After the Street Machine Nationals in DuQuoin, I left Illinois and headed northwest towards Des Moines, Iowa.The Goodguys 31st Speedway Motors Heartland Nationals was happening the next weekend and I was scheduled to be on the autocross mic. I had never been to their Des Moines show.I’d heard it’s their biggest and best show of the … More Goodguys Des Moines to Goodguys Columbus
After the Power Tour ended in Atlanta I gotta text from an old friend. Brian works at Autotrader and he hired me years ago to review cars for them. I hadn’t seen him in years, so we met up for lunch and got to catch up a bit. After lunch I made my way up … More The Tail of the Dragon, Two Lane Blacktop & the Street Machine Nationals
Let me start by saying – I LOVE the Hot Rod Power Tour!!These are my people – my car-family.It’s always hot and it’s usually humid but it’s the most wonderful time of the year!!We started The Power Tour in Memphis, TN at Liberty Park this year. Continental Tires is an official sponsor of the Hot … More The 2022 Hot Rod Power Tour
June 4th & 5th was the Goodguys Summer Get Together in Pleasanton, CA – just east of San Francisco. As always, it was a good show and it was fun to get out and see everyone again. I left the hotel Monday morning, June 6th for my first real road-trip of the year. I’m the … More The Goodguys Pleasanton to the Hot Rod Power Tour
Monday morning after the Goodguys Autumn Get-Together in Pleasanton, I hit the road and started making my way to the final show of the season – The Goodguys Duel in the Desert in Scottsdale, AZ.About 20 miles down the road The 55 started sputtering and popping kinda like what it was doing on the Hot … More Route 66 through Oatman, AZ
After SEMA and the Optima Ultimate Streetcar Invitational I needed to make my way up to San Francisco / Pleasanton for the Goodguys Autumn Get-Together.It was the next-to-the-last show of the season.Instead of driving straight up to San Francisco I wanted to see some sights along the way.From Las Vegas, I drove north-east to Pahrump, … More Death Valley, Pacific Coast Highway and San Francisco
I’m getting ready to drive out to SEMA in Las Vegas, NV.I’ll be driving up over the highest point in the Interstate Highway system – Eisenhower Pass – 11,158 feet above sea level – in my 66 year old car. It’s also 28 degrees and snowing outside.The snow, rain and sleet didn’t let up until … More SEMA and the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational
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
