181 – You Could Win A Car – Chrome Pipes And Pinstripes with Dominic Olson

This episode Royboy talks Dominic Olson of Big O Fabrications in Colorado.

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180 – Pies, Cash and Prizes

This episode Royboy explains his absence, and talks about the upcoming Gypsum Pie Festival and Car Show, and how he’s going to be giving away cash AND prizes as part of the New Blood Award that will be given out the weekend of the KKOA Leadsled Spectacular.

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2018 Nostalgia Sid’s Dropped Axles Open House

On Saturday March 10th, 2018 I traveled down to OK to visit Nostalgia Sid’s Open House, then went over to Dewey, OK to hang out with some of the Stray Kat Kustoms family to talk about a couple of upcoming events and make some plans for some big things this year. More of the story below!



48 Cars In 48 States : The Great American Road Trip – A 48 state road trip with a stop in each state to photograph a traditionally styled hot rod, kustom or drag vehicle. I completed the trip in November 2017 and have been working on a 224 page coffee table book of the entire 9 week adventure since. The book will be out in the Spring of 2018. You can pre-order the book here!


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2018 Detroit Autorama by Dan’s Hot Rod Photo

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While I was hanging out at the Texas Thaw, my buddy Dan Podobinski was at the Detroit Autorama! Here are some photos he was kind enough to share with me so that I could share them with you! Make sure to go thank Dan on his Facebook Page for being so generous.

Thanks buddy!



48 Cars In 48 States : The Great American Road Trip – A 48 state road trip with a stop in each state to photograph a traditionally styled hot rod, kustom or drag vehicle. I completed the trip in November 2017 and have been working on a 224 page coffee table book of the entire 9 week adventure since. The book will be out in the Spring of 2018. You can pre-order the book here!


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2018 Texas Thaw Coverage Part 3

2018 Texas Thaw Coverage

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While the car show area and the pits were both slower to fill than I am used to seeing at this event the car show area filled up and the pits filled in as the morning goes on. There were some drag VW’s that I had never seen before, some killer looking drag bikes including a twin engine job. Speaking of twin engines there was the  twin flathead front engine dragster piloted by Heath Murray, which I didn’t get to see run because I was in line for lunch thinking that the lunch break in the racing had been called. So I got to see the top of the car over the safety barrier as it went by but it did sound good! Sorry Heath for missing it!

The Texas Thaw is always a great time and you should put it on your schedule for 2019. Not only is it fun, all of the proceeds go to help send care packages to deployed military members and that’s a damn good cause.

Please go support Unite for Troops and help send care packages to our deployed troops. 


The coverage of the 2018 Texas Thaw is brought to you by the CrossMembers CC, the purveyors of the Hot Rod Hundred events. The HRH’s are 100ish mile fun runs that I’ve been lucky enough to take part in a few times. The next one is March 31st in the Springfield, MO area. Get more info at hotrodhundred.com
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2018 Texas Thaw Coverage Part 2

2018 Texas Thaw Coverage

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After a long day including driving about 6 hours for my day job on Friday I met up with my buddy Dalton at my house and we took off heading for Oklahoma. 5 hours later we get to our stopping point for the night. That’s a lot of driving time in a day, even for me.

Saturday morning we got up early and crossed the Red River into North Texas headed for the Northstar Dragway and the Texas Thaw. When we arrived it was a bit later than I usually do, so there was almost no line to get in. Parked the daily driver and grabbed the camera, it was time to check out some cool rides and hang out with some great folks.

 


The coverage of the 2018 Texas Thaw is brought to you by the CrossMembers CC, the purveyors of the Hot Rod Hundred events. The HRH’s are 100ish mile fun runs that I’ve been lucky enough to take part in a few times. The next one is March 31st in the Springfield, MO area. Get more info at hotrodhundred.com
Hot Rod Hundred


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2018 Texas Thaw Coverage Part 1

2018 Texas Thaw Coverage

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I’ve been heading south of the Red River to Denton, TX and the North Star Dragway to attend the Texas Thaw for a few years now. As an event, it’s a fun one, car show, drag racing, it’s a great way to spend a Saturday. That’s only a small part of the reason that I attend whenever I can. Most years the event is overrun with car buddies from all over the region as well.

This year there were a few less car show entries and the trickled in slowly but filled the car show assigned part of the pits, and there were some friends of mine that were noticeably absent. It was still a great time though!

 


The coverage of the 2018 Texas Thaw is brought to you by the CrossMembers CC, the purveyors of the Hot Rod Hundred events. The HRH’s are 100ish mile fun runs that I’ve been lucky enough to take part in a few times. The next one is March 31st in the Springfield, MO area. Get more info at hotrodhundred.com
Hot Rod Hundred


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