Car Shows

  • PRI2017–Products

    There is so much to see while you cover all the exhibits here in Indianapolis.  So many familiar products and brands.  This show I decided to explore everywhere that I could and share with you some of the interesting products… Continue reading

    PRI2017–Products
  • PRI 2017 Opening Day in Indianapolis

    Another Performance Racing Industry show in Indianapolis and this one celebrates 30 years! The traditional breakfast was very well attended.  It included Dave Despain interviewing Chip Ganasi. When it concluded the gates opened at nine o’clock and the showroom floors… Continue reading

    PRI 2017 Opening Day in Indianapolis
  • 2017–Carlisle National Ford Meet

    This was my first time at this annual event in Pennsylvania.  I had hoped to attend last year but my schedule was just too full.  So after a drive north in the P71 we entered through gate 3 and onto… Continue reading

    2017–Carlisle National Ford Meet
  • More Great Things from PRI 2016

    The crowds are filled with people soaking up all the displays of new racing technology at PRI.  There is just so much to see. The Cars Amidst all the equipment and accessories to support racing are the many cars on… Continue reading

    More Great Things from PRI 2016
  • PRI 2016–Women in Motorsports

    I was anxious to go to this seminar for many reasons including a desire to see just how far women have come in their interest in motorsports.  I had read Mad for Speed, the Racing Life of Joan Newton Cuneo,… Continue reading

    PRI 2016–Women in Motorsports
  • PRI 2016 off to Indianapolis

    I didn’t expect to be the only flyer at the airport, but I was surprised to find a couple of flyers that had their own wings at the gate. All went well and all my connecting flights were successfully achieved. … Continue reading

    PRI 2016 off to Indianapolis
  • PRI 2015–more cars

    In our last post there were celebrities of the human kind and many of the four-wheeled kind.  Plenty to view, but there were more, much more. Here are some for the Chevy fans out there: Putting cars on their sides… Continue reading

    PRI 2015–more cars
  • The North American International Auto Show 2015

    It was electric.  There I said it.  The E word.  My trip to Detroit’s NAIAS was electric in many ways.  Detroit has come forward with a recovery that shows itself clearly at NAIAS.  Just traveling from the airport to the… Continue reading

    The North American International Auto Show 2015
  • PRI 2014–the People

    Yes, its all about racing and parts and cars, but there are plenty of things about the PEOPLE at the PRI show as well.  Sometimes its just the unbelievable number of people at the show: As you walk along you… Continue reading

    PRI 2014–the People
  • PRI 2014–Some Gems

    Here is where I open myself up to more criticism than usual. As I’ve wandered the exhibition floors and hallways I have come across booths where there are things that catch my eye and impress me.  They may not be… Continue reading

    PRI 2014–Some Gems