Recent Posts Tagged With 'events'

• Rollin’ In the Dust At El Mirage

  Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 14:36 in events, el mirage, land speed racing

  What’s El Mirage you ask? Before attending Speed Week at Bonneville this past August, I had no idea what El Mirage was. But once the land speed racing bug gets ya, it gets ya bad. So rather then waiting until next year to drive out to Bonnev...

• SEMA for Beginners

  Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 13:55 in events, learning about cars, sema 2009

  Most everyone in the auto world has heard of SEMA. For those who don’t know, SEMA is a yearly convention for the auto industry…and its massive, completely filling up the Las Vegas Convention Center. Basically everything you can imagine h...

• Up Close and Personal with “80 Icons of Speed and Style”

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 11:17 in events, car auction, article, classic car, invention, other cool cars

  Not all of you ladies and gents can imagine a car being raised to the status of an icon or art form. In fact I haven’t always myself. However, the more I get to work on and see cars, the more enamored I’m becoming. After attending RM Auctions “...

• Top Ten of Main Street El Segundo Car Show

  Posted on Monday August 24th, 2009 at 23:53 in events, classic car, hot rod, car show, studebaker, other cool cars

  I’ve been havin’ a hard time getting any grease on my hands lately as there’s just too many cool things to do during summer! I got wind of the 8th Annual Main Street El Segundo Car Show just the day before while at Loyola Auto Inter...

• Bonneville Salt Flat Favorites

  Posted on Monday August 17th, 2009 at 14:51 in racing, events, hot rod, bonneville, pals, studebaker, speedweek

  One great thing about attending Speedweek at Bonneville Salt Flats is that there’s something for everyone. You get to watch all sorts of vehicles leaving from the same starting line, all seeking to break the record of whatever class they’...

• Bonneville or Bust!

  Posted on Friday August 7th, 2009 at 10:35 in racing, events, pals, salt flats

  As I write this my dad’s throwing the last few things in the truck, Craig from MyRideIsMe is on the road to meet us in Vegas, and then we’ll be off to our first ever experience of speed weekat the salt flats in Bonneville! I’m super...

• Scopin’ Out Ken Scobies 1934 Ford

  Posted on Thursday July 23rd, 2009 at 21:02 in events, hot rod, car show, pals, other cool cars

  It was an early morning wandering around the quaint streets of Stevensville, Montana. The last thing I expected to see was a slammin’ 1934 Ford Hot Rod Pickup. If it wasn’t for my own pre-morning-coffee-haze I would’ve gone into the...

• Droppin’ Anchor at Ink and Iron

  Posted on Wednesday June 10th, 2009 at 09:00 in events, classic car, car show, pals, custom cars, other cool cars, ink and iron

  This past weekend I was able to make it to Ink and Iron 6 – a tattoo festival + car show + rockabilly music event held on the amazing Queen Mary ship in Long Beach, California. Am I sure glad I dropped anchor! Not only was did I hear some great...

• Gettin’ Girlie at Viva Las Vegas

  Posted on Tuesday May 5th, 2009 at 19:06 in events, Driving, rockabilly, car show, pals, viva las vegas

  So I know ya’ll are dyin’ to hear what the ladies were up to during Viva Las Vegas 12. If you had the privilege of being present, you already know that Viva Las Vegas was swarming with some of the purdiest ladies you ever did see. While you f...

• All Sorts of Workin’!

  Posted on Tuesday April 7th, 2009 at 03:06 in events, Car, project, article, vintage, classic car, rockabilly, hot rod, viva las vegas, other cool cars, learning about cars

  This past weekend has been busy! First of all, I would like to introduce you all to MyRideIsMe.com - who I’ve been lucky enough to pair up with! It’s a super cool site that lets you connect with other car folk from near and far. Grease Gi...

• why we love cars

  Posted on Monday March 2nd, 2009 at 04:10 in work, events, Car, history, Driving, freedom, article, classic car, hot rod, car show, pals, studebaker

  As I talked with people - from casual observers to guys who’d been doing this professionally for decades - I decided it would be interesting to find out what drew them to cars and who they’d learned from. Here’s what I found…...

• Grand National Roadster Show

  Posted on Monday January 26th, 2009 at 01:25 in events, Car, classic, los angeles, vintage, hot rod, car show, pals, pomona, studebaker, grand national roadster show

  I had tons of fun today checking out the cars and meeting some really cool people at the 60th Annual Grand National Roadster Show. For all of you who chatted with me - thanks so much…it was fantastic meeting you all! Coming this week I’ll...