RJ O’Connell

@rjoconnell.bsky.social

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Freelance motorsports writer (RACER, Dailysportscar, fmr RaceFans, Formula Scout) and commentator, semi-retired VO artist and actor. LG<B>TQIA 🚫🧊

#15 WRT BMW M Hybrid V8
#009 Aston Martin Valkyrie being pushed down pit lane to its garage
Silver Martini-liveried Porsche 911 outside a popular bar
Alpine A424 rolling down pit lane and my reflection in the glass
Ferrari AF Corse mechanics push the Ferrari 499P through scrutineering
Genesis GMR-001 being surveyed by Genesis Magma Racing team personnel
Passenger side view of the Mulsanne Straight (Les Hunaudieres) at Le Mans, but used as a public road
Gare du Mans
Whincup’s former co-driver Paul Dumbrell seconds after his car gives up the lead of the 2014 Bathurst 1000
The corkscrew at Laguna Seca Raceway, site of Alex Zanardi’s famous overtake on Bryan Herta in 1996
Two Coca-Cola liveried Porsche 911 RSRs at Road Atlanta (2019)
“The Virgin Strikeouts+Elbow Soreness” Gets yanked in the 5th inning, 10.3 K/9, nerds obsessed with his DRA-, always on 60-day IL, 150 IP is a full season…2.0 WAR “The Chad Innings Eater” Loves facing order for the 3rd time, 33 starts per year with decisions in all of them, elbow made of rubber, peripherals say he should retire, 6.8 K/9, 200 IP/95 ERA+ no matter what…2.0 WAR
The blue and orange and many colored Samantha Tan Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO
“Bliss Hill” in Sonoma California, 2024
me with pro wrestler Kidd Bandit (R)
My wrist with a wristband on it, from today’s No Kings summit in Hartford
1977 Mooncraft Shiden 77
#7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963
Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda (Morizo) Comments on Kalle Rovanperä Stepping Back from the Upcoming Races I would like to share some difficult news: Kalle Rovanperä will be stepping back from the upcoming races. He has poured his heart into challenging himself in formula cars, driven by a deep and unwavering desire to grow. Every time he got on track in private tests, his speed was clear to see. I watched him push harder, find something new within himself, and trim his lap times again and again. Yet despite that passion and progress, his body was struggling to keep up. After receiving a medical evaluation, we reached the painful conclusion that continuing to compete would not be the right choice for him.
Sunset photo looking over a bundle of tyres on the backstretch
JDC Miller Porsche 963 enters the track for testing
LMP2 car (#22 United Autosports ORECA) driving out of the garages
Unidentified cars passing through the Daytona Bus Stop at night
The yellow #85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche 963 at Daytona. JDC-Miller is based in Savage, MN near Minneapolis. No more ICE, there or anywhere.
snow-covered street in a New England neighborhood
Gran Turismo 7 in-game render of the famous Castrol TOM’S Toyota Supra, with the number 36, which is also how old I am today
Gran Turismo 7 portrait of Igor Omura Fraga
Two story house with a University of Tennessee Volunteers flag and a Progress Pride flag- Asbury Park, NJ
Back of kombucha can reading: NO JUICE (not even a little bit) KEEP REFRIGERATED
autumn foliage in a residential neighborhood
RJ posing with the Maserati MCXtrema
A lostprophets themed Nissan Skyline GT-R from NFS Underground
Grid walk at the 2025 Petit Le Mans
Picture of the #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 at Le Mans 2025
Rear view of the AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R at Indianapolis Intl Airport
no idea what this dog is but they’re friendly
Back of MacBook with a Calsonic Nissan Skyline GT-R sticker
The #6 Italiya Kremer Porsche 935/K3
Entrance of Siebken’s Stop-Inn Tavern, Elkhart Lake, WI
Two GT500 spec Lexus SC 430s race side-by-side at Fuji Speedway during the 2012 SUPER GT Fuji Sprint Cup
The #36 WoodOne TOM'S Toyota Supra in the rain at Fuji Speedway (2003)
Jesse Ventura smoking a cigar
Kazuya Oshima holding a bouquet of flowers and a plaque to commemorate 100 Super Formula starts
The green and black #1 Dallara SF23/Toyota of Sho Tsuboi
The orange and black #16 Dallara SF23/Honda of Tomoki Nojiri at Fuji Speedway
Alpine F1 Team’s Flavio Briatore
“He who has a principle is inspired”
#60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura
Alex Palou holding his hands in the air
#23 Aston Martin Valkyrie
#93 Acura ARX-06
View of the main grandstands and frontstretch of Watkins Glen
Panoramic view overlooking the esses of Watkins Glen International circuit
Sunset over the Circuit de la Sarthe