By Anthony “Mario” Crea Political strife. There’s been plenty of that in the good ‘ol U.S. of A lately, am I right? Or am I left? Dammit! See that? Even in an introductory sentence, there’s still a freaking political reference! It seems inescapable, but I’m here to help… All you need to do is go sit in your car with nothing on. Sorry, that came out the wrong way! Imagine explaining that one to your neighbors! “You see, Pete, this wise bearded man told me that it would help the country heal if I sat in my car butt naked… Umm,

Does Sim Racing Actually Help Race Car Drivers?

When Being an Autocrosser Saved Me By Anthony “Mario” Crea   One of the things an autocrosser begins to learn at some point is that they need to look ahead while on course (see photo below of Shelly Monfort looking around the corner for the exit). When novices, many of them look no further than the hood of the vehicle. As their skill level increases, they may look one or two gates ahead. Should they receive instruction, either locally or via the Evolution Performance Driving School (EPDS), they will expand that to four gates or more. All this is done

By Anthony “Mario” Crea   Most of us remember reading Inferno, the first part of Dante’s Divine Comedy, at some point in our high school career. The story begins with the narrator (Dante) being lost in a dark wood where he is attacked by three beasts whom he cannot escape. Just when all seems lost, he is rescued by the Roman poet Virgil who is sent by a woman named Beatrice. Together, they descend into the underworld known as the 9 Circles of Hell.   Recently, I descended into my own personal Hades.   My journey there was similar, I

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The makers of Cialis claim that “when the moment is right”, use one of their pills. As a man, every moment is right when it comes to that, am I right? While I understand what the pill is for, I find it funny that a pair of bathtubs, placed outdoors and overlooking the ocean, is needed to help get these couples in the mood for lovin’… Frankly, if some guy just popped one of these miracle pills, I’d think anywhere would qualify as the right moment. Movie theater? Supermarket? Burning building? They’re all good! To each his own, I suppose.

  By Anthony “Mario” Crea   There has been an enormous amount of R&D being thrown at the development of autonomous vehicles in the last decade or so. The introduction of new technologies such as adaptive radar-based cruise control systems and blind spot monitoring were but incremental steps towards the ultimate goal of creating a self-driving car. Each company that is involved has its own approach towards this future hell on wheels, but one thing is for certain, vehicles controlled by humans is going to be around for a long time to come.   Indeed, driver training and preparedness should

The beauty of autocrossing is that it is one of the simplest, easiest forms of motorsport to venture into on a variety of levels, but there are some responsibilities on your end that can make the day less hurried and more enjoyable as a result.

The day began innocently enough. I enjoyed my morning home with the family until my good friend and longtime racing buddy, Perry Aidelbaum, picked me up at noon to head to Norwalk, CT where we’d been invited to sample some racing simulators at a new facility called Crimson Simulation. These weren’t your ordinary simulators like you’d find in an arcade, these were indeed the real deal, the type that simultaneously builds better drivers & ruins any semblance of daily productivity in one simple step.

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