Articles by Chris Edwards

Chris Edwards has loved everything cars since he was rocking Pampers and a pacifier. In his formative years, Chris spent much of his time soaking up one car magazine to the next ranging from Car & Driver to Truckin. Since college, Chris has written a number of automotive articles. His primary goal has been to entertain the reader while providing richly informative and accurate pieces. As a product of the 90’s, many of Chris’s favorite cars are from this decade, although he appreciates all automotive eras.

Dream Cars: Ferrari F50, Hummer H1, Dodge Viper GTS (First gen), Toyota Supra Turbo & 1970 Boss 302

Exotic Cars captured outside The Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco

We previously wrote the article entitled “Top 10 Places in America to Spot Exotic Cars”, which not surprisingly listed the hot spots in the U.S. for spotting high-end exotic automobiles. If this exotic car sighting post was to expand globally, then Monaco would undoubtedly make the list with the Monte Carlo Casino as the absolute Mecca within the tiny country. Standing on the Monte Carlo ...

Pro Race Motorcycles and Sports Bikes Racing

A half a dozen times a year or so there are organized motorcycle racing events that take place at the renowned Hallett Race Track (located between Tulsa and Stillwater, OK). The day that we visited featured three different class of motorcycle riders. We were easily able to tell the difference in the skill of each class. In one group all of the sports bikes race full on with the front ...

Car Design Legend Sergio Pininfarina Dies at 85

It has long been thought by many that the age of legends is passing into myth. The death of Sergio Pininfarina reminds us of this notion. In years to come we do not know if today’s designers will themselves become legends, but what we do know is that the car world lost another one recently. Early Life and Carrozzeria Pininfarina ... Pininfarina was born in Turin in 1926, he was the ...

Google Maps Street View Exotic Car Sightings III

This is our third installment in our Google Maps Street View Exotic Car Sightings hunt. During this series of posts we have traveled the world (well via Google Maps Street View) with the mission of discovering some of the rarest and most expensive cars that were ever captured by the Google car. You may think that finding an exotic car or two on Google Earth / Maps is not necessarily the ...

2012 Hot Rod Power Tour Car Show In Stillwater OK

For those of you that are not in the Hot Rod car scene, the Hotrod Power Tour is an annual, multi-state rolling tribute to the classic performance car and hotrod. Organized by Hotrod Magazine, the 2012 Hotrod Power Tour started in Detroit Michigan and will end in Arlington, Texas one week later. This tour is for the car guys that have hot rods and muscle cars that they want to enjoy on the ...

Tour of an Expensive Car Dealership in Southern California

On a recent trip to the San Diego area to visit a friend, I managed a quick visit to the Symbolic Motor Car Company. The expensive southern California car dealership is appropriately situated in the heart of La Jolla. This wealthy San Diego suburb boasts many notable residents including presidential candidate Mitt Romney ($12 million dollar vacation home), Jenny Craig, pro golfer Phil ...

NASCAR 101- How Does NASCAR work?

If you're new to Nascar then you're likely asking yourself some of the following questions. How does Nascar work? What do the Nascar flags mean? How many Nascar races are there? The Nascar for beginners info-graphic provided below will answer these questions and more. Nascar, which is short for "National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing" actual has its roots in bootlegging during the ...

High Speed & Drifting Ride-Along Experience

The high speed and drifting ride-along with a professional Indy Car driver at the Exotics Racing Experience in Las Vegas, NV was perhaps the most intense automotive experience of my life - and I don't consider myself to be void of performance car experiences. The action starts right from the pit area as he does a massive sideways burnout out onto the track in the blue Lamborghini Gallardo ...

Ferrari 458 Italia Experience at Exotics Racing Vegas

My favorite exotic car that I drove at the Las Vegas Exotics Racing Experience was the Ferrari 458 Italia. For approximately $220,000 this car seems like a relative bargain with its aggressive "in your face" appearance, intoxicating exhaust note, superb handling, blazingly quick acceleration, incredible cornering abilities and precise, responsive steering inputs. Plus its pretty cool to ...

Lamborghini Gallardo LP550 Experience at Exotics Racing Vegas

At Exotics Racing of Las Vegas I had the privilege of racing a Lamborghini Gallardo LP550 around a curvacious race track and accompanied by a pro racing instructor. This Italian beast was very intense to drive. From the amazingly fast acceleration to the loud engine howls, this exotic car was an absolute blast to drive. As the race instructor continuously pushed me to drive faster and ...