alanisnking
Alanis King
alanisnking
The cat lady who writes about cars and motorsport. Former writer and editor at Jalopnik.

That’s fucking awesome! (Excuse my language, Mrs. King!) I request a whole series of “Alanis and her mom racing” videos. It’d be the best amateurs-who-are-bad-at-racing series since Idris Elba: King of Speed. Read more

VINTON! My car didn’t do so well there.

Oh don’t worry. Here in Iowa, we take that to heart.

3 hours up, race, 3 hours home. Thanks for the love!

My 4 year old nephew cut one loose, looked wide eyed and said, “My bottom burped!” then started laughing. Read more

Oof, if that’s Lewis’s reaction to Singapore I’d hate to hear [/smell] Verstappen/Vettel/Raikonnen’s Read more

I once farted riding next to Mike Huckabee on a roller coaster in Arkansas. Read more

they always say goldens are the nicest dogs etc but I swear ours would walk up next to the couch when you’re relaxed and watching tv or something, and stand there for a few seconds, then walk away, all innocent looking. then the smell hits you in the face like a brick.
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Shoot, farts are my preferred form of communication.
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Farts are funny.

You did good, Stef!

What a great story! And the bonus for me is that, as someone whose daughters love to go for a ride in their dad’s 80s vintage oddity (and who like to help me work on it), I know exactly how blissful a daddy-daughter date in a cherished vehicle can be. Read more

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About that whole learning how to drive in Miatas thing - that’s an utterly stupid thing to do. And hallelujah, bless your mom! Read more

one thing though - and know it’ll take years to recoup the up front cost difference of course - the ND can get basically 40mpg hwy
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