The H.A.M.B. Drags just might be the best kept secret in drag racing. I don’t know of any other race that is as pure and simple… and disorganized as our little folly in Missouri. It’s a perfect 200 car field located at one of the most genuine tracks left in this country. It’s racing as [...]
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2013 H.A.M.B. Drags – Pre-Register Now!
Posted on April 22nd, 2013 by Ryan
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A car lovers letter from Shanghai…
I’m over in China for a week of business, and spending some quality time in the mainland, or ‘Middle Kingdom’, has been a real eye-opener for me. I’m used to visiting Japan, where American hot rod culture is well known and understood, even revered. I’m now in a country over over a billion people that, [...]
2013 Lonestar Roundup
Almost 2000 cars made their way through the gates of the Travis County Expo Center this weekend. They were followed by many thousands of spectators. That mass of people and machine created a scene that I would typically run from. Big car shows in general annoy me to no end and frustrate my senses to [...]
The Road To Austin… And Roadtrip Photography
I remember when the big road trip in our world was the annual pilgrimage to Paso. These days, it seems like the wine country has been replaced by the hill country and the most talked about road trip of the year is the long haul to Austin and the Lonestar Round Up. Of course, I [...]
I kinda miss Oakland…
No, not the town. I miss going to the Grand National Roadster Show when it was still in Oakland. Of course the Pomona show is bigger and 10 times better with cooler cars, decent food and impressive grounds… And yes it’s true that your less likely to get jumped in the parking lot at the [...]
Meatheads Since 1948
It seems like these guys get together monthly to partake in some kind of beastly ritual of meat eating. They call themselves the “Meatheads” and they like them some BBQ. I’ve never had the opportunity to tag along, but found myself with an empty Saturday and the urge to drive, so I hopped in the [...]
Build of the month at Tardel Ranch
If you don’t get the Vern Tardel Enterprises Newsletter, you should. It’s just an e-mail update of whats going on up at the ranch, including project cars, antique mechanical junk, and other titillating Flathead news. I though it would be worth sharing the build of the month, which is this amazing aluminum belly tanker. Read [...]
2013 RCCRC
Every year, my brothers in Australia put on a killer reliability run. I went last year and its hard to describe how natural the whole affair really is. After a while, the funny accents went away, the cars began to drive on the right side of the road, and I forgot I was in Australia. [...]
Speed Dreams. The Fastest Place on Earth.
Here is some video that’s worth watching (when you have a few hours to kill) that proves the passion we have for The Salt is universal, global, and mighty hard to shake. BBC follows groups of Brits and Scots designing, building and running various vehicles at Bonneville in hopes of getting in the SCTA books. [...]
