Monday morning after the Goodguys Lone Star Shootout at the Texas Motor Speedway I hit the road headed to the Goodguys Duel in Del Mar show in Southern California.From No Limit, Texas I meandered through Breckenridge and onto Albany where I found this old Magnolia gas station.Then, right around the corner I came across this … More Big Bend National Park, Prada Marfa and Del Mar
The 55 and I were headed south on I-25 towards Walsenburg, Colorado.We were on our way to the Goodguys Lonestar Shootout at the Texas Motor SpeedwayBut first I wanted to check out Colorado’s Scenic Byway of Legends.It’s one of Colorado’s newest nationally designated Scenic Byways.Starting in Walsenburg and ending 80 miles later in Trinidad.Get off … More The Scenic Trail of Legends to the Goodguys Lone Star Shootout
With a new Quick Performance 9-inch I left Colorado and headed towards Detroit for the Woodward Dream Cruise.The new 9-inch was humming along fine, but The 55 was running rough. Not only was it running rough – it was getting horrible milage.Every so often it would “pop” like it wasn’t firing on all eight cylinders.My … More The Woodward Dream Cruise & the Hot Rod Power Tour
The Goodguys Summit Nationals was over. I left Columbus Monday morning and headed to Indianapolis to meet a friend for lunch. Larry asked me if I had ever been to the Mug ‘n Bun. I hadn’t. The Mug ‘n Bun is a super-cool old-school drive-in that’s been there for almost 50 years. It’s even got … More GG Columbus, Route 66 in Chicago back to CO
After having the rear-end refreshed, I picked up The 55 Wednesday morning.And by refreshed, I mean we found a stock carrier – rebuilt it and jammed it in just so I could limp it Ohio. Thursday morning I fueled up and headed East on I-70 towards Kansas.The first thing I noticed was the new rear-gear.I … More CO to the Goodguys Nationals in Columbus, OH
The C-10 Nationals were history. My next gig was the Goodguys “Great Salt Shootout” in Salt Lake City, Utah. As I left the hotel it was pouring down rain. Wonderful…Instead of making a bee-line for SLC, I decided to take in some sights.My first stop was in Abilene.At the Royal Inn.Then on to Merkel.And the … More C-10 Nationals to the Goodguys Great Salt Shootout
Here’s a little recap on what’s happened in the past few weeks. I picked up The 55 and drove from LA to Scottsdale, AZ on April 15th I drove back to LA and then to Las Vegas, the Valley of Fire State Park, Zion National Park, Utah Scenic Byway 12, Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol … More Colorado to the C-10 Nationals
I left LA with a full tank of fuel and was heading to Las Vegas for the Holley LS Fest West.For those of you who don’t know, the Holley LS Fest is a celebration of the Chevy LS (and now LT) engine platforms.No matter what kind of car you have, you’re welcome at the LS … More 2021 Holley LS Fest West, Some National Parks, a National Monument and some carnage.
The last time I was in Scottsdale was in November of 2020… And a lady ran into me. But no one was injured and I was able to drive The 55 back to LA to have it repaired.While it was in the shop I thought I might as well have some upgrades done.That was back … More 2021 Goodguys Spring Nationals Autocross
I was thrilled that the Goodguys 23rd Southwest Nationals was still happening.To get The 55 ready for the road-trip I plugged my Optima Digital 400 charger/maintainer into my Optima Yellow-Top battery. Not only does it keep the battery charged, it also maintains the battery so it operates at peak performance. Yeah – I know the … More Colorado to the Goodguys Southwest Nationals in Scottsdale, AZ
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