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Slideways!!! Our Formula Drift Coverage Continues Right Here With More Tire Smoke And Sideways Action!

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) I didn’t used to like drifting that much. It still isn’t a motorsport I follow closely, but I sure to enjoy it more now than ever. In fact, I have fun announcing...

Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Fest and NMRA World Finals: Bring ‘Em Out!

My benchmark for a Ford show in the fall at Beech Bend is painted Candy Apple Red and wears a gold belt around it’s middle. Jason McDaniel’s 1969 Shelby GT500 is a local celebrity in the...

Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Fest and NMRA World Finals: Bring On The Crowds!

If there was any doubt whatsoever about the potential of the new format of the fall Ford show at Beech Bend, it got put to bed immediately on Saturday. The fans showed up. The show cars showed up,...

Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Fest and NMRA’s World Finals: It’s Not Just A Mustang Fest!

Between you, me and the wall, Reader, I have to admit something. I had my concerns about the Intergalactic Ford Fest. Not that it would be cool…honestly, for the past few years I’ve...

Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Fest and The NMRA World Finals: Off To A Solid Start!

We’re on the ground at Beech Bend for the two-part show that is Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Fest and the NMRA’s World Finals race! We read the comments from the LS Fest coverage. We...

Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Festival and NMRA World Finals: Opening Day

For an opening day to a four-day celebration of all things Blue Oval, it has to be said: things were pretty quiet and chill at Beech Bend Raceway. For that matter, things were pretty chill, period....

Holley LS Fest X: The Show Fields, From The Sweet To The Suicidal

Okay, so I spent a lot of time wandering through the show fields of LS Fest X. I’ll admit it, I was looking for something that I wasn’t finding on the dragstrip or the autocross course....

Holley LS Fest X: Rides And Fun In The Kentucky Sun!

So for the last few days, we’ve told you, as best as we can, just how unreal Saturday was at LS Fest X. We’ve tried to tell you with numbers, with visions of scale, with photographs...

Holley LS Fest X: The Motherlode Arrives For The Festivities!

The event is over, but we’re still coming to grips with just how huge LS Fest X really was. We’ve seen the drone shots, and we doubt we’ll ever know just how many tens of thousands...

Holley LS Fest X: Filling The Parking Fields On Saturday Morning

When you are working LS Fest, you are afforded the privilege of getting into the gate before the crowds are allowed in. In our case, the three of us were in at least forty-five minutes before the...

Holley LS Fest X: Roaming The Show Fields On A Lovely Friday

As a general rule, the weather at LS Fest does one of two things: either it is a hot, swampy mess or it floods…period. I’ve had years where I’m literally eating watermelon by the...

Holley LS Fest X: Cars, Trucks, And Yes, Even Vans On The Property!

I’m not going to use the meme-worthy quote about a particular type of person on Viagra, but yes, the GM LS engine really is stuck into just about everything. Don’t worry, I’ll have...

Holley LS Fest X: Autocrossing And Other Activities!

When I checked in on Thursday to get my passes for Holley’s LS Fest X, I ran into Josh Korsower of Three Pedals. He’s always a welcome sight at LS Fest, because between his friendly...

LS Fest X: The Early Morning Wake-Up Call

Five o’clock in the morning comes quick. It comes a hell of a lot quicker when you usually go to bed at three in the morning, but such is life. That being said, there is no way I was going to...