The memories of working on a car with your father are some of the best. Meet Toby Cochran; Paint Prep/Detailer of V8 Speed and Resto Shop. This picture was taken of him and his father getting his old 2010 R/T Challenger ready for Street Machine Nationals.

Street Machine Nationals in DuQuoin, IL next weekend June, 23-June 25. 

The 2022 SEMA Awards Gala is the public induction of some amazing automotive legends into the SEMA Hall Of Fame, and on this episode fo the V8 Radio Podcast, Kevin Oeste shares stories from his whirlwind week spend interviewing the SEMA HOF class of 2022.    The inductees include legendary racer and custom car builder Gene Winfield, 9-time Baja 1000 champ and successful off road parts manufacturer Walked Evans, and American racing and manufacturing giant Jack Roush.   Kevin and Mike Q-Ball Clarke also chat about the Street Machine Nationals in DuQuoin, IL, Automotive Trivia, and much more on this fully loaded episode of the V8 Radio Podcast!

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The 2022 SEMA Awards Gala is the public induction of some amazing automotive legends into the SEMA Hall Of Fame, and on this episode fo the V8 Radio Podcast, Kevin Oeste shares stories from his whirlwind week spend interviewing the SEMA HOF class of 2022. The inductees include legendary racer and custom car builder Gene Winfield, 9-time Baja 1000 champ and successful off road parts manufacturer Walked Evans, and American racing and manufacturing giant Jack Roush. Kevin and Mike Q-Ball Clarke also chat about the Street Machine Nationals in DuQuoin, IL, Automotive Trivia, and much more on this fully loaded episode of the V8 Radio Podcast!
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Lessons from Gene Winfield, Walker Evans, and Jack Roush SEMA Hall Of Fame Members plus the Street Machine Nationals on the V8 Radio Podcast
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Kevin Oeste and Mike “Q-Ball” Clarke space out on this episode of the V8 Radio Podcast, as they preview the next NASA Moon launch – while Kevin schemes up a way to paint some Astronaut Corvettes for the occasion!  There are some great listener shout-outs, including our friends at the Playing In Traffic Podcast, a bit on a NASA 1963 Pontiac tow car, some projects, and even a (bad) JFK impersonation.   All this plus Automotive Trivia and much more on this V8 Radio Podcast!

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New Astronaut Corvettes, Street Machine Nationals, a NASA Pontiac, Automotive Trivia, and More on the V8 Radio Podcast!
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New Astronaut Corvettes, Street Machine Nationals, a NASA Pontiac, Automotive Trivia, and More on the V8 Radio Podcast!
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Feature your high-performance street machine, street truck, hot rod or dream machine at the Du Quoin State Fair for a chance to win one of our many Show-N-Shine Awards, cruise in our legendary cruise route, connect with like-minded enthusiasts, or compete in the burnout contest or dyno challenge. Follow https://bit.ly/3CXXPVN to register.

Legends of Pro Street (Shawn Brereton photo)

There is a lot to do again this year, including:

❯ Performance Marketplace
❯ Swap Meet, Hosted by Egyptian Antique Automobile Club
❯ Show-N-Shine – Pro-Judged
❯ Continental Tire Burnout Competition
❯ Dyno Challenge
❯ Legends of Pro Street

Once again the Main Stage will be hosted by Kevin Oeste of the V8 Speed and Resto Shop.


Early bird pricing is available until April 30, 2022.

Kevin Oeste at 2021 Street Machine Nationals, Du Quoin, IL (Shawn Brereton photo)

The Continental Tire Street Machine Nationals is a great way to spend an early Summer weekend among thousands of awesome cars and great friends!

General admission advanced discount tickets are also available for the Continental Tire Street Machine Nationals! Follow https://bit.ly/3igu3Cb to purchase your tickets today.

Let’s make some more memories! See you at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, June 24-26.

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QA1 1965-1972 Ford F100 Front and Rear Coil Over Suspension Street Machine Nationals St. Paul V8TV

We had the opportunity to check out the 1972 Ford F100 pickup modified by QA1 Continue reading “QA1 1965-1972 Ford F100 Front and Rear Coil Over Suspension Street Machine Nationals St. Paul V8TV”

On this episode of V8 Radio, Mike Clarke and Kevin Oeste chat about the recently completed 25th anniversary Hot Rod Power Tour and preview the Street Machine Nationals event series. Then they veer into a chat about their buddy and regular V8 Radio listener Frank Szymkowski’s sweet GTO being immortalized in a die-cast model! They cover hot wheels, die cast, and a few others before sharing stories about Dads and cars and how many of us got started in the car hobby in the first place. Oh yeah, there’s also automotive trivia and more!

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Mike Clarke and Kevin Oeste chat about the Street Machine Nationals and other summertime car events on this episode of V8 Radio! There’s also automotive trivia and some other tech tips, so there’s bound to be something for everyone on this show.

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The V8 Speed & Resto Shop brought 3 hot cars to the 35th Anniversary  Street Machine Nationals in DuQuoin, IL!    Come check out the event and see the LT4 powered silver 1969 Camaro, the 5.0 Coyote 1972 Bronco, and the Big Block 1969 Chevelle in person.    It was an awesome weekend of horsepower and hanging out with great people!   Video below!

This time, Mike and Kevin swap stories about two of the hottest summer automotive events, the Hot Rod Power Tour and the Street Machine Nationals in DuQuoin, IL! Mike and his buddy Robert cruised on several legs of the Power Tour, and Kevin and the V8TV crew were on hand at the Street Machine Nationals showing cars from the V8 Speed and Resto Shop and shooting V8TV Television coverage. This episode kicks off with another tricky set of trivia questions, and doesn’t let off the gas ’till the end!

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The V8TV crew is geared up for the 2017 Street Machine Nationals in DuQuoin, IL, as they will be on-hand all weekend shooting new V8TV Television show episodes and showing cars worked on in the V8 Speed & Resto Shop in Red Bud, IL.

“The Street Machine Nationals is a great event that is just jammed with awesome cars and great people, and that always makes for outstanding event coverage on V8TV” said Kevin Oeste, Host of V8TV. The new episodes will be shown nationally on V8TV airing Mondays on TUFF-TV, Rev’n, and The Action Channel, as well as online.

DuQuoin is also close to V8TV’s home at the V8 Speed & Resto Shop, so the crew will be displaying some very cool cars from the shop at the event.

Cars on hand will include a recently completed 1969 Chevrolet Camaro resto-mod featuring a fuel injected 350 with a 4-speed and modern updates based on classic Z-28 styling. Ford fans will dig the 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 street machine packing a dual-quad stroker 428 and a 4-speed, a car painted and tuned at the V8 Speed & Resto Shop. And since this is the 40th anniversary of Smokey & The Bandit, a sweet black 1978 Pontiac Trans Am Bandit SE will be shown featuring modern fuel injection, overdrive, and a roller-cammed Pontiac 400 under the hood.

“Everyone loves Bandit Trans Ams, and we just completed some cool upgrades on this one without detracting from the DNA of the car” Oeste adds.

Between showing the cars, shooting TV, and promoting their Drive In Cruise event coming up in August, the V8TV Crew will be busy the weekend of the Street Machine Nationals. “We always run into lots of shop customers and V8TV fans at the event, it’s like a big reunion” says Oeste. “It’s one of our favorite events to attend.”

Look for the cars and V8 Crew on-site, and keep an eye on http://www.v8tvshow.com or the V8TV Facebook page for updates on when the TV episodes will be airing. More information about the cars can be found at http://www.v8speedshop.com.

1964 Ford Galaxie shown at 2017 Street Machine Nationals in DuQuoin, IL
1969 Chevrolet Camaro shown at 2017 Street Machine Nationals in DuQuoin, IL