Had a buddy ask me if I'd tow a car down to the Goodguys show this weekend in Pleasanton. He didn't have to ask me twice, I grabbed my wife and we headed out early Saturday morning for the two hour journey to the Alameda Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. We arrived around 8 am and the place was PACKED! I was there a couple years ago and it was busy, but this year the word was out, … [Read more...]
NMCA Hotchkis Autocross at California Speedway
The season opener for the NMCA drag racing series kicked off this weekend at the California Speedway. Just behind the drag strip was a massive parking lot, that was transformed into the Hotchkis Autocross. California Speedway is a great venue for automotive enthusiasts. Just last weekend all the Cup boys were there, running 180+ miles per hour on the big oval. Fast forward a … [Read more...]
Tmcp #235 Ken Thwaits – Racer, Camaro Collector, Business Owner, 2014 OSUSC Points Leader
This weeks interview is with Ken Thwaits, race car driver, car collector, entrepreneur, and the inaugural 2014 points champion of the 2014 Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car. He is also founder and President of Precision Dynamics International. I asked Ken onto the show because, quite honestly, in our small world of muscle car racing he came onto the scene a … [Read more...]
Advance Auto Parts USCA 2015 Event #1 – Thunderhill Raceway Park
Advance Auto Parts USCA 2015 Event #1 – Thunderhill Tony Huntimer The USCA Series If you don’t already know, the USCA is the Ultimate Street Car Association. It’s a sanctioning body formed to create safe, fun, and high profile national events for street legal performance vehicles. This association is used to find the cars to populate the Optima [Batteries] Ultimate Street … [Read more...]
Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car Presented by Advance Auto Parts
Wake Up!! The alarm clock went off at 4 a.m. Still half asleep, I knew that meant it was time to get up and hit the road to Thunderhill Raceway Park for the opening Optima qualifier for 2015. My wife has always been supportive of my hobby, but had never attended a track event with me, so this was going to be a first for both of us. The weather was calling for a chance of … [Read more...]
Tmcp #227 Aussie Glenn Everitt’s Australian Tv Show – Man And Machine!
This weeks interview is with Glenn Everitt, the host of the Australian-based Television program titled “Man and Machine.” Since we have a strong podcast listener following in Australia I thought it might be fun to bring Glenn on to share a bit about his program, plus learn more about some of the Aussie muscle car models and culture that I’ve heard so much about. With … [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...]
Muscle Car of the Week: 1973 Camaro Z28 4-Speed with wing and stripe delete
What starts off looking like a plain-Jane 1973 Camaro is really a pretty rare Z/28 with the optional stripe and wing delete option. Why would you delete the iconic stripes and wing from a Z/28? We're not sure, but this nearly all-original 48,000 mile survivor was ordered this way. Other features include the original blue vinyl top … [Read more...]
Take a Ride With Mark Stielow at the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational
If you want to know how hard it is to drive a 950 HP 69 Camaro on track in street tires, just take a look! This video is from Marks final session at this years USCA Optima Invitational event at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Having ridden with Mark on tracks in the past, let me say it's an "E" ticket ride for sure!! … [Read more...]
2014 SEMA Coverage: Mark Stielow Hellfire Camaro Video V8TV
Check out this interview of Mark Stielows latest Camaro "Hellfire". The gang at V8TV got to ask Mark some questions regarding how he set up his latest car, and why he made those choices. Great info, worth the watch. … [Read more...]
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