If you can’t have a Ferrari, wear one! Christi Schimpke is unlike most people in that when she sees a luxury car that has been in a minor crash, she sees not damage, but art. She was working with metal as a jewelry designer when she moved her studio into her husband’s luxury-car body shop,…
10 Must-Have Items to Keep Your Car Organized and Ick-Free This Fall
When a first grader calls you out about your messy car, it’s time to clean it up. Do you know who made me realize my car was a little icky and kind of unorganized? My 6-year-old son. “Mommy, it stinks in here. It’s a little messy, too.” Yep, my 6-year-old said that to me when…
10 Things Your Family Will Love About The NASCAR Hall of Fame
Whether you’re new to the sport or a racing buff, the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina is an unforgettable family experience. In the same way that you don’t have to be an artist to enjoy a tour through a sculpture garden, you don’t have to know about NASCAR to enjoy a stroll…
Jessi Combs Foundation Awards $30,000 To Women Pursuing Automotive Trades
The Jessi Combs Foundation is changing the automotive landscape for women. Mechanic, manufacturer, TV personality, and racer Jessi Combs may not be with us anymore, but the Jessi Combs Foundation is working hard to maintain her legacy via hefty scholarships for women looking to get into automotive trades—which is a pretty huge deal, considering young…
Meet the Schnells, The Husband-Wife Duo Taking On The Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Scene
True love, much like racing, should set your heart beating faster. Thankfully for Rebecca and Darren Schnell, they get to experience both on a daily basis because they’ll both be driving in the 2021 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live series this year. “It was surprisingly the easiest transition we had ever made,” Rebecca told me…
Be The Cool Mom With These Back to School Car Snacks
School is almost back in session. Is your car pick up line ready and stocked with fun snacks? I can’t believe how fast summer is going. It feels as if the season just started a few weeks ago. Soon the kids will be back at school, if they’re not already, which means it’s time to…
Meet Real Housewives with Hybrid Engines: A Girl’s Guide to Formula One
The joy of Formula One racing goes way beyond the on-track action. That’s right — you don’t have to care about engines or overtaking to enjoy Formula One, the world’s most elite and luxurious form of racing. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that the best parts of F1 take place off the…
What Drives Her: 55-Year-Old Janine Shoffner Just Took Her First German Endurance Racing Title
Janine Shoffner jokingly refers to herself as a “gentleman” driver — or, in motorsport parlance, an amateur. In many ways, she is. Janine grew up with a fiery adrenaline streak, but she wasn’t one of those people who hit the karting track every night after school to hone her skills. As Janine told me in…
What Drives Her: How Alex Taylor Is Beating the Boys One Drag Race at a Time
Be happy. Go fast. Stay pretty. Those six words make up drag racer Alex Taylor’s personal motto. She’s one of the few women competing in the motorsport world and one of the few taking on the drag racing circuit, where drivers compete to set the fastest time on a short, straight strip of pavement. But…
Three Car Features That Make The School Pick Up Line Easier
As parents, the school pick up line is one of those tasks that can be daunting. In a perfect world, a chauffeur might pick up the kids and transport them home, or maybe they come home in a preapproved Uber. I know many of us dread the school pick up line, but there are ways…