Slipstream Saturday: Viva Mexico as F1 Returns
Just three races remain on the 2016 schedule, but this week is a surprising challenge as the Mexican Grand Prix returns after a 23-year absence. …
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.
Happiness Is… Paperclip, Scheduling, Surprises
The Chase has been a flawed concept from the get go. That’s not to say that some kind of encouraged late-season drama isn’t welcomed. (Whether …
Slipstream Saturday: Formula 1 Racing Stateside
The weather looks to be one of the big stories surrounding the United States Grand Prix this weekend, which really isn’t surprising with Hurricane Patricia …
Happiness Is… Racing, America, and Business
It’s time to do the Talladega Tango once again. You know, that dance when a driver hangs around with a bunch of friends and then …
Slipstream Saturday: F1 Returns to Russia
Five races remain in the Formula 1 season as the series races in Russia this weekend. Mercedes can lock up the constructors’ title at the …
Happiness Is… R.A.S, Regulars, and Sochi
Another week, another sense that the sky is falling on NASCAR. The stands this past weekend showed a less than stellar crowd in attendance. Whether …
Happiness Is… Sayonara, Hurricane Joaquin, and Money
The changing of the calendar comes across as an appropriate thematic concept for what is currently happening in NASCAR. With October letting its presence be …
Slipstream Saturday: Returning to Tragedy and the Japanese GP
Formula 1 is on the second half of rare back-to-back race weekends, following the Singapore GP with another in the Pacific region as the series …
Happiness Is… Handling, Wussiness, and NASCAR’s B-Series
Anyone else underwhelmed by the first round of the Chase, er, playoffs? The race drew just a 1.8 rating, which means somewhere in the …
Happiness Is… Records, Chicagoland, and Smog
Out like a lamb and in like a lamb. That description feels apt for the end of the Cup Series’ regular season and the beginning …