Lost Dragstrip: Fontana Drag City
Not far from my old studio in Rancho Cucamonga is a place that was once known as Fontana Drag City and remains among the suburban housing tracks. So, I decided to take
Where Cars Meet Culture
Inside Santa Lucia Preserve – One of America’s Most Exclusive Communities
by Michael Satterfield – 10/05/2021 (updated 12-21-2021) Just outside of Carmel California is a community like none other, Santa Lucia Preserve, this private enclave is one of the most exclusive developments in
The Salton Sea North Shore Yacht Club
I am a major fan of mid-century modern architecture, and being in Southern California, we have more than our fair share of it to see. But one of my all-time favorite designers
California Lawmaker wants to add $52 annual “road use charge”
California Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins announced plans Wednesday to raise $2 billion a year for repairs to the state’s crumbling roads, bridges and highways by charging drivers an annual “road use charge”
CHP Officer Draws Weapon in incident with Touge Driver
by Michael Satterfield A video posted to Social Media January9th shows Tyler King being stopped by a California Highway Patrol officer for crossing a double yellow line on Couser Canyon Road, in
CHP Cracks Down on Street Racers
Described by local media as looking a scene from “Fast and Furious” drivers of modified cars attempted to shut down the 105 Freeway in Hawthorne for what is described by California Highway
The End of Cars and Coffee?
Photo by www.cncpics.com In a story I first saw on Car Stories, it looks as though the surrounding community that has grown up around the Ford/Mazda HQ (home to the event) have
Purist Group Sunday Drive on Angeles Crest Highway
by Michael Satterfield Nothing beats a Sunday Drive, and here in Southern California in less than forty minutes, you can go from the edge of Los Angeles to a winter wonderland. Angeles
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Purist Group Toy Drive
by Michael Satterfield We fired up the Fairlane, loaded it with toys and drove about 4 miles down to the Purist Group car show and Toy Drive hosted at Hankook Tires in
BMW Announces Performance Center West
TGR Staff BMW of North America today announced the opening of the new BMW Performance Center West, the company’s permanent performance driver training facility located in Southern California. BMW partners with The
Ford Up Close
As a photographer that shoots a lot of cars, many times the little details are far more interesting than the overall car. Fords from the 60’s had a lot going on. Here
California’s new gas tax could cost you $1.30 more per gallon
by Michael Satterfield @TheGentlemanRacer @TheGentRacer Currently drivers in California pay 71.29 cents of taxes for every gallon pumped, the highest gas tax in the nation. The bulk of California’s gas taxes come
Car Week
by Michael Satterfield A few Instagram shots from Car Week see more @TheGentlemanRacer
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