Month: September 2019

Beatersville 2019 was held in Louisville, KY on May 26, 2019.  With mother nature giving a threat of rain during the show, the 600 pre-1968 hot rods and motorcycles that entered did not disappoint! 

Taking over a large portion of the Portland neighborhood in Louisville, between the vendors, food trucks, cash bar, miss Beatersville contest, and all the rides, there was no way that you could attend this show and not find something that you were loving.  Although the rain did make the Continue reading “Beatersville 2019”

Sajid Javid says Government is “getting the shovels out early” on important strategic and local road projects

Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has announced £29 billion of investment in strategic and local roads during his speech at the 2019 Conservative Party Conference.

The fund is an expansion of the £25 billion Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) pot set aside by former Chancellor Philip Hammond, and will be used to upgrade a number of major and minor roads throughout the UK. Continue reading “Chancellor announces £29bn road investment as part of ‘infrastructure revolution’”

The number of crashes caused by drivers under the influence of drugs increased from 594 in 2013 to 1,321 in 2018< Continue reading “Drug-driving accidents double in five years”

McLaren looks set to build new BC-03 hypercar based on the Continue reading “Limited edition McLaren BC-03 leaked”

Relaxin in The Park 2019 was held at Jefferson Community College in Arnold, MO from May 18-19, 2019.  For this time show being wrecked by mother nature, they handled it like a champ and made sure that the show went on!

Only a few weeks before the show, mother nature came through with a torrential storm that caused a massive amount of rainfall and flooding.  This storm flooded the original location of the show; hoping that the flooding would come down in time they waited it out!  The Continue reading “Relaxin in The Park 2019”

There are many headlight upgrades. They can be practical, aesthetic or they can be both. When you upgrade old halogen headlights to LED or high-intensity discharge (HID) what you are effectively doing is swapping out dull and yellow beams for colder white or blue beams.

If you do it the correct way you can also benefit from brighter headlights that enhance your night vision without blinding other road users.

Purely practical upgrades include increasing the brightness of halogen capsules Continue reading “Aftermarket headlight what option is best for you?”

Chancellor Sajid Javid will today reveal details of a £25 billion “infrastructure revolution” for UK’s roads and transport network

Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid is set to reveal details of the government’s £25 billion road investment strategy, promising significant investment in roads, buses, and the 5G mobile network that is essential for any self-driving cars that may arrive in the future.

Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference later today, Javid will announce Continue reading “Details of £25-billion road investment announced”

Slamology vendor DS18 will be bringing the heat to SEMA 2019 with two amazing rides; a Race Red 2015 50th Anniversary Mustang AKA The Red Mus and a 2015 Jeep AKA The Big Bad Wolf.

DS18 is known for not only their love for their customers, but also for loving all things LOUD! At Slamology 2019, they made sure that everyone who attended knew that! 

Their 2015 Mustang is packed from front to rear with all kinds of DS18 goodies including four 10 inch subs mounted around an airbag system.  Continue reading “DS18 Bringing the Heat to SEMA 2019”

SEAT's performance-focussed spin-off brand, Cupra, will launch hot Leon estate next year, with sporty styling and a PHEV powertrain

This is our first look at the all-new Cupra Leon ST estate. It’s a cooked-up version of the upcoming fourth-generation SEAT Leon estate, which looks set to adopt an aggressive redesign and a performance-focussed plug-in hybrid powertrain. 

Judging by the handy comparison image amongst these spy shots, the new Cupra Leon estate won’t grow much in size Continue reading “New 2021 Cupra Leon ST estate caught on camera”

We go behind the scenes at Jaguar Land Rover as we find out how it plans to become a pioneer in car technology

As the car and technology industries get ever-closer, the prospect of your brand-new car having outdated technology soon after it leaves the dealer is very real.

The battle to be tech leaders in the car business is fierce, and it’s fair to say that Jaguar Land Rover has been behind the pack in the past few years. Responses from owners in our annual Driver Power customer Continue reading “How Jaguar Land Rover plans to lead the way on future car tech”