All Blog Posts Tagged 'racing' (10)

A Bite of History - Marcos  By Mike Thies

A Bite of History - Marcos 

By Mike Thies

The Marcos was one of those wonderfully unconventional British sports car companies that could only have come from the postwar racing world. The company was founded in 1959 by Jem Marsh and aerodynamicist Frank Costin, with the name Marcos coming from Marsh and Costin. Costin brought serious aircraft and racing design experience to the project, and that influence showed up immediately in the cars: low frontal area, light weight,…

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Added by Michael Thies on June 1, 2026 at 4:41pm — No Comments

A Bite of History - Waffle House by Mike Thies

A Bite of History by Mike Thies

Waffle House

Waffle House has a long-standing partnership with Richard Petty, featuring a custom Waffle House paint scheme on the No. 43 Ford. This connection to the racing world naturally bleeds into the broader car collector community. Waffle House is a staple for 'Cars and Coffee' style meetups. Because they are open 24/7 and located…

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Added by Chuck Aaron on December 25, 2025 at 6:37am — 1 Comment

Santa's Toy Run #17 - NASA-SE - 12/7-8/24 - Road Atlanta

Added by Ron on October 13, 2024 at 11:20pm — No Comments

NASCAR Announces May Return To "Normal"

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NASCAR announces revised May schedule as racing returns

NASCAR is…

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Added by Michael Thies on May 1, 2020 at 4:08am — No Comments

Road Atlanta's 2016 Petit Le Mans! Wow!

SOUTH EAST USA WHEELS EVENTS-Car and Motorcycle Show Calendar

2016! How did it get here so fast! But here we are in Braselton, GA! Starting in 1998, the Petit Le Mans is the premier event of the American Le Mans Series.  Sports car teams plan for years to compete in this 10 hour endurance race held at Road Atlanta in North Georgia. This year is clearly a record breaking spectator attendance, likely almost 115,000 people!…

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Added by Michael Thies on October 6, 2016 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

Car show's to drag racing....PIC's

As always , I put together a lil slideshow of my favorite pic's each year . Mainly recent pic's but a few older cool edits also . The below link will start the show for you. For best playback view on a good size desktop computer Vs...3.5'' mobile phone screen haha. 

2013SlideShow

Added by Jason Cole aka Bird on January 1, 2013 at 3:18pm — 9 Comments

Meet Jason Cole Photographer. Car Shows, who is driving and where are we going?

Meet the contributors. Jason Cole, Photographer.

Text by Miguel Caparros Photos by Jason Cole

I am the luckiest editor in the world. I some how manged to get some of the best photographers to…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on June 14, 2011 at 2:16am — No Comments

Volume 1 - Number 17 -April 7, 2011

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Jason Cole Photo 57 burn out.…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on April 6, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

In Paradise at Paradise Dragstrip "The short story of me"

Figured I would throw out a lil' info about me and what I love to do. I started my motorhead years at the young age of 5 when I worked on my brothers Ford truck , well...I slipped the fan belt on anyhow haha. And eventually got the smell of burnt rubber later on in his roller motor fox body...better than a roller coaster at the time lol . As the years passed I purchased my 1st real car, a 1965 Ford Fairlane 500 with a 289, that I punished beyond belief when I first got her...considering it…

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Added by Jason Cole aka Bird on October 5, 2010 at 12:30pm — 4 Comments

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A Bite of History - Marcos  By Mike Thies

A Bite of History - Marcos 

By Mike Thies

The Marcos was one of those wonderfully unconventional British sports car companies that could only have come from the postwar racing world. The company was founded in 1959 by Jem Marsh and aerodynamicist Frank Costin, with the name Marcos coming from Marsh and Costin. Costin brought serious aircraft and racing design experience to the project, and that influence showed up immediately in the cars: low frontal area, light weight,…

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Posted by Michael Thies on June 1, 2026 at 4:41pm

A Judge’s View from Pinehurst: Sandhills Motoring Expo 2026 by Mike Thies

A Judge’s View from Pinehurst: Sandhills Motoring Expo 2026 by Mike Thies

The 2026 Sandhills Motoring Expo Concours in the Village was one of those days that reminds you why we do this. Held Sunday, May 24, in the historic Village of Pinehurst, the event brought together more than 130 judged automobiles representing over 40 manufacturers, and from this judge’s point of view, it was a first-class field, a well-run operation, and a genuinely enjoyable day with owners who were proud to…

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Posted by Michael Thies on June 1, 2026 at 1:00pm

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