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August ’14 Feature of the Month: Masi Isohannis “70 1/2” Twin Turbo Chevelle

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This months feature car comes to us from one of our Lateral-G members, Masi Isohannis a.k.a. Studio 57. This Chevelle originally started life as a 71, but Masi swapped a 70 Chevelle front clip and El Camino front bumper onto the front of the car. Due to the mixture of years he refers to it as a 70 1/2 Chevelle. To get the car down the road Masi added a twin turbo 406 small … [Read more...]

USCA Gateway Track Videos and Pics

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One of our Lateral-G members sent in these pictures of his weekend at the USCA Optima qualifier at Gateway Motorsports Park. Thanks to Lance (SSLance) for sharing these with us! We'll start with a video of his last track session on the road course. "You'll see a black Challenger on the track at one point, that is the MAV TV Crew Camera Chase car...I'm certain they got … [Read more...]

USCA Gateway Motorsports Park: Day Two

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Sunday was the BF Goodrich Hot Lap Challenge at Gateway Motorsports Park. Jet Hot Performance Coatings made sure the instructors were on hand, and even the Expert run group were seen getting track pointers from them. Over 2000 competitive laps were run this weekend! I think everyone got enough track time! The K&N Spirit of the Event Invitation was awarded to Rodney … [Read more...]

USCA Gateway Motorsports Park: Day One

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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...]

2014 Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus Ohio

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The Goodguys event in Columbus featured over 6500 hot rods, customs, classics, muscle cars and trucks thru '72. They had an autocross event, drag racing, a swap meet, vendors of all kinds, live music, just a wonderful family event. We are so fortunate that one of our Lateral-G members attended the three day event and offered up hundreds of pictures. So I'd like to give thanks … [Read more...]

OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car TV Series

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  We've been following this series from the beginning and have been posting coverage and updates as the events happen. They just released the TV schedule for this years events on MavTV. For more info on where to find MavTV in your local area click here. You'll definitely want to get these dates and times locked into your DVR so you don't miss any of the action. If … [Read more...]

TMCP #217 – 3.5 Years Later, My Chevelle Is Home!

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This show has been a long time coming! If you've been a listener to The MuscleCar Place for a while you know that my Chevelle has been a labor of love for years. At long last, it's done. In this podcast, we concluded it all. While I'm thrilled it's done, I'm a little sad as well. It's literally been one adventure after another to get here. … [Read more...]

Behind The Scene: Meet the Farringtons!!

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      I found this great short video about one of our Lateral-G members and his family. Tom Farrington, his wife Deb, and son Sam like to compete in the Ultimate Street Car Association events held throughout the country. What's so cool about this family is that they all have a passion … [Read more...]