While walking the aisles of Hot Rod Alley this year it seemed I couldn't get more than a few feet without running into someone I knew. I guess after 12 years of attending Sema plus my involvement with Lateral-G and car boards in general, I've met a lot of great people. This years show did not disappoint. Looked to be a good crowd and no shortage of great cars and products on … [Read more...]
USCA Optima Recap Day One: Autocross and Speed Stop
Saturday was the first day of competition at this years USCA Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational in Las Vegas. This year saw a brand new venue for the event, being held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Preparations had been going on all week and when Saturday arrived the weather was perfect and the activities began. At daybreak trucks and trailers started filling the … [Read more...]
October ’14 Feature of the Month: Jeff and Cindy Carpenter’s 69 Camaro
Story by Jeff Carpenter This project came along fairly quickly with the unplanned sale of my 69 Camaro that I was just finishing up. I needed a new project so my best friend had this car that he and I had just started replacing every piece of sheetmetal on. It was a complete rust bucket. He had lost interest in it so I just bought it from him. Luckily I have a great wife who … [Read more...]
USCA Gateway Motorsports Park: Day One
Day One of the Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car at Gateway Motorsports Park has come to a close. Over 1000 timed runs were made by the competitors: I think everyone had as much track time as they wanted! Cars spanning the 1960's through 2014 attacked the Ridetech Autocross course and ate up the Wilwood Speed Stop challenge. Tires were smoking, and brakes were … [Read more...]
Ride along with Kyle Tucker from DSE on the high banks of Daytona International Speedway
Ever wondered what it's like to go all out in a street car at a track like Daytona? Well, take a look at this video of Kyle making a lap for the BFGoodrich hot lap challenge at the recent USCA Optima event. … [Read more...]
USCA Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car, Daytona Beach!
UPDATED: Congratulations to all four new invitees to the 2014 #OUSCI- Kyle Tucker, Todd Earsley, Mike Junior Johnson and Spirit of the Event invitee, Dan Howe! We're here at Daytona Beach, with the first day at Daytona International Speedway is in the books. Many competitors signed up to use the NASCAR garages... I wonder who's favorite racers were in these … [Read more...]
TMCP Sema Show Specials!!! Part 1 and 2
The much looked forward to SEMA Show Special edition Muscle Car Place Podcasts are LIVE and available NOW!!!! In Part 1, Rob interviews John Hotchkis (Hotchkis Suspension), Mike and Jim Ring (Ring Brothers), Marc Christ (Muscle Mustang Magazine), Alan Peltier (HRE Wheels), and Ryan Vitiritto (Karl Performance). The discussions ranged from Mustangs, to Chargers, to Mustangs, … [Read more...]
C4AL #31 – How Kyle & Stacy Tucker Built Detroit Speed
Our latest episode of the Cars For A Living podcast is out, and this one featured the dynamo team of Kyle and Stacy Tucker. They shared how they built their business from the ground up, learned what people did and didn't like, expanded slowly, and became the super power that they are today in the suspension market place. I was lucky enough to get to tour their … [Read more...]
Detroit Speed’s Mustang Suspension and Karl’s Chevrolet’s Retro LS Big Blocks!
This week's MuscleCar Place podcast show featured two interviews that I thought you all might dig. The first featured Kyle Tucker from Detroit Speed - and Kyle discussed their upcoming Mustang suspension package! The second interview was with Adam Moore from Karl's Performance Parts, the GMPP wing of Karl Chevrolet in Ankeny, IA. Adam has built a slick LS3 into a retro … [Read more...]