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Category Archive: CAR SHOWS, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Unhinged

Unhinged: A Final Look Back At The 2019 Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals

Covering the Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals is both a treat and a curse for me. The treat part is that I get to show you some of the best examples of the breed of Chevrolet that many, gearheads and...

Open Wheel Action Photo Coverage: The F3 Americas Championship and the F4 United States Championship At VIR

(Words and photos by David Whealon) – As it is in all forms of sport, youth is vital to carrying the torch into the future. And in Motorsport it’s no different. In Nascar, Legend cars...

Bonneville Speed Week 2019: Speed, Sun, Salt, and The Many Ways To Go Fast

(Photos by the author) – As duty called me away from the Salt on Wednesday morning, Chad stood fast, documenting the action over the course of the day. It has been said that time heals all...

2019 Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals: The Wilder Side Of The Classic Chevy Program

When the Danchuk Tri-Five Nats kicked off five years ago, it was an educated guess that the field would be filled to the brim with renowned racecars and perfect restorations. Danchuk has been one of...

This Ford Model T Had The Neatest Engine We Saw At Bonneville – Superchaged, Cragar OHV Head, Amazing!

There’s lots of stuff that stops us in our tracks at Bonneville, LOTS but even among the jaw droppers there’s a hierarchy. As Chad and I were cruising the pits on a quiet Monday we...

Bonneville Speed Week 2019: More Photos From The Challenging Salt That’s Proving Impossible To Conquer

(Photos by the Author) – The guts and temerity of land speed racers have been tested to the maximum possible level at Speed Week 2019. Wet, sopping salt has hampered the efforts of even the...

Bonneville Speed Week 2019: A Quick Tuesday Afternoon Peek Into The Pits

(Photos by the author) – If things are going according to plan at this moment, cars are streaking down the Bonneville Salt Flats as part of the long delayed start of Speed Week 2019. Officials...

More Photos From Bonneville! Speed Week 2019 Is In Full Effect And We’re Shooting All The Cars!

Here we go again. We told you we’d have more photos up today and we weren’t kidding. In fact, we’ll have even more photos going in later tonight and we’ll be bombarding you...

2019 Mecum Harrisburg Coverage: The Todd Werner Collection Part 2

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’re back with more photos of the Todd Werner collection at the 2019 Mecum Harrisburg auction. This was a collection of muscle cars and race cars that...

2019 Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals: Simple And Straightforward, To The Roots

You would think that it’s kind of difficult to keep writing words on the three years of Chevrolet cars that have billions of words written about them already. To a degree, you’re right....

Bonneville Speed Week 2019: Idle Engines On The Bonneville Salt Flats

(Photos by the author) – An interesting day on the Bonneville Salt Flats yesterday as Chad and I strolled the pits and chatted with racers who are about ready to chew through a leather belt...

Our Bonneville Speed Week Coverage Starts Right Here With Photos From The Pits

Torrential rains on Thursday night delayed the start of the 71st running of Bonneville Speed Week as flooded pits, tracks, and return roads meant a dry out was in order. After assessing the...

2019 Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals: The Land Of Plenty For Fans Of The Fins

When you look at a car like a 1955-57 Chevrolet, it’s easy to have the legend overrun reality. You want to see that picture-perfect red and ivory Fuelie Bel Air, or the matte black 1955 with...

2019 Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals: Getting Rowdy With The Oldies

“I didn’t think that many of these things still existed!”, I heard a young guy say to his parents as I walked through the show fields at Beech Bend. Surprise, my dude: while there...