Taking place just three short weeks after Midwest Fest at Gingerman Raceway, our team returned to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course at the end of June for another Gridlife Touring Cup sprint race weekend. Mid-Ohio, while an enjoyable race track to drive, has a staff that seems oddly combative towards Gridlife....
Ahh, the venerated GoPro. The most recognizable action camera is currently in its 13th generation, featuring notable improvements over past generations. But this is not a tech or film blog. We're here for the racing. Most of you have probably owned and used a GoPro for motorsports at...
The 2025 Gridlife season introduced a slew of changes aimed at long-term stability for an organization that was gaining momentum a decade after its creation. Unprecedented growth in recent years reached a tipping point in 2024, when Gridlife hired a new CEO intent on the "...continuation of the organization&...
The third stop on our Gridlife Touring Cup race schedule brought us to Gingerman Raceway in South Haven, Michigan, back in early June. Midwest Festival is a massive event that is packed into a small, rural race track. It is one of the highest-attended events on the Gridlife schedule, with...
There are numerous frustrating aspects of the motorsports industry. As a business owner, I frequently ponder other sectors and companies to see what I can learn from them. Similarly, they could try to learn from others. Here are some of my pain points in the motorsports industry. Do you agree...
Gridlife returned to Road Atlanta for the first time since an infamous 2019 festival that apparently got really out of control. I wasn't there, but you can find stories online and on YouTube. Adding this event to our schedule was a no-brainer for us southerners. Road Atlanta is...
The racing season has begun! Earlier in April, our team descended upon Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina, for the inaugural Gridlife event of the 2025 season. It was a rollercoaster of an event. Let's dig into it! Kicked Off With A Literal Bang Preseason testing ended...
Well, the off-season is officially over. After over five months on the sidelines, I dusted off the cobwebs (literally and figuratively) at Carolina Motorsports Park a couple weeks ago. Here are a few thoughts and lessons on my test day. The Rust Is Real This was the most extended break...
Apex was founded in the late 2000s but gained traction in the mid-2010s. Their first model, the ARC-8, bore an eerie resemblance to the BBS RC. Catering to the BMW street and track enthusiast crowd, the ARC-8 was pitched on competitive prices, reasonable quality control, and various widths, offsets, and...
The off-season (also known as sim racing season) is winding down, and we've secured the bag with a packed Gridlife Gold Pass. We hope you'll come out and say hello if you're near these events! Gridlife festival events are sensory overload for car nerds....
No new article this week, but I've got something even better—RE's brand-new Downloads section is live! Instead of cranking out another post, I've been heads-down putting together a collection of helpful racing resources just for you. It took a lot of work, but...
Race car auctions on Bring a Trailer are a great place to see a lot of detailed views on special cars, like this M2 CS Racing (CSR) that sold six months ago. The gallery includes three hundred and fifteen photos of the car! While I know very little about standard...