Category: Benchracing

Greg’s Garage

Photos/Story: T-Bone In the afternoon shadows of Knott’s Berry Farm’s Xcelerator lies a garage of musclecar proportions. Greg is an Underoath Car Club Member who has a very impressive garage. Situated behind his house through a long drive-way running the…

Cleaning Rusty Gold

Cleaning Parts with Evapo-Rust Story: John Oro, Photos: Blacktop Media Staff Watching the American Pickers on the History Channel you hear the term Rusty Gold quite a bit. Uncovering the layers of history to find a truly valuable and unique item…

Tuning the King

Installing a Vigilante Flash from Superchips Story by T-Bone, Model: Carrie Holt When you bought your new Harley, you most likely started customizing it to perform better and give a bit of your personality. We certainly did that. I picked…

Birthday Autocross and MORE!

Street Machine and Musclecar Nationals Story/Photos/Video: T-Bone This story is more than a simple report about an awesome event. There was quite a bit going on, so let’s take it to the beginning. I haven’t heard much about this new…

B.A.D. to the Bone

“Every act of creation, is first an act of destruction.” – Pablo Picasso Photos: Billy, Story: T-Bone I am an artist, writer, chef and I guess now bike builder. I am finding quite a few close resemblances to the art…

A Shovel Full

The B.A.D. Bike Continues a Tradition From 1966 to 1984 Harley-Davidson manufactured the Shovelhead engine. From 66-69 the Shovelhead used the Panhead style generator case (Pan-Shovels). From 1970 they incorporated an alternator bottom end (Cone-Shovels). Late in 1978 the motor…

Snake and Mongoose Movie

Where it all began… Photos/Story: T-Bone Like many of you, I had the die-cast Hot Wheels® Snake and Mongoo$e Drag Racing Set back in the early ’70’s. Hot Wheels was a big hit with me and my brothers. And, I…

Primer Podcast Interview

Now that was cool. Pictured: (left to right) Billy, William, Davis, T-Bone Photos: Provided by Primer Podcast, Story: T-Bone I got a call a while back from Davis who, with his partner in crime William, produce the Primer Podcast. Davis…

My Long Handled Wrench

Bench Racing with T-Bone I enjoy working on a variety of projects. I enjoy working with my hands and being active. So why am I so lazy when it comes to getting the right tool for the job? You know…