Author: CSZ Creator (Jeff C.)

Getaway Driver Motor Series / July 19 – An event like no other, Michelle Rodriguez brings the ultimate driving fantasy to life in GETAWAY DRIVER. This 8-episode competition series features 24 elite drivers from drift champions to street racers to hotshot YouTubers who compete to prove they have the skill behind the wheel and the mental toughness to outrun and out-drive the competition. This is all done in a massive nearly 60-acre compound filled with obstacles. The drivers will put it all on the line, sacrificing their own cars for the opportunity to be the wheelman in a real-life car chase. The…

75-80 Dragway Reopening July 2021 – UPDATE: As of today, August 26, 2021, Hurricane Racing Tours is pulling out of the 75-80 race track. What does that mean, that remains to be determined. However, the man and team behind the manual labor and putting money back into the track is no longer doing so. 75-80 1/4 and 1/8 mile drag racing strip located near the intersections of Routes 75 and 80 in Monrovia, Maryland has had its doors closed for the past 16 years(ish) and has seen its better days. The track first opened in the early 1960’s and has…

Eastwood Father’s Day Cruise 2021 – The Eastwood Pasadena Maryland store kicked off it’s first series of cruise-ins today, June 19th from 8am to 12noon. The threat of rain arriving around noonish did not stop the automotive enthusiasts from piling into the parking lot first thing in the morning. A great variety of rides from new school to old school lined the Eastwood parking lot bright and early. It is great to see the community bringing their rides out and catching up on missed conversations about their latest mods or just simply catching up in general. What caught my eye…

One Day Slam 2021 kicked off in Bristol, PA. with a bit of overcast, but quickly cleared up to make for a great day. Its been 2 years since G4L has hosted the One Day Slam. A combination of The Bristol Parks and Recreation completely renovating the complex and of course the “C” word no one wants to talk about has delayed scheduling the show. There was bit of a challenge with the new layout of the showgrounds ultimately taking away parking spots for the venue. The configuration of the show needed to change slightly to accommodate trailer parking as…

Ford Mach-E – An ALL electric vehicle: For the first time in 56 years, Ford is expanding the popular Mustang platform by bringing the famous pony into the electric modern age of vehicles with the Mach-E. An ALL electric SUV that encapsulates all of the modern creature comforts, but bringing an entirely new level of technology to the Ford Motor Company. The ever so dreaded moment my wife and I decided to bite the bullet and purchase our 16 year old Daughter her first vehicle. No, no, no, not the Mach-E, I will get to that in a moment. While…

CarShowz Choice Award at LST21 – It’s been a rollercoaster of feelings this past weekend watching Lone Star Throwdown from home. We were not able to attend the 10th Annual Lone Star Throwdown, but we were not completely out of the game. With the power of social media we were able to stay in-touch with the event. Myself and Phil Cholette from Philbuilt Designs, the creator behind the infamous LST trophies, were able to message back and forth throughout the weekend. Sharing albums of photos, videos and commenting on the different builds that were popping up all over the interwebs.…

Bagged 2015 Ford Mustang GT – Aftermarket Mustang parts authority, AmericanMuscle (AM) releases a new episode in their “Customer Builds” YouTube series. The video features a Zoom call with Darron Finley Jr., owner of a ruby red, 2015 Mustang GT S550. The video gives viewers the inside scoop on Darron’s appearance and performance mods with bonus sound bites, professional photography, and more. Viewers can cruise on over to AM’s customer build pages to see more of Darron’s mods along with additional images, and product specs. Darron has been throwing mods on his ride since its purchase in 2018. As the…

Pep Boys Speed Shop Glen Burnie, MD.: If you are from the DMV, than you are surely familiar with last year’s Toys 4 Tots toy drive, hosted by Pep Boys Speed Shop Glen Burnie, MD. and help from surrounding stores, shops, friends and family. Last year’s cruise-in brought in close to 100 bikes, several boxes of toys and joy brought to the community by the car and truck enthusiasts in the surrounding areas. The holidays are supposed to be a joyous time, stress free, a time to spend with your family and friends, unwind from work and just relax. For…

Auto Accessories Garage brings the ‘mom and pop’ small parts store feel to a large technology based platform to help you find the vehicle parts you are looking for. Specializing not only in Ford F150 accessories and custom parts, the website brings to you a variety of car parts for all makes, models and years. As automotive enthusiasts, when shopping on a car/truck parts website, what are the key features we look for? Top brands, easy navigation and most importantly customer service; Auto Accessories Garage brings that and than some. As Auto Accessories Garage says it best: Forget about those…

You guys know what time it is…it’s Lone Star Throwdown 2021 vehicle registration time for the show competitors and it’s plan your trip to LST time for the spectators! LST is celebrating their 10 Year Anniversary on February 26 – 28, 2021 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Conroe, Texas (9255 Airport Road). This is worth traveling for and a show you do not want to miss! There are plenty of hotels in the surrounding areas, plane tickets are cheap, start planning now, you will have no regrets. For those of you who need help tracking the count down, here…

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Debuts on IRACING: The Chevrolet Corvette C8.R, Corvette Racing’s first-ever mid-engine GT Le Mans challenger in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, is now available on iRacing. As part of the 2020 Season 4 build, iRacers can purchase the new car to compete in events throughout the service, including iRacing’s IMSA Online SportsCar Championship. “Corvette Racing is on a roll this season with the C8.R, and we are excited for iRacing fans to experience the exhilarating mid-engine performance of this car in the virtual world,” said Jim Campbell, GM U.S. vice president of Performance and Motorsports. “We’re excited…

AccuAir Closing Permanently: Social media in the automotive enthusiast world almost came to a standstill when AccuAir announced that they would be closing down their operation permanently via social media yesterday. The announcement first hit their Instagram page and then their Facebook page. AccuAir’s announcement to Facebook lagged behind their Instagram post a few hours, so folks on Facebook thought it was some cruel April fools joke being played on their friends. As reality hit, most were in shock, disbelief and left an unsettling feeling in everyone’s minds begging the question. What does this mean for the rest of the…

LST2020: Lone Star Throwdown 2020 kicked off from February 21 – 23 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Conroe, Texas. LST is known as one of the largest Car and Truck shows in the states with 2000 vehicles registered, close to 200 vendors and thousands of spectators that literally pour into the fairgrounds throughout the three day event. For us, this is our fourth year in a row covering the event for LST. As the show continues to scale, it becomes more and more of a challenge to cover the event, but that is not a bad problem to have!…

One Day Slam presented by Grounded 4 Life Car & Truck Club is kicking off their 18th Annual show in Bristol, PA. This show is close to the CarShowz family since that is where I grew up and our Senior member of CarShowz, Mark Pantalone is a long-time club member of G4L. The show is hosted at the Bristol Township Senior Center which the entire area of the Senior Center property was completely renovated. We have literally watched this show grow over the years and become one of the pinnacle events on the east coast. This year CarShowz along with…

Lone Star Throwdown 2020 is just around the corner and this will be our 4th year we are heading to Texas to cover the event. To check out our past years coverage, hit up the LST Media section of their website. So we get asked the question all of the time, is it worth heading down to Texas for LST? Our answer, “hell yea it is!” As we have mentioned in previous years coverage articles this show is one of the most well-rounded shows out there, from the venue, the people, vendors and quality of show rides. The first year…

The Rexing V1 Gen 3 dash cam caught my attention with the built-in Wi-Fi feature and the ability to connect to the dash cam on the spot to download and capture a video clip directly to your cell phone. With past experience and testing multiple dash cams, physically ejecting the micro sd card and downloading the video clips to a computer was painful. The Wi-Fi feature is a time saver and adds a huge layer of convenience to this Rexing dash cam. Like most of us, binge buying on Amazon when we are bored gets the best of us. Your…

The East Coast Indoor Nationals 2019 kicked off on December 7th and 8th at the Maryland State Fairgrounds Cow Palace in Timonium. Foot traffic was steady, the halls lined with vendors and a variety of show cars, truck and motorcycles. My wife and I Jennifer headed to Timonium to cover the event and to visit our friends from the Pep Boys Speed Shop Glen Burnie and Detail Garage Glen Burnie. Their booths were packed with a constant flow of customers and show-goers checking out the rides that surrounded them. ECIN ’19 Favorites There was a great mix of vehicles throughout…

It’s that time of the year, the holidays are just around the corner and believe it or not it is a very stressful time for many families. The holidays are supposed to be relaxing, an opportunity to spend time with your family, friends and over indulge in the foods we love. There are many families who have an added burden of stress of figuring out how to provide; whether it is during Thanksgiving to put food on the table or putting presents under the tree for Christmas (or other holidays observed). The Pep Boys Speed Shop Glen Burnie, managed by…

Rod Emory has refined Emory Motorsports’ ‘Outlaw 356’ recipe by paying close attention to detail and by staying true to the principles of form and function. The secret ingredient (and their de facto mission statement) is the preservation of Porsche DNA, whatever the cost. All of the company’s four distinct “product lines” utilize this mandate, but differ according to the desired user experience. This unique Porsche 356 Speedster was built to experience the sun in the grandest Outlaw tradition. Each 356 that we put back on the road is a piece of Porsche history, and we work very hard to…

FRENCHTOWN, NJ – Popularly known as the G-Wagen, the Geländewagen (literally meaning “cross-country vehicle”) has become synonymous over the last forty years for its celebrated boxy styling and world-class performance thanks to vehicle development in the world’s harshest, most unforgiving terrains such as the Arctic Circle and Sahara Desert. Now, new for 2019, Expedition Motor Company pays homage to 40 years of the G-Wagen by introducing a new restoration series of Wolf trucks specializing in the iconic ex-military 250GD. Famously dubbed the “Wolf” by the German military, the new Expedition Motor Company G-Wagen custom builds are characterized by fold-down windshields…

It’s that time of the year again, The SEMA Show and SEMA Ignited 2019 are just around the corner. Every year I get asked, “how can I get into SEMA?” Well, you can’t, unless you are affiliated with an automotive industry business or qualify for media credentials. However, SEMA Ignited is open to the public. This is an opportunity for you to get up close and personal with the SEMA Builders and celebrities. We are going into our 4th year helping promote the SEMA Ignited event that comes with a sponsored advertisement campaign and our very own promo code: “CARSHOWZ”…

Luxurious Condos At The Race Track – The Ultimate Dream: Living near several large cities and in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the daily grind begins to take its toll. Especially as we watch our kids grow and almost daily I find at least 1 more white hair on my head. The conversation goes like this, “man I wish I had some land near the country and a big a$$ pole barn for my toys.” You find yourself sharing social media posts of awesome houses with a 10 car garage in the middle of nowhere. There’s also…

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA – The Porsche 911 is among the most iconic and collectible automobiles to ever grace the highway, and Emory Motorsports is excited to unveil its first-ever fully custom 911: the Emory Outlaw Porsche 911K. Third-generation car customizer and world-renowned Porsche 356 expert Rod Emory has compiled a lifetime of automotive experience to develop this stunning creation. Every aspect of the car is built for agility and the essential design language of Porsche’s early works prototypes and 911s are retained as an echo of Porsche Motorsports’ competition vehicles from 1960s. This is a unique and purposeful combination of…

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA — When car enthusiasts hear Batmobile and German car in the same sentence, they normally think of the BMW 3.0 CSL. Emory Motorsports’ latest creation will update that association to Darth Vader and Porsche 356. Third-generation car customizer / renowned early Porsche expert Rod Emory pulled a lifetime of automotive expertise together to create an exotic 1960 Porsche 356 RSR. As a grandson of one of Los Angeles’s first hot-rod shop owners, the son of the Baja Bug creator, and a former Top Fuel mechanic and competitive off-road racer, Rod was able to leverage every ounce of…

I have to warn you, I am a bit bias as I write this Lone Star Throwdown 2019 coverage recap article; I am a huge fan of the show. The 8th Annual Lone Star Throwdown 2019 kicked off from February 22-24 in Conroe, Texas at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, just an hour north of Houston. This is the 3rd year we have covered the event for LST and this year proved to be just as successful as years past. The days and even months leading up to the event the anxiety kicks in for most show-goers. Knowing how prestigious this…

The Gymkhana Files is now available on Amazon Prime and takes viewers deep behind the scenes of one of the world’s wildest, most successful viral video franchises of all time, with over 500 million online views and counting. Follow globally recognized race car driver and viral star Ken Block and his team of Hoonigans as they attempt to make the greatest automotive video of all time while racing in the World Rallycross Championship. Check out the video above… The Gymkhana Files Ken Block celebrating their video of making a video… View this post on Instagram The cake says…

SWANSEA, Massachusetts – A bit of inspiration from their Cousin and working with substandard off-the-shelf automotive detailing products, Gary and Andrew Sousa decided to do something about the lack of high-end products in their area. The answer? Detail Garage Swansea, Mass. Gary and Andrew Sousa like most automotive enthusiasts become a bit intrigued by the number of products available to clean and detail a vehicle. It typically begins in your garage or out in the driveway tinkering with what works. Most off-the-shelf detailing products are attached to a marketing gimmick, a convincing strategy for you to purchase their product. A…

AVONDALE, Arizona – How did two women from Corporate America get involved in Detail Garage? Call it a hobby or call it an obsession: This is what the third Detail Garage store is to Lynn and Wendy – to open in November 2018 in Phoenix. As with every story, it all starts somewhere. Like with most automotive enthusiasts it all starts with researching the best products available for their vehicle and that is the case with Lynn and Wendy. The search began looking for an Eco friendly, economical and easy-to-use product to wash and protect their car. A trusted ‘car’…

On occasion we receive messages via social media from fellow automotive enthusiasts asking us to share their ride. Although we are a “car shows” page, we try to accommodate most folks no matter where their build is in the process. We received a few photos of this beautiful 1932 Ford Roadster owned by Justin Moriarty from Grain Valley, MO. The Roadster immediately sparked my interest and we needed to know more about the build. The Roadster is painted with BASF Diamont Synergy Green which is what caught my attention right away. It is powered by a 350 SBC and 350 turbo…

RALEIGH, North Carolina – Taking your career to another level is exactly what Detail Garage Owners Keith and Erica Hester did with their professional detailing experience and launched their very own retail store in Raleigh, NC. With several years under his belt while owning his own detail business, Keith attended the Detail University at the Chemical Guys headquarters a few years back and immediately fell in love with the products and began to use them for his business. After learning about the Detail Garage franchise, Keith and Erica wanted to take their vision and continue to grow their business and…