RISI COMPETIZIONE SEEKING A VICTORY AT THE CONTINENTAL TIRE MONTEREY GRAND PRIX

Risi Competizione is back at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend, May 1 – 3, site of two victories, four additional podiums and three poles in 15 seasons of competition at the scenic Northern California road course. Round Four of the 2015 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship series will feature the quick and productive driving …

Ultimate Irony: A Tweet Crashes Twitter Stock

Paying Attention. If you spend any time at all on Twitter, you quickly become amazed at the sheer speed and velocity of information that runs through the “Twittersphere”.  Pick a topic to follow, and you find, inevitably, that Twitter delivers the news on that topic faster and from more different perspectives than any other media, social …

THE LAGUNA SECA PREVIEW: RISI COMP'S TEAM ENGINEER GETS YOU READY TO RACE

Risi Competizione has been featuring Rick Mayer’s pre-race commentary for almost a decade now. Rick is the Team Engineer for Risi Comp, and is responsible for setting up the car for the course and the conditions. He has a very unique perspective on the race track, our car and drivers, and the competition, and he …

THE LAGUNA SECA PREVIEW: RISI COMP’S TEAM ENGINEER GETS YOU READY TO RACE

Risi Competizione has been featuring Rick Mayer’s pre-race commentary for almost a decade now. Rick is the Team Engineer for Risi Comp, and is responsible for setting up the car for the course and the conditions. He has a very unique perspective on the race track, our car and drivers, and the competition, and he …

The Weekend Concert Series: St. Paul and The Broken Bones

The Hunt For New Music.  St. Paul and The Broken Bones are breaking out. The seven piece band from Birmingham, Alabama plays R&B and soul with an intensity and urgency seldom seen on stage. Fronted by singer Paul Janeway, who commands the stage with messianic presence and energy, the band of Janeway (vocals), guitarist Browan Lollar, bassist …

The Art of The Movie Trailer

Paying Attention. This is the big one: the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. At the time of this posting, it had been viewed 30,000,000 plus times. Not only is the trailer itself very, very good (you’d expect as much from a J.J. Abrams film project) but the Force is still in the audience for …

The Art of The Movie Trailer

Paying Attention. Movie trailers are among our highest media arts. We don’t tend to look at them quite that way–some would say they’re just commercials for a film and that is certainly their purpose, but in the right hands, with the right attitude, a movie trailer becomes an art form with an approximately two and one …

Required Reading: The Moral Bucket List

A compelling and very thoughtful essay by David Brooks from The New York Times, on the spirituality of life and correcting a few things that may need some polish before the earthly exit. Not as exciting as climbing Mt. Ranier and some other things you may have on your physical bucket list, but equally satisfying …