We won't get fooled again?

The changing face of US F1 television coverage

07/02/2013 by Kai

I enjoyed the SPEED coverage when I first came back to F1 about 5 years ago. But then I found Sidepodcast and I heard the UK coverage for the first time. I did not know what I had been missing. I just couldn’t go back. SPEED had the three commentators sitting in a little room in Charlotte, North Carolina watching the world feed and timing and scoring. The pit reporter is the only one actually at the race.

On Track with Kai - High performance driving at Lime Rock Park

12 years on, the mixed bag edition

12/07/2012 by Kai

I was nervous to be putting my car at risk, and I know I have to be very careful with low profile, very expensive wheels and tires. Having just bought the very fast 2009 VW GTi a few months ago, I wanted it to be an uneventful day so I could just try it out on track. I didn’t know how well it would handle, but I suspected it was ready to go faster than I was.

SENNA comes to Netflix

Reviewing Ayrton Senna's story from a newer F1 fan's perspective

01/05/2011 by Kai

As a fan of Formula One I have heard of the legend of Senna, and the rivalry of Senna and Prost, of course. I have seen replays of the accident that took his life, and theories as to why exactly he lost traction. But I did not know anything about the man. The documentary “Senna” opened up his racing life to me. Now I more fully feel the impact of his loss on this day, May 1, 17 years ago. I struggled with how to describe this experience today. How do I communicate the emotional impact that this film has had on me? I can’t really, but I’ll give you my impressions the best I can.

On track with Kai - Volume 1: Kai has her first track days

Driving the Lime Rock circuit with the Alfa Romeo Club

28/09/2010 by Kai

We were wondering the other day how many of us have had any track experiences where we were driving, ourselves, in a vehicle of some sort. And by any experiences, we mean ANY. We'd love to hear about what you have done, even if you didn't think it was such a big deal. In fact, that’s why I am writing this right now. I did not consider a few track events in my own car to be anything of any particular interest to anyone besides me. Turns out others feel differently. So I’ll go first, and I can't wait to read about the track driving you've done and what you got out of it.