In Photos: Quattrofest 2017

I had the great opportunity to be the event photographer for Audi Club Northwest’s Quattrofest, held on November 4th and 5th at Portland International Raceway (PIR), again this year. I covered the event for the full first day, including the banquet, and the first half of the second day. As with the past years that I have covered Quattrofest, I …

#araroad: A Thousand Miles In

In the two months since the I got my new Exclusive Ara Blue Audi A4 allroad, aka #araroad, the allroad has been lavishly treated with by Paul at Attention 2 Detail NW. The allroad was given new car paint preparation to remove some of the minor scratches and orange peeling on the paint that the allroad had when it arrived. …

Farewell #LoveMyS5, Hello Exclusive Ara Blue A4 Allroad

With a sad and heavy heart, after six years and eight months and 46.5K miles clocked on the odometer, I must bid a fond farewell to my lovely 2011 Sprint Blue Audi S5. In its place, I have picked up a 2017 Audi A4 allroad quattro; but, it isn’t any ordinary allroad. More in that later. As far as why …

Audi at the 2017 Portland International Auto Show

The 2017 Portland International Auto Show, held at the Oregon Convention Center, had all of the major brands and marques on display. I took a hiatus from going to the show the last couple of years and decided that I had to go after hearing about several models (including a couple of non-Audi ones) that will be on display. For …