My Life at Speed – Motorsports Stories, Driver Interviews and VideosEach running of the Petit Le Mans is important, but none as historically significant as this year’s because it marked the end of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). It was a bittersweet time for fans and race teams alike. Not only because they were
Following your dreams can sometimes take you down an interesting path. In the case of California native, Connor De Phillippi, that led him to Germany for a full season in the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland spec-series with Förch Racing, and sponsorship by Roboscan Internet Security. Connor was born into a racing family. His dad Craig
Every Wednesday night Race Sonoma hosts a grassroots drift event. It’s open practice for the first 40 cars that sign up, and there’s a waiting list every week. That’s a pretty awesome local drift scene when you can get forty cars out every Wednesday night all summer long. Here are some of my favorites from
On the scene in 2013, flat track racing continues to prove itself among the best of motorsport in terms of live spectating. The speed, the sound, and the ballet-like balance of machines constantly on the edge of control makes flat track an obvious thrill ride…even when viewed from a distance. The sideways action at the
The day after thrilling crowds in the penultimate round of the Global Rallycross Championship season, Tanner Foust stuck around in Charlotte, North Carolina for a battle of the Fords cars at the zMAX Dragway against the legendary, Roy Hill. Foust used the same battle-worn GRC Fiesta ST that tussled with a water barrier the day
On the official My Life at Speed Facebook page, we have something called “Wacky Wednesday” and this video certainly fits the bill. The safety crew at Suzuka Circuit for the Japanese Grand Prix decided to have a bit of fun, putting the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Safety Car through a pit stop…of sorts. Surely the crowds were
“Randy “T Raw” Leads Getting Way Gnarly at Cahuilla!” from PremierMOTO’s YouTube Channel.
The Global Rallycross Championship (GRC) has a fantastic way for fans to show appreciation of their favorite drivers and even get rewarded for it! Royal Purple presents the inaugural Fan Favorite Driver of the Year award, which is open to all twenty-nine drivers who competed in the Supercar class this season. These are some of
Sunset and night-time events here in Australia are rare. Not sure why, but they are. And this troubles me. America, the home of showmanship, runs events late into the day all the time. And as a result, the cars that partake in such events look amazing; all headlights blazing and sunsets dripping in the background.
WTAC is probably the only event in the world where near-stock cars compete on the same track, as part of the same event, with cars costing several times as much and clad only in carbon fibre. It is testament to the openness of the event that something as totally wingless as this 86 above… …can
