The Bakersfield March Meet takes place on a sacred piece of asphalt that has been luring drag racers to Bakersfield, Calif., for more than six decades. Once used as an auxiliary airfield during WW II, Auto Club Famoso Raceway is hallowed ground with a gritty
The Lone Star Throwdown is predominantly known as the Nation’s Best Truck Show. Held in Conroe, Texas just north of Houston, it has evolved from a show to a full blown happening, an experience and a culture. Riding low and dragging rocker is celebrated here
Hellcat’s Hot Rod Wednesdays offer a welcome break each Hump day in Sin City. Beneath the neon signs of Las Vegas lies a rich culture of automotive enthusiasts. At any given cruise night you can stumble on hot rods, kustoms, mini trucks, modern performance, imports,
Johnny Martin and Greg & Judy Hrehovcsik’s 1957 Chevy was named 2018 Ridler Winner last evening in Detroit. But it was not a smooth road on the way to revealing the winner. The event has one major rule to qualify to win the award: the vehicle
The 2018 Detroit AutoRama is in full swing as you can see by the explosive lead photo. It seems everyone connected to the hot rod industry is here. Started in the '50s by a group of rodders who wanted a way to finance the construction of
See who the Ridler Great 8 Finalists are inside Cobo Hall at the 2018 Detroit Autorama. Named after the Detroit Autorama's first promoter, Don Ridler. The Don Ridler Memorial Award has been handed out annually since its inception in 1964. But it's only recently there
North Carolina’s Robert McCarter is a cool dude with a wicked eye for hot rod photography. Maybe that’s because of his graphic design skills, his love for driving hot rods and photographing them or his mechanical and machining skills along with an affinity for designing
Portland’s One Motorcycle Show is different in all the right ways. Now in its ninth year, this massive indoor bike show is known for bringing “more than 100 custom, vintage, weird and rare motorcycles from all over the world to you.” A tall order to
Nowhere else in America is the custom car culture celebrated and awarded quite like it is at the Sacramento AutoRama. Held for the 68th consecutive year, the AutoRama is a homecoming for lead sleds and the stylists who create them. [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="full" ids="31521,31520"] The show
The King of Hammers is one of the world’s most punishing desert races. Every year, a dry lake bed in the California desert is transformed into a small city called “Hammer Town” to accommodate the racers, worldwide media, and over 50,000 fans who come to
