Category: Racing is life
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#948² AUDI A3 40 TFSI e – ONE YEAR OWNERSHIP REVIEW – PART I – WHAT I LIKE

Is it really a year already? Time is flying these days! Let’s do the one year of ownership review then! The Audi A3 40 TFSI e represents the entry level hybrid car of the A3 series. It starts at around 40k and has the standard 1.4 l VW platform four…
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#944² RACING IS LIFE² – S6 E13 – I MISS RACING

There is not a single day I do not miss racing, but normally I get my dose on the simulator. With my health issue preventing me from doing my normal routine, the simulator is sadly not a part of my daily life. And so, I find myself in this trap…
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#932² RACING IS LIFE² – S6 E12 – WHICH CAR TO GET?

With car prices exploding in recent years, it’s not easy to find the perfect match. But besides that, it was never easy to find the perfect car anyways. There are just not so many cars suitable for track use, or should we call it abuse? Of course a fancy sports…
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#921² RACING IS LIFE² – S6 E11 – THEORY

I know! We just want to go onto the track, simulator or the kart track. But do we already know what we are doing there? Or do we simply waste our time? I know, we should do certain things in life without the pressure or need to get get the…
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#914² RACING IS LIFE² – S6 E10 – PRACTICE WITHOUT PRACTICE

With me being sick, obviously I wasn’t practicing on the simulator. But that doesn’t mean that I couldn’t practice. Desperate times call for desperate measures. We have all heard that one. But it’s true! Of course I could have wasted my time waiting until I get healthy again, but that…
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#911² RACING IS LIFE² – S6 E9 – THE PORSCHE 911

There is no need to introduce the iconic Porsche 911 to anyone, is there? It’s “the” sports car of all times! But what makes it so special? It’s price? It’s reputation? It’s racing history? Or the complete package? I can not even tell you how long I have waited for…
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#893² RACING IS LIFE² – S6 E8 – THE ART OF WAR

Racing is a form of art, an art of war. But fighting in real life can never be the same. In war, there are no rules. Sure, there are some, but they do not interfere in the same way as the rules on the race tracks around the world. What…
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#879² RACING IS LIFE² – S6 E7 – DREAMS

We all know how life is supposed to be. You grow up having fancy dreams. You get older and understand how unrealistic your dreams are. You grow up and have to forget about your dreams because of life. You are old and realize that you have wasted all your time…
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#867² RACING IS LIFE² – S6 E6 – DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS

The weather can make the difference. Using cars in daily life, we have all experienced different weather conditions. Rain, wind, low temperatures. Especially in the cold winter months it can get a bit more challenging to keep the car within the white lines. But on public roads, at least there…
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#855² RACING IS LIFE² – S6 E5 – DON’T PRETEND!

Fake it until you make it! We have all heard this statement somehow or another in life. But faking doesn’t necessarily mean pretending, does it? Well, in the end we have to truly believe it and that’s definitely not easy! You don’t become a race car driver over night, or…
