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All-in-all, we really enjoyed using and reviewing the Garmin Catalyst Driving Performance Optimizer for HPDE/track day purposes.

By Peter Nelson | March 14, 2022

The 10 Best Auto Racing Helmets

Whether you are road racing, doing a track day, running autocross, driving circle track or participating in High-Performance Driver Education, you need a helmet.

By Winding Road Staff | September 22, 2022

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Racing can be very expensive, so it got us thinking; what are the best auto racing suits under $1,000?  There are plenty of high-end professional…

By Justin Cornelison | March 03, 2023

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The all-new VW Electric ID.Buzz combines the nostalgia of the Microbus with the modern advantages of electric mobility – sign us up!

By Justin Cornelison | June 06, 2023
Johnson’s Thoughts on the Le Mans NASCAR Camaro ZL1

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By Justin Cornelison | June 05, 2023

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Review: The G80 M3 Manual is a Lovable Driving Machine

The G80 M3’s personality is just far too muddied, but at least what it’s courageous enough to express is well-sorted excellence.

By Jeric Jaleco | June 02, 2023
The Mullin Automotive Museum Immortalizes the Grandeur of French Pre-War Car Culture

What’s behind the doors of the Mullin Automotive Museum aren’t just cars, but works of art in every shape and form.

By Jeric Jaleco | June 01, 2023
The 5 Best Auto Racing Gloves

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By Justin Cornelison | May 23, 2023

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Mercedes-Benz High Mileage Award Celebrates Both Car & Driver

The Mercedes-Benz’s High Mileage Award program exemplifies the brand’s commitment to acknowledging and celebrating both the car & driver.

By Justin Cornelison | June 06, 2023
$100 Million: The Massive Porsche eFuels Investment

The Porsche eFuels investment aim’s to keep their classic’s on the road, and provide an alternative to being electric-only.

By Justin Cornelison | June 05, 2023
This Year’s BimmerLife MiX to Celebrate Everything BMW

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Gear: CG-Lock Performance Seatbelt Add-On

CG-Lock (CG stands for Center of Gravity) is a fairly simple device that attaches to your seatbelt, and can be installed in just a few minutes. It acts to keep your seatbelt tight, which holds the driver or passenger firmly in place. At about $60, it costs a lot less than a racing harness, and is still comfortable and easy to use when taking grandma to the grocery store or driving clients to lunch.

September 09, 2013
The 10 Best Auto Racing Helmets

Whether you are road racing, doing a track day, running autocross, driving circle track or participating in High-Performance Driver Education, you need a helmet.

September 22, 2022
The Nardone 928 – a Classic Reborn

We’ve always felt the Porsch e928 was a bit of an underrated classic, and now it’s been given the love it deserves.

October 10, 2022
The Guide to Road Racing – Table of Contents

The Guide to Road Racing: Winding Road Magazine’s ultimate guide to getting your start in racing.

November 03, 2020
We Rank The 2023 Formula 1 Grid!

Where most cars seem to have slightly-tweaked paint jobs, some have significant changes, and one seems to NOT have a paint job!

February 16, 2023
The Batmobile Returns – BMW Brings Back the 3.0 CSL

All hail BMW – the automaker who has made some curious choices the last few years – is bringing back the 3.0 CSL Batmobile!

November 28, 2022
CycleKarts: Vintage Racing For The Rest Of Us

And now for something different, but not completely different because it is part of a well-known theme: CycleKarts. CycleKarts fit somewhat neatly into the theme of low-cost racing, a theme that has been a constant refrain since at least the post-war period when racers wanted to race, but few had money. Relatively inexpensive sports cars (a new Austin-Healey Sprite sold for $1975 in 1959) became popular during that period, as did sports car clubs, which were mostly volunteer organizations set up to allow racers to race. In recent times, we’ve had karting and LeMons and ChumpCar World Series and other efforts to make road racing more attainable.

May 04, 2015
The Mind-Blowing Lotus Evija Fittipaldi Edition

What makes this car special?  The over 2,000hp (most ever in a series-production car)?  The John Player Special tribute paint-job?

October 17, 2022
A Few Things to Know Before Stealing My 914

We came across a fantastic article over on Hagerty recently, an open letter to a thief attempting to steal a beloved Porsche 914.

December 19, 2022
Speed Secrets: Mr. & Mrs. Apex Get a Divorce

“I don’t really know what an apex is, or why it matters to me.” And this was from an instructor! Just as he was saying this, another instructor walked up, nodded, and said, “Yeah, same here.”

November 16, 2022

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