Today I am boarding the plane at Manchester Airport for a direct flight to Atlanta this morning May 12th.

I am being met by Mike Thies - CEO of Globalwheels events and will be under taking 7 days  of meetings, visits to car dealers and car shows in around Atlanta. In this blog I hope to chronicle my trip out lining my experiences , the car owners I meet and provide photos and video of some of the amazing vehicles i hope to see.

I hope to capture the essence of the American Car…

On Sunday 28th April, a group of TVR owners and enthusiasts took a trip to Derbyshire for the annual TVR Chatsworth House gathering. 

Organised by the TVR car club, the event is the largest of it’s kind with hundreds of Blackpool-built cars attending. 2013 was the 8th year, and approximately 595 TVRs made the trip…

He sank a 25 footer for birdie on the 18th hole of the final round of golf's most storied tournament, The Masters, only to be matched minutes later by Angel Cabrera, forcing a playoff at Augusta National. After trading pars on the first hole of the playoff, he then rolled in a birdie from 12 feet out to win The Masters.

The rest, as they say, is history.

With that,…

This is the big one! For years it has been discussed about taking hot rods to Pendine Sands, but until now it has not been a reality. The Vintage Hot Rod Association will be hosting the First Annual Hot Rod Races at Pendine Sands on Saturday, 7th September 2013.

Pendine Sands is a seven mile long, arrow straight beach in South West Wales and was the go to place in the 1920’s for land speed record attempts. Back then it drew big names such…

Coventry Transport Museum has received a grant of £4.6m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to transform a number of galleries and visitor facilities at the Museum, and enable the redevelopment of one of Coventry City’s most iconic buildings, a Grade 1 listed, 12th Century Old Grammar School, it was announced today.

The developments will re-energise Coventry Transport Museum’s galleries, creating a world class experience that will provide enhanced opportunities for people to learn…

My car passion as with many originated as a young boy. At the age of 3 a was able to name the cars we past on the road. Lego and meccano as well as a fleet of dinky and match box cars were played with.but i have always a passion for custom Hot rod and american cars.. I got drawn to the Buick as my first car. Not sure why.

The cars landed on these shores from…

Last Sunday saw an impressive turnout at the Amari Supercars open day. Customers and enthusiasts alike gathered at the Preston based dealership to view an impressive stock of vehicles that were on display.

The open day is the first of many planned by Amari. The aim is to bring customers together at…

This is the car that in 1954 could have 'killed' the Corvette. 

So, Chevrolet, being GM's big sales and profit division, campaigned to GM to 'kill' this car.  



When Chevy was coming out with its 6-cylinder sports car with its 2-speed 'powerglide' transmission  and side curtains, there was a sports car from  Olds with a…

HOT RODDERS OF TOMORROW FEATURED AT NASCAR PREVIEW 2013!

   Wow!  NASCAR is adding a February (8 thru 10) weekend to their schedule this year called “NASCAR Preview 2013”.   It offers fans a unique experience into NASCAR that they might not be able to get at the track each week. Fans will meet their favorite drivers, get autographs, take photos of team cars and see the Hot Rodders Of Tomorrow in the 2013 “NASCAR Preview Showdown”!…

Georgia Beginnings of NASCAR  by Mike Thies www.SouthEastWheelsEvents.com

Free Calendar for Car and Motorcycle Events

Get a glimpse of what it was like being a “Moon Runner” driver in the heyday of moonshine and prohibition by visiting a true Georgia treasure; the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame!  It is located in Dawsonville, GA, a town that makes a serious bid for the right to be considered the primary…

went to Autosport International today at the NEC - went last year also.

as ever - great event - so much to see its mind boggling - and met and talked to some really interesting people

Blackpool Gazette Article

David Hives and John Mleczek with Mike Mooney Jnr (below) who organised their to the US and a Nascar factory.

We have had some great pictures uploaded this month from fantastic car events and locations

Choice of over all winner will be difficult and will be announced on July 31st.

Click on each link to see the pictures

Thanks to

Colin Ellison - the Thursty Car meet plus many others

Thirsty Car meet pics

Peter Cathrow of the TVR rock relay…

Just putting the final touches to my new detailing studio !

Both the Shakespeare County Raceway web site pages and Facebook group pages have been updated with all of this years 2012 Race and Event dates. Why not stop by and take a look at what's happening at the friendly track!

          There are a number of organizations that train folk to be judges at car and motorcycle events.  Many people wonder and yet not everyone is always fully aware of what they are looking for.  It can be fairly daunting for a newcomer.  There are different categories have different criteria about what is expected for each car.  You are never going to please all of…

I am considering changing my Daily drive a Renaultsport Clio 182 for something different.

Have about 10K

On list of potentials is

Honda S2000

Seat Leon Cupra

Fiat 500 Abarth

Suggestion please?

This is how the story goes.

The 06 Nissan was bought from Fleetwoood car centre on December the 2nd

The cars tracking was out so was retuened on wed the 7th

They had no capabilty to check it at Fleetwood car centre

so arranged for adjustment at a subcontractor the following day wednesday

Thursday the 8th the engine light came on and engine was running erractically.

The Car was returned to Fleetwood car centre that day.

Water in the exhaust was…

3 Different Methods for Boosting Vehicular Fuel Efficiency

Method #1 – Aerodynamics

One of the best ways to increase the fuel efficiency of your vehicle is to make your car more aerodynamic.  Up against strong wind resistance, many cars are slowed down tremendously, particularly vehicles with boxier shapes and exterior designs.  By creating a more streamlined flow for air, the engine…