The historic Bonneville Salt Flats has been the home of land speed records for longer than most of us can remember. The idea of going 200, 300, 400+ mph in some symblence of a car can qucikly become a boyhood dream. For an 8-yr old Andy Loyd, it may have…
It is In Wheel Time 'LIVE' back in Studio A, Houston, Texas with all our regular features and special guests: Andy Loyd - Bonneville Racer Micheal 'Woody' Wooding - Woody's Waterfront Car Show Gina Schild Knowles - Gulf Coast Racing Series Richard 'Buzz' Smith - The EVangelist William 'Will' Wightman…
Designing automobiles for over 100 years, someone is bound to occasionally come us with some losers to go along with all the winners. Sajeev Mahta, with Hagerty Media got the idea to look at some of GM's vehicles that needed saving but the fixes came a little late to really…
Everyone is concerned with safety and each year, the auto manufactures improve a lot of the systems that help drivers avoid accidents. Most are currently directed to helping the driver drive safer but there are also systems coming along that don't need manual intervention. As a starter, look at the…
Betty Skelton is a name well known to the Corvett historians, but maybe not so much to the rest of us. We started with a conversation with George Skelton, friend of the show who gave ua s 'different look' at growing up around an automotive pioneer. Moving over to the…
The Chevrolet Corvette has long held a special place in the automotive world. Not only for performance as a two seat sports car, but in the styling of then vehicle. Another aspect is the optional devlivery of a new Corvette. A new owner can litterally fly in and drive their…
In automotive history, there are sevreral notable contributors - mostly male. So when a young lady steps up and does her best to 'work' with her male counterparts, it is considered somewhat unusual. When that young lady was related to a friend of the show, we get a chance to…
What do you do after a 31-year driving career in almost every category - endurance races, Formula 1, Indy Cars, IMSA, Trans-AM, Can Am and even NASCAR? You take all that knowledge and become a television commentator for another 40 years. And then, and then you write it all down…
For most people, the tires on their vehicle are not something they 'think' of on a regular basis, particularly with technology taking over part of the check list. Newer vehicles will let you know if you have a low tire and that is an opportunity to look the tires over.…
The SCCA - Sports Car Club of America - is the largest car club in the country. Our local Houston representative, Richard Tomlin, is very active with the group in having a lot of events going on around the area. Richard is also the owner of Apex Auto Works, and…
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Ok, it is not a muscle car nor what might be considered to be a 'hot rod'. However, in automotive history it is hard to ignore the contribution of English automobile development. The MG series of vehicles are minimal sports cars that sure are fun to drive, even if they…
While the Mustang may have started the Pony Wars, the Chevrolet Camaro sure tried to make up for lost time when it came to market. Rolling out in 1967, the Camaro when face2face with the Mustang and the great Chevrolet vs Ford debate shifted to a higher gear. For Ken…
Time once again for another edition of Tailpipes & Tacos - the monthly cruise-in hosted by Stan Holt at the Lupe' Tortilla restaurant in Katy, Texas. The third Saturday of each month, this location is opened early for the Saturday morning auto crowd. Along with coffee, there are other adult…
It is another edition of Tailpipes & Tacos - the monthly cruise-in hosted by Stan Holt at the Lupe' Tortilla restaurant in Katy, Texas. The third Saturday of each month, this location is opened early for the Saturday morning auto crowd. Along with coffee, there are other adult choices of…
We continue with our guests from the August Edition of Tailpipes & Tacos in Katy, Texas. It is the monthly Saturday morning cruise-in that also serves as a fund raiser for 'Shirley's Kids' - the foundation created by the First Lady of Drag Racing, Shirley Muldowney. Shirley actually attending one…
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The man cave is even better when it is an automotive man cave! Joining us today is Craig Harris with the Garages of Texas in Katy, Texas - one of our newest segment sponsors. Currently there are several of their facilities in the Dallas area, so Katy and the Woodlands…
The Lone Star Street Rod Association is the premier state wide organization in Texas for street rodders. So much so that there are members from other states that have joined. With us today is the editor of the monthly newsletter 'Street Light', Gary Henry. Along with learning a bit about…
For Sportsman Racers, it is seldom a full time gig to go racing. These are the weekend warriors that tow their rig to the track and hope to make some of the bigger events. Some stick with it long enough to start making national events and maybe even win a…
Joining us on this episode is long time friend of the show Ron Stien. Ron is a car collector who happened to be around the start of the NHRA and several of the people that were instrumental in starting the organized hot rod movement. In our feature segment, Michael Marrs…
In this episode, friend of the show Rodney Rodriguez, from the Revved Up Sports Show pays a visit to the show with updates from the world of asphalt oval racing. As one of the track announcers, Rodney gets a great view of the races, as well as the racers. Rodney…
The chip shortage is still affecting us in more ways than just the automotive manufacturing. Joining us from Spain on this episode is Mr. Lewis Black, CEO Almonty Industries - a raw material provider for the manufacture of 'chips'. Seems there is more to producing the material for the chips…
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