It was the afternoon before Christmas and left work early, I headed down to Audi Wilsonville to take care of a few things. I had brought my camera bag with me (which had my Nikon D800E, AF-S 16-35mm f/4 VR, AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 VR II and a Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art) in the slim chance that there was something unique …
On Friday, I saw a photo that Audi Wilsonville had posted on Twitter showing off an exclusive Audi S7. I had to head down there Saturday morning, before heading into work, knowing that I probably wouldn’t get another chance to see it in person. Turned out that I was right, but more on that later. Although the S7 did not …
This year, I volunteered to be the event photographer for Audi Club Northwest’s signature event, Quattrofest, for the second year. Once I got the confirmation from the club, I reached out to the two local Audi dealers requesting a loaner to be a photography support vehicle for the weekend. Audi Wilsonville immediately jumped at my request and provided me with …
Every year, the Northwest chapter of the Audi Club of North America holds their signature event called Quattrofest, in which Audi Club members can participate in driver’s education and autocross events, and get some track time in their Audi (or non-Audi) cars. This year, Quattrofest was held at Portland International Raceway on November 1st and 2nd, with a banquet and …
Back in the first half of 2012, Audi produced a small number of A3 e-tron concept cars that were plug-in electric cars based on the 2nd generation A3 Sportback. Although it proved that an A3 EV would be feasible, Audi decided that an extended-range plug-in hybrid would be the best route to go down. With that, the A3 Sportback e-tron concept, …
Back on 11 August 2011, I made my first major Audi-related foray into social media by creating the Audi For Life Facebook Page. It started as a humble page reflecting my love of everything Audi. There were several rough spots and hiccups that happened as the page hit its teething and admin pains; but, the page survived and continued to grow …
