My view down the road….
It was the third weekend in September 2022, notable for a couple of reasons. Mainly, summer had pretty much evaporated around these parts. But on second thought, area car people weren't giving up without one last kick. Thus, the Applefest Car Show. Set up along a shaded street in uptown Appleton Minnesota, the Tri-County Street …
(As seen in the October 2022 edition of the Minnesota Street Rod Association's "Linechaser" monthly) Early Saturday morning, August 20, there was fog in the air. At first I thought it may have been just a cloud around my own self but no, it was more widespread; some of Mother Nature's doing. And the fog …
Hot Rod Magazine "Drag Week", 19-23 September 2022. Five days. Four drag strips. More road trips. It takes serious dedication to go the distance. Having had the chance to follow Hot Rod Magazine's Drag Week in person in 2021, I knew I wanted to join the entourage if the route ever made a return to …
This little commentary might be a little off the subject for me since it doesn't really deal with hotrods, racing or old cars in general. But it does have a lot to do with motive power, combustion, wheels... and our past century's history. So, follow along. I think you'll like it. Every Labor Day weekend …
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There are folks who measure the success of an event by the number of vehicles registered. Don't you think it might be time to adjust that attitude? Yes, there are still those who eschew the small local car shows in favor of the Nationals or the Regionals or whatever the trend is that's being promoted …
Hitting the road before dawn, I skated along an icy early April highway and slogged my way through a thick fog all the while thinking, "This better be worth it…!" I needn't have worried. The destination was the 64th Annual Gopher State Timing Association's long-delayed spring fling and it seemed there were more than a …
Heading into the second leg of our September hotrodding road trip, the clock was re-wound a bit as we found ourselves at Wisconsin's Rock Falls Raceway. Now, I've heard that there are those who believe time travel is, literally, possible. Maybe that's based on deep theory and high-brow calculation that's light-years above my pay grade. …
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Looking back, I'd say this was one of the best adventures on asphalt that I've had in a long time: three buddies and me, smack-dab in the middle of Hot Rod Magazine's 2021 Drag Week. Our schedule would take us to Indy's Lucas Oil Raceway on September 15 followed by a Thursday stop at Byron …
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