Category Archive: Barnstormin'
Barnstormin’: Always An Adventure – Five Days In Bakersfield
The March Meet is very unique when put next to our other broadcasts because it is a four day event and it takes place at one of the coolest drag strips in the known universe. There’s lots of...
Barnstormin’: The Culture Of “Everything Sucks”
I try to be a positive guy. Whether it is people, cars, sports, politics, or whatever, I tend not to go straight to the negative angle of stuff. Yes, I enjoy breaking the chops of weird or ugly cars...
Barnstormin’: ……Annnnnndddd We’re Off
It has been far too long since I’ve accosted your eyes and insulted your intelligence with a Barnstormin’ column. It isn’t that we’ve been quiet at the BangShift executive...
Barnstormin’: Prepare For The Brave New World
A couple days before Christmas I went on a 1,000 mile road trip to deliver three pounds of bacon to a location just outside the Quantico military base in Virginia. It was a fun adventure that...
Barnstormin’: The 80s Guys Are Coming…..
One of the coolest things about my travels and experiences in 2013 is the clear signal that I have gotten from lots of guys in my age bracket (late 20s, early 30s) regarding the cars we looked at...
Barnstormin’: Cheaper Than Yours!
A wise man once said, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” The part he forgot to add was, “especially if you’re broke.” It’s a given that every drag racer out there has at...
Barnstormin’: SEMA – The 96-Hour Day
Before you get any big ideas, this photo of Chad sprawled out on a Las Vegas hotel room floor during SEMA was not induced by alcohol or anything of that sort. In fact, it was brought on by fact that...
SEMA Top 10: Brian’s Favorite Cars and Trucks From SEMA 2012 – Get Ready For 2013 SEMA Coverage STARTING TODAY!
Editor’s note: As you read this, Chad and I are both on the way to the 2013 SEMA show in Las Vegas. We’ll have photos, live streaming video, and all kinds of kick ass stuff for you this...
Barnstormin’ – You Can’t Put The VHT Back In The Barrel (Or The PJ1)
Yesterday, I ran a blog item showing a couple of runs being made by top fuel dragsters in Japan. What’s interesting about drag racing in Japan is that they do not believe in preparing their...
Barnstormin’ – A Month Of Sundays (Plus Friday And Saturdays…And Some Weekdays, Too)
September was the longest, most fun, and most completely whacked out day of my life. You read that right…day. I was at or on the way to a racing facility 21 out of the 30 days of the month. My...
Barnstormin’: Bad Teachers Or Bad Students?
Since my time at the diesel drags in Tulsa last weekend I have been thinking a lot about the whole “young guys in hot rodding” subject that seems to come to the surface whenever...
Barnstormin’: Cruise Ships, Drag Races, And A Speed Obsessed Summer…..A Rant
This weekend I’ll be in Tulsa, Oklahoma yelling into a microphone at a big diesel truck drag race. It’ll be the sixth strip I’ve visited since September first and the umpteenth I...
Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2013 – News and Photos From The Road On Monday!
It was a great day of action at Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2013 sponsored by Gear Vendors and Pep Boys Speed Shop on Monday as racers attacked the quarter mile at the historic Beech Bend Raceway in...
Barnstormin’: You Don’t Want Reality So Stop Bitching About Not Getting It
On Tuesday, the guys from Jalopnik ran a cool story that investigated the thousands and thousands of FCC complaints filed by NASCAR fans watching races on TV. It really is a great read and gives you...