The Protouring Network

USCA Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car, Daytona Beach!

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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: Sponsorship Fastlane Is Finally Here….and The Chevelle Will Be Soon!

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I thought I would put out a little bonus (i.e. “short”) podcast segment this week to give a little status update on the Chevelle, and also my new course Sponsorship Fastlane. If you’ve been following the Chevelle saga at all you know that at the time it went to SEMA it was show presentable….but not yet drivable. I spent the week in New Mexico at Allison Customs with the hopes … [Read more...]

Tmcp Everything You Need To Know About Car Covers: Mike Dougherty From Empirecovers!

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  This weeks interview is with Mike Dougherty from EmpireCovers, the internet cover supplier. EmpireCovers can provide a fantastic cover for your classic muscle but they also sell covers for everything else, even bicycles, RV’s, and complete car ports! As Mike described in the interview, there are many substances that can damage the finish on your muscle car like dust, … [Read more...]

Tmcp Eric Tingwall Car And Driver Magazine: Down And Dirty With The 2014 Camaro Z/28!

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This weeks interview is with Eric Tingwall, Technical editor of Car and Driver magazine. Eric knew what he wanted to do from a young age and and made a plan to capture his dream. I asked Eric on the show specifically to discuss his fantastic review of the new Z/28 in the May 2014 edition of Car and Driver. He personally had the chance to flog the car in depth, and his article … [Read more...]

Tmcp Matt Edmonds – The Tire Rack Test Track, Muscle Cars In Scca,& Mail-order Tires

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This weeks interview is with Matt Edmonds, Vice President of marketing at The Tire Rack online tire store. Tire Rack started in the 70′s when Mike Joines was encouraged by his father in law Pete Veldman to do something with cars, so he started a retail tire store. Mike was also a national level SCCA racer and he was frustrated that sometimes it took weeks to get high … [Read more...]

Tmcp – Rick Seitz – An Education In Modern Muscle!

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This weeks interview is with Rick Seitz, Editor and Brand Manager for GM High Tech Performance and Camaro Now magazines. I wanted to pick Rick’s brain on trends in the late model high-performance muscle world, and since his daily life consists or driving, fixing, writing, and shooting photos of modern muscle cars I thought he was just the guy to go … [Read more...]

TMCP Al Richards: The Inside Story of Campaigning his Independent ’67 Camaro

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This weeks interview is a blast from the past with amazing insight and history on the 60's and 70's road racing scene, all from podcast show listener Al Richards. Al has been a long time listener of the show and contacted me a few weeks ago to share his experience of campaigning a '67 Camaro as an Independent team during the late 1960's in the Trans Am Series. He'd raced … [Read more...]