Boys of Bonneville: Racing on a Ribbon of Salt, movie review by Richard Parks coverimage:  Movie Review by Richard Parks, Photographic Consultant Roger Rohrdanz Movie reviews come in all forms.  I write reviews the way I want to see them in order to decide whether I want to spend the time or money to see… Continue reading Boys of Bonneville: Racing on a Ribbon of Salt, movie review by Richard Parks

The Road to Bonneville, film by Brian Darwas coverimage:    Bonneville is the “Mecca” of hot rodding for most die-hard enthusiasts.  I have been fortunate enough to experience lakes racing and Bonneville firsthand, which gives me some insight into what takes place there.  My first encounter with lakes racing was at El Mirage with Tom… Continue reading The Road to Bonneville, film by Brian Darwas

The Shelby American Story by Art Evans coverimage:    6-16-11Book Review by Richard Parks,Photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz Art Evans has nearly twenty books to his credit and the latest is The Shelby American Story, with photography by Dave Friedman.  The subject matter concerns Carroll Shelby and this is Art’s second book on this American auto… Continue reading The Shelby American Story by Art Evans

Flat Out coverimage:  6-16-11 Book Review and photographs by Bud Lang,Photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz. Flat Out is a compilation of exciting stories of early day hot rodders who abandoned the streets of Los Angeles for the dry lake beds of Southern California, where they could virtually “put the pedal to the metal,” in their quest… Continue reading Flat Out

The Salt Ghost: Return of the Nitro Express, movie review by Richard Parks coverimage:  Wes White and Tyler Malinky have a story to tell in The Salt Ghost; Return of the Nitro Express. The two men own motorcycle businesses and came across an old land speed racing bike that fired their interest. Wes is the… Continue reading The Salt Ghost: Return of the Nitro Express, movie review by Richard Parks

“TV" Tommy Ivo: Drag Racing’s Master Showman by Tom Cotter coverimage:  From the Publisher In 1961, Tommy Ivo had the world in the palm of his hand. At 25, he was not only a star of television and screen, but a successful touring drag racer as well. Then his producers told him he had to… Continue reading “TV" Tommy Ivo: Drag Racing’s Master Showman by Tom Cotter