Category Archive: General Discussion

May 12

Sunday Commentary: Mother’s Day edition

classic Mustang

Mother’s Day is here which must mean the weather is getting warmer in here in the Midwest. Yeah right, it was 35 degrees last night. That does not mean the hot rods, muscle cars, and classics are not out in full force though. I put a little over 350 miles on my car yesterday in …

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May 10

Film Friday: Lotus F1 vs Corvette ZR1

Alexander Rossi Drive the Lotus 49

How fast is a modern sports car? How much faster is a F1 car? These questions are answered as GP3 star Alexander Rossi drives the 1967 Lotus 49 and a ZR1 Corvette around The Circuit of The Americas.

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May 09

Movie Review: The Hot Rod Gang

the hot rod gang

The Hot Rod Gang is a fairly obscure movie from 1958 exemplifying a bit of a romanticized look back at hot rodding, rock n roll, and street racing in the area. Featuring John Ashley, Judy Fair, and Gene Vincent the movie is a somewhat typical bad guy street racing on run from the law movie. …

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Apr 28

Sunday Commentary:

Another Sunday is here so it’s time to look back at the week that was and forward to what will be. It’s a rare spring Sunday here at the IG home office with no car shows, cruises, or other events that require my attendance it seems I have some time to attend to the IG …

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Apr 26

Film Friday: F1 vs 24hrs of LeMons

Marussia F1 vs 24hrs of LeMons

Formula 1 is the pinnacle to automotive engineering.  24hrs of LeMons is perhaps the pinnacle of automotive ingenuity.  Hit the jump for a pair of time lapse builds from both series.

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