Up In Flames: 8 Tire-Shredding Feats at the 2016 Funny Car Nationals

The pressure was on during the highly-anticipated 12th Annual Funny Car Nationals held at Martin, Michigan’s US 131 Motorsports Park. Low, dark clouds periodically whirled by as a threatening reminder: the heat is on, and one run could make or break a win. Click here for more...

Show and Tell From the Street Rod Nationals

While most enthusiasts would consider 500 cars as a good turnout, the Street Rod Nationals brings out 2,500 of the finest street rods, muscle cars, customs, trucks and specialty vehicles that Michigan has to offer. Click here for more...

7 Cars That Took the Empire Hill Climb to New Heights

The 2016 Empire Hill Climb brought reverberating echos of rumbling exhaust and howling tires, mixed musically with the whirring superchargers and spooling turbos, to upper Michigan’s lush woodland. Click here for more...

Gridlife Goes South, In a Good Way...

Gridlife, a growing motorsports event/car show/music festival, made its way to Road Atlanta for the very first time for one hot weekend. Georgia’s summer sun seemed intent on blistering everyone’s skin, and drivers struggled with overheating vehicles – but the culture, comradery and cars made it all a rewarding experience in the end. Click here to read more...

Nostalgic Street Racing Leaves Its Mark During Roadkill Nights

When I saw the Roadkill vehicles parked strategically in a row on the empty parking lot of the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, last Friday, August 19th, my uncaffeinated-paced walk transitioned into a slow run that resembled a corny chick flick scene – a lustful woman dramatically running to her long-lost lover, arms wide open. The only thing missing was the kiss. Click here to read more...

57 Reasons to Love Woodward Dream Cruise

The variety of cars is as diverse as Detroit’s culture: Muscle cars, exotics, imports, sport trucks, off-road vehicles, customs, hearses, hot rods and rat rods lined the streets for the moving car show extravaganza. Hand-built one of a kind creations also caught the eyes of the spectators, who lined each side of Woodward Ave with tents and folding chairs to watch the action.  Click here to read more...

​Rally America National Championship 2016 Comes to a Colorful Close at LSPR

Some of the best rally cars are seen at the Rally America National Championship, and Tara was there for the eighth and final round – the Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR) in Houghton, Michigan. It comes every year just in time for the peak fall colors, and the 15 stages of this year’s event did not disappoint. Click here for more...

​The Enviate: A Result of a Threesome Between an NSX, Falcon F7 and F1 Racecar

Sharing the same spark as many brilliant ideas, the “Enviate” was originally dreamt up by two friends in a hot tub. Over the next four years it would morph into the super-aero Batmobile-hopped-up-on-steriods that you see here. Northern Michigan resident Cody Loveland is the owner, founder and lead fabricator of Lovefab. It’s his shop that is the birthplace of this savagely sexy, 1,200-bhp hill-climbing monster.
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