road trips, car events, car museums, car shows, road food, fun side trips.

Motorsport art for your feet!

August 8, 2019 fittiLotus72 32 Views bmw art car, BMW socks., classic cars, ferrari, Heel Tread Socks, imsa, LeMans, Mazda socks, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, old cars, Porsche socks, race car art, The Racerhead Gift Guide

It was natural that I would go a little bonkers when I saw car-oriented socks by Heel Tread. Made in Portugal, they’re motorsport art for your feet.

Events Miscellania

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2019 short story

July 11, 2019August 8, 2019 fittiLotus72 79 Views car show, classic cars, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, goodwood festival of speed, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, old cars

There are a few car events that are on most fans’ “must go” list. A relatively recent addition to the list is the Goodwood Festival of Speed and/or the Goodwood Revival.

Miscellania The Gift Guide

Cars and Coffee Cups 3 — Racerhead Gift Guide

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 fittiLotus72 99 Views Alfa Romeo, BMW 3.0 CSL, classic cars, F1, Formula 1, Formula One, Gift Guide, Hippie Porsche 917, isotta fraschini fiat, LeMans, Martini & Rossi, Motorhead Gift, old cars, race car art, racerhead, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com, vanderbilt cup, Williams fw36, Yuriy Shevchuk

Cars and Coffee Cups 3 goes a step beyond with new and artful holders for high-octane beverages. This time we look at vintage, classic and contemporary race cars.

Events Miscellania

Cars and coffee at Newport

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 fittiLotus72 124 Views Alfa Romeo, audrain auto museum, auto museum, auto show, bmw 2002, car and coffee at the elms, car show, cars and coffee at newport, cars and coffee sponsored by audrain museum, classic cars, datsun, dodge charger, ferrari, fiat abarth, ford fairlane, ford woody, jeepster, mclaren, mercedes gullwing, mustang, Porsche, porsche 911, shelby truck, vw thing

It was a great day for Cars and Coffee at Newport, Rhode Island. It was the second such meeting for 2019, held at The Elms Mansion.

chrysler new yorker doug whyte nnl east 2019

Events Miscellania

The 2019 NNL East Show —Plastic Fantastic

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 fittiLotus72 281 Views 1/25 models, 2019 nnl east model car show, 2019 nnl east show, chevrolet, dioramas, dodge, dragsters, ferrari, flying cars, ford, Formula 1, Indy cars, military vehicles, model car show, prototypes, ratrods, resin models, streamliners, trucks, Wayne New Jersey

The 2019 NNL East Show is annual and is a top tier regional model car show. You could call it plastic fantastic!

mazda rt24p tee from Mazda Motorsports Apparel

Miscellania The Gift Guide

Mazda Motorsports Apparel – Racerhead Gift Guide

February 23, 2019March 27, 2019 fittiLotus72 350 Views apparel, Gift Guide, imsa, Joest Team Mazda, mazda, mazda 787b lemans winner, mazda motorsports, Mazda Team Joest, Motorhead Gift, spencer pigot, The Racerhead Gift Guide

Created in grey tones, the Mazda Motorsports Apparel line is beautiful simplicity itself. Illustrations and photos pick out defining corners of the cars.

tee designs from Andy Blackmore and Randy Owens

Miscellania The Gift Guide

Tee designs by Andy Blackmore and Randy Owens – Racerhead Gift Guide

December 6, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 236 Views Andy Blackmore, LeMans, polo shirt, Porsche, Porsche 917, racerhead, Randy Owens, tees, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com

We explored funny tees in a recent Gift Guide entry. This time we highlight designs by Andy Blackmore and Randy Owens. They’ll look great on any racing fan…or you!

lotus 98 by michel verrando at classic team lotus

Miscellania The Gift Guide

Classic Team Lotus – Racerhead Gift Guide

December 5, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 404 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, Ayrton Senna, Classic Team Lotus, F1, Formula 1, Formula One, Gift Guide, Jim Bamber, John Player Special, lotus, Lotus 49, Lotus 72, Lotus 79, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, race car art, race car posters, racerhead, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com

The flame still burns bright in the heart of many fans for Team Lotus. Classic Team Lotus carries the torch for Team Lotus lovers and they have a great selection of merchandise to celebrate Lotus F1.

Miscellania The Gift Guide

Replicarz exclusives – Racerhead Gift Guide

November 21, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 382 Views 1/43 Replicarz Boyle Specials, 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, classic cars, Gift Guide, indy 500, indy car, indycar, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, old cars, racerhead, Replicarz, replicarz exclusives, Replicarz Indy model cars, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com

American racing subjects have generally been ignored by the modeling industry. Model retailer Replicarz has taken it upon themselves to remedy the situation with their line of Replicarz Exclusives.

Miscellania The Gift Guide

2019 motorsport calendars – Racerhead Gift Guide

November 18, 2018January 10, 2019 fittiLotus72 320 Views 2019 motorsport calendars, Alfa Romeo, Autocourse, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, Paul Oxman, Pete Lyons, race car art

Lots of folks see physical wall calendars as archaic. If you are one of those, you might be wrong. 2019 motorsport calendars serve as photo archives and make great gifts for motorheads.

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