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Hot Rod Power Tour 2024
2024 marked 30 years of Hot Rod Magazines Hot Rod Power Tour, whiplashing north and south through the Midwest with calculated routes for all the townsfolk to observe. This is our 4th time hitting the show, and we’ve marked 2 years without a medical incident. I’m of course referring to the great heat stroke of…
Read More2024 Detroit Grand Prix
For the last couple years, Detroit Grand Prix has been held downtown, aesthetically pleasing for us viewers and adding another element of competitiveness for the drivers. We’ve bummed around the paddocks as spectators before, but this year our friends at Cape Motorsports reached out and asked to rep Detroit Steel Wheel Co. with Team d’Orlando…
Read MoreVanguard Open House 2024
May 4th brought a killer turnout to Vanguard Motors annual open house, with our rides greeting everyone front and center at the show. For our first time attending, the Vanguard crew rolled out all the stops for us. Really appreciate the hospitality along with the aligning values in our companies. Their facility is incredible, a…
Read MoreSketchbattle Jr. 2024
This year Sketchbattle Jr. hit Newlab Detroit, with talent spotted and recognized by General Motors Design and the College of Creative Studies. Our next generation of designers from grades 7th-11th competed for design scholarships and prizes at this years Sketchbattle Jr. For those that have been to the Middlecott Sketchbattle, the concept is basically the…
Read MoreDetroit Autorama 2024
This year our crew hit the show with Adam as a celebrity judge for an Autorama Extreme Award, catching up with old friends and new rides on Detroit Steel Wheels. Mary Jacob debuted her Camaro on our John R Detroit Steel Wheels Autorama in Detroit is like welcoming everyone to our house for the holidays.…
Read MoreLonestar Throwdown 2024
Another epic year, with the crew successfully securing the 2025 show. Zach Pennock’s “Shorty” running our D-Town’s. Emma here, back for another break down of show coverage. Lonestar Throwdown has been a favorite for me these past 4 years. The camaraderie, the displays, the interactivity of people just building to cruise, the whole show is…
Read MoreSEMA 2023
Every year I hit the SEMA show to cover all the vehicles on our Detroit Steel Wheels. Since the wrinkle in time that was 2019-2021, I have to say, this show really brought me back to that pre-covid SEMA feeling. Josh Fellman brought this killer COE running D-Town’s. I’m coming fresh off a Sunday to…
Read MoreComing Up: Middlecott Sketchbattle 2023
Sketchbattle is back, this year at Newlab Detroit on September 14 It’s been a minute since Sketchbattle was held in Detroit, what with Covid-19 restrictions and the switch up from a winter NAIAS to fall. But here we are, currently a week out from this years fight club of design. Has a nice ring to…
Read MoreHot Rod Power Tour 2023
From Atlanta to Bristol, these Southern stops were filled with great rides, and amazing people. Don’t feel like reading? Watch our whole Power Tour experience, here. With every new spring comes the hope that you can hop online and get registered for the biggest traveling car show in the United States; Hot Rod Magazines Hot…
Read MoreC10’s in the City 2023
A trip to Atlanta to cover the 3rd year of C10’s in the City, a fundraiser for the Pink Fund based on the love for Chevy Trucks. Every February I head out to Conroe, TX to cover Lone Start Throwdown, and every year I link up with the United by Trucks crew to check out…
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