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SEMA 2015: Day One Recap

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https://youtu.be/V8ZeSFQDyE8 Do you remember Christmas morning when you were only 7 or 8 years old? Old enough to know that there was presents waiting for you under the tree, but young enough to not know Santa wasn’t real? For months you planned the perfect list and were on your best behavior to ensure that Santa would show up for you. You’d drop subtle and not so subtle hints … [Read more...]

Top Three Mistakes When Building A Pro Touring Car

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  Mitsakes. We all make them, just like my spelling you see there. Mistakes are what give us experience and know what's wrong or not working. While he may not have been talking about building cars, Oscar Wilde said that "experience is simply the name we give our mistakes." When building the perfect pro touring car, mistakes will be made. At each one of those mistakes, a … [Read more...]

Converting From Two Leaf Springs To A Four Link Coil-Over

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The trusty ol' leaf spring. It's been holding up vehicles from trucks, cars and even horse drawn wagons for over a hundred years. It's one design that's withstood the test of time and is still being used today. The leaf spring is just about as simple as it can get in its design - a piece of metal that springs back into shape after you apply force to it. They can be stacked to … [Read more...]

Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge: Fontana 2015

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https://youtu.be/tyML9h06WFU HOT HOT HOT! This event was hot in every way, but mostly in the literal term. Temperatures soared well over 100 degrees, then add in acres of black top and fire breathing engines and you have a sweat-tastic event. Even with the heat, everybody was smiling and pushing their cars to the limits all weekend long. A little heat wasn't scaring anybody … [Read more...]

Goodguys Nostalgia Nationals 2015

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When you attend a Goodguys show, there's always a few things that you can count on. Quality vendors, tons of action on the autocross, and an extremely high quality of cars. The Nostalgia Nationals in Bowling Green, KY also added historic drag racing to the mix, making it all that much better. Set up in the beautiful Beech Bend Raceway, the 2015 Nostalgia Nationals sprawled … [Read more...]

Goodguys Colorado Nationals 2015

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Photo's And Text By Lindsey Fisher September in Colorado makes for a beautiful season and this weekend show-goers and autocrossers alike got to take full advantage of the gorgeous weather at the 18th Goodguys Colorado Nationals, held at the famed Ranch events complex in Loveland. With temperatures in the 80s all weekend and a seemingly record-number of cars at the event, the … [Read more...]

Holley LS Fest: Day Three

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In just a blink of an eye, the third and final day of Holley LS Fest 2015 was upon us. While today was light on spectators, it was still heavy on the racing. Beside racing, the Dyno Challenge was going as well, with the scream's of LS engines being heard through-out the show ground. The drag strip was in full force, with a ton of racing action going on over there. The … [Read more...]

Holley LS Fest 2015: Day Two

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Wow. After yesterday, we just didn't think that LS Fest could get any better. Much to our surprise though, day two blew day one out of the water. There was even more cars, more people and more action than yesterday. Sitting down to write this, it's like we just got off a carousel, and we are trying to figure out what the heck happened. There's just so much action at LS Fest, … [Read more...]

Holley LS Fest 2015: Day One

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The first day of Holley LS Fest is officially in the books! This is by far one of our favorite shows, and one that should be on your list to hit next year. Everything you love about a show is there: drag racing, show 'n shine, autocross, track cross, and even drifting. Most of the time, these events are all separate, so it's like five shows packed into one action filled … [Read more...]

Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge: Road America

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Text and Photo's by Kaleb Kelley OPTIMA's Search for the Ultimate Street Car Challenge set off on Friday at Johnson Control's headquarters in Glendale, MI. A quick car show with food provided brought the participants in to register and show off their car. Afterwards, everybody headed to Andrew Chevrolet for dinner and viewing of the first episode of OPTIMA's Search for the … [Read more...]