It seemed like a Sunday afternoon at the dragstrip in the ’60s; hot rods cruising in, gassers ripping down the asphalt, and guys and gals cheering from the bleachers. It wasn’t 1965, it was August 2009 and Kil-Kare Dragway was celebrating its
50th anniversary, the idea of former
Kil-Kare manager Ed Crowder.
11/06/2009 at 4:13 p.m.
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The first Saturday in August has traditionally been British Car Day in Dayton. It started 25 years ago at Carillon Park, the brainchild of the Miami Valley Triumphs.
08/19/2009 at 10:38 a.m.
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It sports a bright blue paint job, lots of sponsor logos, cool chrome wheels, and it goes in circles. This crowd-pleaser isn't a racecar, it's a Zamboni.
12/02/2008 at 6 a.m.
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It was cloudy and damp, pretty much a typical English morning, with MG's Triumph's, Jaguar's and various other British cars lined up in front of the 2nd Street Market at the 6th annual British Car Meet at the Market on Saturday, May 16, 2009.
05/21/2009 at 10:16 a.m.
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The Ridler Award is one of the most prestigious in all of hot rodding. Since 1964, it has been awarded at the Detroit Autorama, to what the judges determine to be the Best of the Best in brand-new hot rods.
05/01/2009 at 3:24 p.m.
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For 25 years, the Mod-Tiques Car Club in Springfield has hosted a swap meet at the Clark County Fairgrounds. Sunday, March 1 found about 65 vendors selling everything from rusty engine blocks to die-cast models.
"It's our club fundraiser, and in spite of all the work, it's really a lot of fun," club president Tim Castle explained. "There are a number of swap meets held here each year, but we're the only club that has been here for 25 years; we were the first.
03/06/2009 at 11:55 a.m.
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It was a sure sign that spring is in the air, and a new racing season is just around the corner when more than 50 race cars filled Lang's Chevrolet in Beavercreek for the annual Dayton Auto Racing Fan Club (DARF) Race Car Show.
03/18/2009 at 3:37 p.m.
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Kammer Racing is proof that you can't judge a book by its cover. Walking into the storefront speed shop in Huber Heights, you're greeted by walls lined with performance parts and accessories, and there are a number of engines sitting on stands, ready for a customer to drop into his or her ride.
02/04/2009 at 12:49 p.m.
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Lebanon's Kevin Doran will be working around the clock on Jan. 24 and 25. He'll be the team manager on the No. 77 McDonald's Daytona Prototype racecar, hoping to end up in Victory Lane for the seventh time in the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
01/14/2009 at 4:07 p.m.
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David Lowry really never had much of a chance to be anything other than a drag racer. "It started with my grandfather, who was a drag racer, and it's progressed through my dad and now to me," the 31-year-old explained.
12/24/2008 at noon
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