The Duluth Drag Races and Car Show took place last weekend, and it continues to get bigger and better. The event takes place on Garfield Avenue in Duluth, just north of the shipping docks. It's the one time a year that illegal drag racing becomes legal in Duluth...
Ever wonder if your car can go as fast as the speedometer says? You've looked and seen 150, 200 miles per hour? Can your car really go that fast or is the car maker just filling up the rest of the space with numbers to look impressive? It's actually because of American Culture.
While Cars would eventually come to be about hotshot racing car Lightning McQueen, Cars was originally titled “The Yellow Car” and was going to be about an electric car living in a gas-guzzling world. This is just one of the facts packed into the latest episode of You Think You Know Movies, which speeds off with Cars!
Homie (my husband) and I have a cruiser so when we were out enjoying the weather on the motorcycle this past weekend on Highway 23 in Fond Du Lac, we were delighted to run across an impromptu Model T parade. Our thought was that they were taking the back roads to the Carlton Daze parade, but none-the-less we were thrilled to get to view them.
The weather has caused disappointment for all of us at one time or another, and that's exactly what has happened for those anticipating the 2015 season opener at AMSOIL Speedway in Superior.
From 'A Bug's Life' to 'Finding Nemo,' Pixar's many movies have wowed movie lovers since it's very first work, 'Toy Story' in 1995. While there are many aspects that make up a Pixar creation, these films have bathed in colorful sequences, and a new supercut celebrates just that.
Last night was the Christmas City of the North Parade, and as usual it was a pretty cold night. Temperatures steady dropped from about 20 degrees at the start to about 15 degrees at the end. Add on top of that the windchill, and it made it a pretty bone chilling night, especially when you're driving a vintage hot rod with no windows and no heat.