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MEMORABLE MOMENTS.
By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. Some of my colleagues have chastised me for my "Fumes" columns of late, suggesting that I dwell too much on racing's past and that it is somehow irrelevant in the Big...
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ORCHESTRATED INSANITY.
By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. When it comes to the ongoing train wreck/crash-fest that has come to define NASCAR on its biggest stage, there's no point in sugarcoating what went on in the Daytona 500...
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ON RACING.
By Peter M. DeLorenzo Editor's Note: Since the racing season is upon us and it's 3:00 a.m. somewhere, I conducted this interview with The Autoextremist concerning his current thoughts about racing....
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ON RACING.
Editor's Note: Due to popular demand, we're leaving Peter's column up for another week. He'll return with a new "Fumes" next week. -WG By Peter M. DeLorenzo Editor's Note: Since the racing season is...
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THE NASCAR CONUNDRUM.
By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. No, this isn't another column criticizing NASCAR. At this point all racing enthusiasts should want NASCAR to succeed because if it continues to deteriorate, make no...
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SPORTS CAR RACING IN A VACUUM.
By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. The 12 Hours of Sebring happened last weekend and a good time was had by all. A huge crowd, two big races (IMSA and WEC) and enough breathless commentary from the TV hosts...
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REAL RACING IS THE THING FOR INDYCAR.
By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. The first INDYCAR win by eighteen-year-old Colton Herta (see more in "The Line" -WG) was fun to watch for racing enthusiasts of all stripes. Though he benefited from a...
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THE BEST OF THE BEST.
Editor-in-Chief's Note: Do we ever get tired of looking at great racing cars? I sure hope not. Yes, we've looked at these before, but they're still great, and still worth another look. And since we get...
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GREAT CARS AND THEIR DRIVERS.
Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. If you follow my twitter account (@PeterMDeLorenzo), you know that at times I present famous racing machines and the legendary drivers who wheeled them. Make no mistake, many...
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FAVORITE RACING CARS, CONTINUED.
By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. My list of favorite racing cars covers the gamut of the sport. What's fun is trying to distill a list of this kind down to a few, because it is damn-near impossible....
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MORE FAVORITE RACING CARS.
By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. I get a lot of feedback about these "Favorite Racing Cars" columns, but one recurring question is ever-present: Does contemporary racing still hold my interest? Yes it...
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LOOKING BACK WHILE LOOKING AHEAD.
Editor's Note: The Chaparral Cars/GM relationship is an important historical milestone to take note of in American motorsports. Many enthusiasts are unaware of the extent of this relationship to this...
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LOOKING BACK WHILE LOOKING AHEAD, PART II.
By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. In continuing my exploration of the history of motorsport, I'd like to point out that this isn't an exercise in dwelling in the past. I feel it's critically important to...
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THE FASTEST 33.
By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. I have read the voluminous back and forth from all sides of the issue, but the bottom line for me - though Sunday's final bumping did prove to be dramatic - is that...
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A RIVETING INDIANAPOLIS 500.
By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. Let's dispense with the usual gamut of negatives about the current state of IndyCar racing: It's a spec series with not enough engine manufacturers that struggles to gain...
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THE SHOOTERS.
By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. I consider the photographers who capture the action at races all over the world to be the unsung heroes of the sport. They're continuing the legacy of some of the...
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MORE BUSH LEAGUE BULLSHIT FROM F1.
by Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. Longtime readers of this column know that I've been disenchanted for at least a decade now with what F1 has become. The rampant technology for technology's sake; the...
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IMSA GETS DISMISSED BY THE FRENCH. AGAIN.
By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. So, they ran the premier sports car race in the world over the weekend - the 24 Hours of Le Mans - and the FIA and its chief enablers in the ACO proved yet again that...
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INDYCAR SOARS, F1 SINKS.
By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. When the preeminent driver in F1, Lewis Hamilton, acknowledges that the latest F1 race - Sunday's French Grand Prix - was a complete snooze-fest and unwatchable (see The...
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F1 REDEEMS ITSELF, AT LEAST THIS WEEK.
By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. As my friends across the pond might say, the Austrian Grand Prix "was a cracking good motor race on a proper circuit." And judging by the hue and cry from F1 zealots,...
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