Category: Featured Event

Featured event coverage

B.A.D. On The Road

T-Bone and Billy Show the Progress Photos/Story: Blacktop Staff We recently took the project on the road to show some of the progress. You may look at it and  think that there’s not a lot there. We agree, but there…

Benedict Castle Concours

Kustoms for a Kause Photos/Story: Blacktop Staph, err Staff. For a couple of month’s there has been talk about a new show nestled along side a castle in the foothills around Riverside, California. I have lived in Southern California for…

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…

Hillco Super Cruise

Going for the Goal Video – Blacktop Media Network Our buddy Gary Morin from Rusty Relic Photography has said throughout the year that we should hit the annual Hillco Fastener Warehouse Super Cruise. This year we woke up early and…

Treasure Hunt

At the So Cal Cycle Swap Meet T-Bone and Billy head out to the So Cal Cycle Show and Swap Meet at Veterans Stadium in Long Beach. The Topping Events’ meet is one of the best in the country. On…

Mooneyes and Mann

Mooneyes X-mas Party and The David Mann Chopper Festival Photos and Story: T-Bone This is going to be a long weekend. One that I look forward to every year. It was pre-dawn on Saturday. The Mercifuls were leaving Long Beach…

The Ladies of SEMA

From the Glistening Chrome to the Bright Smiles Photos by The Blacktop SEMA Krew Here’s a gallery of some of the ladies who have captured our attention at the SEMA Show  

Celebrity Sightings at the 2013 SEMA Show

Some of the famous faces at SEMA Photos and Story: T-Bone What can an exhibitor do to drive traffic to their booth? Some look to the fantastic figures of the local models with logo’d mini-skirts and imaginative revealing outfits, where…

16th Annual Rip’s B.A.D. Ride Recap

Some great changes were in the works this year! Photos/Video and Story: T-Bone Sixteen years ago, Rip Rose, photo/editor at Easyriders Magazine created the B.A.D. (Bikers Against Diabetes) Ride. We have been involved for many of the recent years and…