Happiness Is: Jeff Burton, Brad Keselowski & Off Track
Happiness Is… Jeff Burton. Criticizing the television personalities that help deliver the show of a NASCAR race is a rather easy task. All one needs …
As a writer and editor, Ava anchors the Formula 1 coverage for the site, while working through many of its biggest columns. Ava earned a Masters in Sports Studies at UGA and a PhD in American Studies from UH-Mānoa. Her dissertation Chased Women, NASCAR Dads, and Southern Inhospitality: How NASCAR Exports The South is in the process of becoming a book.
Slipstream Saturday: Sebastian Vettel Away Clean & More Ahead of the Austrian GP
When the cars last took to the track in Formula 1, they raced on the streets of Baku, Azerbaijan. The race turned out to be, …
Happiness Is: The NASCAR World We Live In
This past Saturday night featured the annual summer return to Daytona for the 400 mile event. This Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (oh yes, it …
Happiness Is: Farewell, Winners & Branding
From one specialty to another, that is what the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is embracing as it moves from the left coast and returns …
Slipstream Saturday: Kaltenborn’s Departure & More Ahead of the Azerbaijan GP
The first female team boss in F1 split with her organization this week in what came as a surprising move. Monisha Kaltenborn began her involvement …
Happiness Is: Silliness, Inevitability & Overload
The past Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was somewhat of anomaly for the series. The past few weeks had been a testament to messing …
Happiness Is: Stage Racing At Its Finest
This past weekend was chock-full o’ racing, with NASCAR hosting three events, IndyCar in action accompanying the Trucks in Texas and Formula 1 making its …
Slipstream Saturday: Spreading the Wealth & Rumors Ahead of the Canadian GP
When we last joined the Formula 1 daredevils, they were speeding through the streets of Monaco. The commonwealth, a veritable playground for the rich and …
Happiness Is: Criticism, Arguments & Mettle
This past weekend at Dover International Speedway was a crash course in, well, crashing. Sheet metal suppliers must have been in love with the races, …
Happiness Is…: Moving On from the Best Day in Motorsport
This past Sunday marked a wonderful day in motorsport with Formula 1, IndyCar, and NASCAR all putting on varied shows. In many ways, the culmination …