-Reunion Paddock. Including Ford GT40 — authentic and restored to perfection 1966 LeMans winner.

2023 Concorso Italiano

Jan 28, 2024. 5 min read.43

Celebration of Italian extravagance in style, great weather and beautiful location. Broad palette of Italian car brands: Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia, Maserati, Lamborghini, Ferrari and many boutique manufacturers: Bizzarrini, De Tomaso, and Iso Griffo.

2023 Velocity Invitational at Sonoma Raceway

Jan 1, 2024. 5 min read.48

Lovely season closure at Sonoma Raceway with Velocity Invitational. Historic cars and family friendly entertainment with Lando Norris and Pato O'Ward autograph sessions. Amazing light show - courtesy of low November sun and hilly location. Very well organized and not too crowded event.

2023 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show

Oct 20, 2023. 4 min read.31

Annual San Francisco Air Show above the water. Features Blue Angels, Patriots Jets Team, T-33 and Marin F35B. Four hours of pure excitement and good mood.

2023 Pebble Beach Concours Tour

Sep 22, 2023. 3 min read.27

Rare opportunity to witness a few hundred million dollars passing by on an open road. And not just any open road, but the Pacific California Highway. Haze edition off a sea bluff next to the Point Sur Lighthouse.

Luftgekühlt 9 & Air-n-Water Cooled — Mare Island

May 13, 2023. 3 min read.35

Luftgekühlt comes to the Bay Area and blows doors out with well organized two-days event on ex-Naval Shipyard at Mare Island. Hundreds of Porsche cars — original and modified, air and water cooled, great crowd, music, food and drinks — all you could ask for a car festival.

How to Build a Car by Adrian Newey — Book Review

Apr 2, 2023. 5 min read.224

Review on a frank, insightful and comprehensive autobiography of one of the best sports car engineers of our time.

Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance

Feb 7, 2023. 5 min read.29

Rare, unbelievably expensive and absolutely stunning cars up to 100+ years old drive on the California Pacific Highway from Pebble Beach Golf Course to the Ripplewoods Resort and back. Monterey Car Week at it's finest.

IndyCar, IndyLights and USTCC at Laguna Seca 2022

Jan 17, 2023. 3 min read.23

Sunny Saturday at Laguna Seca. Qualification sessions for all series and IndyLights, USTCC and Spec Racer Ford first races.

Galpin Porsche Museum — Santa Clarita Dealership

Jan 5, 2023. 4 min read.21

Pictures from one of the few Porsche dealerships in US with museum and a restaurant under the roof. Very modern building full of light and beautiful cars.