Queen City Cars & Coffee is back! The past two years hosting this show have been absolute blast, and I'm stoked to be putting it on again this year. Last year, over 90 cars attended, about 30 more than the first year. For QC3 (just made that name up right now and I dig it) the... Continue Reading →
The Torque Tube: Synaptic3 Performance
Synaptic3 Performance is a prime example of what this website was started for. Located in an out-of-the-way, unassuming business park in the fully unassuming town of Candia, NH, brothers Ron and Dana Salb have created a world-class performance shop that is turning out some of the most complete builds to be found on either road... Continue Reading →
Year One: 2011 in review
Thank you everyone for a spectacular year! The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for TDC and I wanted to share it with you. Check it out, and here's to an even better 2012! Here's an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 7,000... Continue Reading →
The Torque Tube: Tim Mather and his battle with gravity
grav-i-ty: (n). The force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth. chal-lenge: (adj). A call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc. If you're going to do battle with gravity, be prepared to be in for the long haul; the force of... Continue Reading →
The Torque Tube: Travis Pastrana and the Mt. Washington Auto Road
Travis Pastrana is one of those guys who really doesn’t need an introduction with words, his deeds are what precede him: X Games Champion in supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing, NASCAR driver, multiple Rally America Driver’s Title winner, and action sports superstar. Pastrana has managed to squeeze in several lifetimes worth of epic... Continue Reading →
Climb to the Clouds photo extravaganza
TDC recently had the distinct pleasure of going to the Climb to the Clouds hillclimb on Sunday, June 26 held on the Mt. Washington Auto Road. This was the first hillclimb the Road has held in several years and the it was put on not only to bring back the historical hillclimb, but also to... Continue Reading →
Group B Rally Cars are Old-School and Awesome
The Group B rally series ran from 1982 to 1987 and featured some of the wildest and most powerful rally cars ever made. The regulations on the cars were simple: There were none. Manufacturers were free to create as much power as they could, crank out as much boost pressure as possible, and use whatever... Continue Reading →