Category: Benchracing

Youth Engagement with Edelbrock

Not long ago Billy and I went over to Edelbrock for a shop tour. I asked Eric Blakely, Director of Advertising, how a company like Edelbrock is engaging younger generations. “I am proud of the culture Vic Edelbrock has built…

Benchracing with T-Bone and Jerzy, April 2017

In this first of our monthly episodes, T-Bone and Jerzy discuss Project Riff-Raff, The O’Reilly’s Street Machine and Musclecar Nationals, the Grand National Roadster Show and Jerzy hits the Blackest of the Black Festival. http://www.ronfranciswiring.com, http://www.con2r.com, http://www.ididit.com, http://www.customautosound.com, http://www.claytonmachine.com, http://eddiemotorsports.com,…

Project Riff-Raff Part VI – Smoke W/O Fire

Near Fatal Short For those of you following Project Riff-Raff, here is a quick rant on what just happened: After a great day rooting out some minor issues with Craig @jerzy_goon I was installing the gauge cluster buttoning it up looking forward to…

Luck Be A Lady Photoshoot

Blacktop Magazine captures the fun behind the scenes at Mitzi and Co’s photoshoot. Now on Blacktop TV:: I came up with the idea for this photoshoot while I was soldering the terminals, rewiring the ’56 Fairlane “Project Riff-Raff”. The iPod was…

SEMA Open House – RPM Act

Hundreds of motorsports manufacturers, racers, celebrities and supporters gathered at the SEMA Garage’s annual Open House last week, where they got a firsthand look at SEMA’s state-of-the-art facility. The event underscored the ongoing uncertainty regarding how the motorsports industry is…

Jamco Parts

Jamco Announces New Name, New Offerings, New Locale and New Ownership Tony Genty purchases family business, announces debut of Jamco Parts to reflect expansion of product lines, define new vision Family owned and operated Jamco Suspension has changed its name…

2016 Collector Car Appreciation Day

I have been celebrating National Collector Car Appreciation Day since it was first developed in 2010. This year Blacktop Magazine hosted the event at their headquarters in the Historic C.W. Moss Building in Old Towne Orange, California. The SEMA Action Network…

40 Years of So Cal Motorcycle History

Exclusively on BlacktopTV Tony interviews Gary Dupape of Wheel Works about his 40 years of motorcycle service, safety and history at Wheel Works with his partner Dave Newton. Video produced at Blacktop Media Network, photos from Wheel Works and on…

ACME Speed Shop

A BlacktopTV Interview Tony interviews John Mearns from ACME Speed Shop at the 2016 Grand National Roadster Show. John has been an inspirational character in the “Car Show Carny” circuit. Acme supports upcoming and established artists alike with their limited…

What is Cool?

What is Cool?

T-Bone attempts to define COOL. We hear the term COOL all the time. What is cool? Join me in a brief discussion.  I hung around cool old stuff all the time when I opened Blacktop Depot in 2014. 1950’s era…