Category: Featured Event

Featured event coverage

B.A.D. Bike Night

This is how we do it… Story: T-Bone, Photos: T-Bone/‘Carlos Gomez We have been busy getting the word out about the B.A.D. Bike Build. Recently we hosted the popular Starting Gate Bike Night. To sponsor a bike night Jim and…

The Ventura Nationals

This is my idea of hitting the beach. Story/Photos: T-Bone It wasn’t too early. I met up with the boys from the Mercifuls Car Club for a run up to the Ventura Nationals. I decided to keep the Fairlane at…

Rip’s B.A.D. Ride Poker Run 2013

Run for a good cause… Story/Photos/Video: T-Bone There have been some changes for Rip’s B.A.D. Ride this year. B.A.D. stands for Bikers Against Diabetes. The American Diabetes Association has opted to not hold a Festival this year as in years…

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…

Collector Car Appreciation Day 2013

Another Benefit From SEMA Photos/Story: T-Bone SEMA – Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association is the premier professional organization for the automotive aftermarket. Their annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas is the second largest trade show in Sin City and arguably the…

Cadillac Kings CHOC Show

At Sam’s Club in Fountain Valley, CA Photos/Story: T-Bone There is a place here in Orange County, CA that is a saving grace for children with special medical needs. Under the simple name CHOC, Children’s Hospital of Orange County is…

Mooneyes Summer 2013 BBQ

Another great summer party. Story/Photos: John Oro From massive tens’ of thousand attendees to more intimate BBQ lunches, Chico and the Mooneyes crew know how to connect with their customers. They enlisted Hot Rod Trio to rock the lot with…

The 401k Club Charity Classic Car Show

The Sixth Annual Classic Car Show benefitting St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital Story/Photos (except award pics by Hans): T-Bone In this season of charitable events, we were happy to be a part of the  sixth annual 401k Club Hot Rod Shop’s…

B.A.D. Bike Build The Back Story

Father and Son team Tony and Billy from Blacktop Magazine were looking for a unique way to make a significant contribution to the Rip’s B.A.D. Ride benefitting the American Diabetes Association. We came up with a concept to build a…

Bedlam at the Broiler

A Photo Essay: Photos by T-Bone Looks like I may be writing the event up for Koolhouse Publications so you get to enjoy our photos from the event here. All I can say at this point, is there were more…

Touring Surf City Garage

Muscular Memorabilia Story/Photos: T-Bone When Muscle Car Collector and Construction Mogul Tim Miller was looking for a product to keep his vast collection of GTO’s and other American Iron in peak surface protection and appearance he was sadly disappointed. Not…