On his way to a May memorial service for the late Carroll Shelby, Gordon McCall reflected on the race legend's 2010 appearance at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering. The Shelby Cobra creator, sharing the stage with auto writer and photographer Winston Goodfellow, was open about his life and career. "He just was talking from the heart," says McCall, who co-founded The Quail … [Read more...] about Classic Car Week’s Sparkling Event
Spring/Summer 2012
Unstoppable Eastwood*
The clouds seem to part for him. A powerful, anthracite-gray machine descends beneath the fog line and lands gently on the ground. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Clint Eastwood, Carmel’s version of Superman. Eastwood—a rarity being a helicopter pilot still flying in his 80s—opens the door. At 6-foot-3, his stride is casual and steps are lengthy as he makes his way over to a … [Read more...] about Unstoppable Eastwood*
Firing on All Cylinders
When the American Le Mans Series opens Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca’s 2012 season this May, volunteers will arrive at the track long before spectators fill the stands. “There will be volunteers in the conference room at five in the morning, because they have to be at the gates at six. They’re strategizing and getting ticket stuff organized, and it’s still pitch black out,” says … [Read more...] about Firing on All Cylinders
Leave It to Dina
What do you get when you mix the wife of one of the most famous men in the world with a sextet of up-and-coming male musicians and two teenaged daughters? Dina Eastwood, former news anchor, actress, television host, writer, and yes, wife of Clint, along with her daughter Morgan and stepdaughter Francesca, plus six South African a capella singers, star in the new reality series … [Read more...] about Leave It to Dina
You Otter Be in Pictures
Take one attractive, bubbly actress named Katie Pofahl. Cast her opposite one or more of the most endearingly charming animals on the planet and roll film. Sounds like a recipe ready made for the Disney Channel, but it’s actually the formula for “Otter 501,” a new film by Sea Studios Foundation of Monterey. Through a clever mix of feature- and documentary-style filmmaking, … [Read more...] about You Otter Be in Pictures