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(Updated 2021) Ever hear about the "World of Speed" Motorsports Museum? I hadn't. I stumbled across it, by accident really, during a trip to visit family in Portland, Oregon. And even though the schedule was a little cramped my chauffeurs gamely agreed to drop me off there for "an hour or two." I could easily …
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It was a happy accident. Sitting at a stoplight in north Fargo, I heard a roar that had to be jet-engine generated. A few seconds later, a group of military jets streaked across the treetops maybe a quarter mile away. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels were in town for a weekend air show. I found …
This year marked collector's edition number 45 for the Minnesota Street Rod Association's "Back to the Fifties" weekend. And again, a couple of buddies and I spent part of the day on Friday strolling the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. While I can't speak for them, my cranial gears were firmly engaged in a severe yet highly …
Variety, they say, is the spice of life. And variety is just one of the things I've always liked about the Sisseton Car and Motorcycle Show. You just never know what's going to turn up there. After nearly fifty years (this being collector's edition number 48!) that premise still held true. So what would you …
So you’ve never attended the Meltdown Drags? I’ll attempt a description for you. The Meltdown is a drag racing event unequalled. Think “Woodstock for gear heads“. This year, July 14th through the 16th marked the eighth annual go. It was my first. Wandering the pit area on this cloudy Friday morning, the sight of all …
It started innocently enough. I had moved my old beater '55 Ford out of the garage on a sunny March Sunday, to sweep out a winter's worth of leftovers and residue. And I thought, "Well, it's outside, I might as well limber it up a bit". So, I did. It began as a minor jaunt around …
First, there's the Arts Meander , a great reason to hit the road the first weekend in October. Then, along the way there's Madison, Minnesota where the Scandinavian heritage runs deep. In fact, the town mascot is known as Lou T. Fisk, a massive fiberglass codfish that greets visitors along Madison’s west end. This particular …
It's a little hard to slow down when you never really got up to speed. The summer, as usual, flew by. And most of the car events that I had planned to attend this year went on just as they were supposed to with one very minor exception: I wasn't there! No big loss, …
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