Dad taught me a lot about cars… and life My dad grew up with three brothers on a farm in New Jersey, and he learned to drive at a young age. Cars have always represented both a passion of his and a watershed, life-changing moment: a devastating car crash as a teenager. Raised with bunch…
Girls: There Are No Limits, Don’t Let Anyone Tell You Otherwise
When I was a kid, I believed I could do anything. Luckily, that’s the message my parents drummed into my brain. There were no limits to what I could do – astronaut, engineer, or president of the United States. I didn’t feel that anything was off-limits for me as a girl. However, that’s definitely not…
Michelin’s “Safe When New, Safe When Worn” Tires: The Best Tires … Get Better With Wear?
If only that new car smell could last as long. When I met my husband in 2004, he had owned his 2000 Range Rover for a couple of years. He bought it used, and I’m telling you he L-O-V-E-D that car. As in, maybe second only to me. He has a thing for the Land…
What Drives Her: For NASCAR Marketing Chief Jill Gregory, Remaking Racing and Finding New Fans
All while living in truly the fastest lane. There is no such thing as “a regular day at the office” in Jill Gregory’s world. As the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for NASCAR, Jill’s job is as fast-paced as the cars on the track. And with so many moving parts, maybe even faster….
What Drives Her: “Dirt Princess” Hailie Deegan, 16, is Showing NASCAR Fans What She Can Do
Hailie Deegan is 16 and Fearless. Things may seem a little topsy-turvy in teenage NASCAR and Toyota Racing Development driver Hailie Deegan’s world. With four competitive athletes in the family, they are on the road so much that when it’s time for them to take a vacation, they like to stay home. When your home is in…
Three Good Reasons a Woman Should Own a Motorcycle
I had a boyfriend with a motorcycle when I was 19 – it was a blazing red Kawasaki Ninja and it was FAST. As in, oh-my-stars-this-is-insane fast. Once, he let me drive it and he sat behind me and helped me shift. It was an exhilarating feeling, the wind rushing past me, and I…
Speed Mavens, This is What You Need to Know: The Fastest Highways in America
May I see your driver’s license and registration, please? I was a freshly-minted driver, 16 and carefree, and driving down the new county road extension with my friend Tina. Guns N’ Roses Appetite for Destruction was blasting from the cassette player in my 1977 Dodge Aspen, and Tina said to me, “You actually like this…
Volvo’s Safe Driving Tips to Reduce Car Crash Deaths and Serious Injuries to Zero by 2020
Volvo has great safe driving tips to help us all reduce crash deaths and injuries. Accidents are now referred to as crashes. No such thing as an accident? “The DMV estimates there will be 20 million car crashes this year,” says Don Kitch, Jr, former racecar driver and now a safe driving expert. Then he…
Giddy-up! Join A Girls Guide to Cars at the Houston Auto Show and Test Drive Some of Your Favorite Cars
And for 10 lucky ducks (and their guests), the show’s on us! Picture yourself amid the splendor of 800,000 square feet of Houston’s NRG Center surrounded by the latest vehicles from the world’s top automakers: welcome to the 35th year of the Houston Auto Show, which brings the automotive world to Texas. This year is especially…
Driving While Holidazed: Tips to Keep You and Your Car Safe
‘Tis the season for crazy. We all know that the holidays bring out a special kind of crazy in parking lots and highways leading to malls all over the country. Men, women, teenagers… so many people lose their ever-loving minds in pursuit of the holiday deal. Fisticuffs have been known to break out over parking…