Join hosts Kevin Oeste and guest Mike “Q-Ball” Clarke on this episode of the V8 Radio Podcast as they dive into the excitement of the upcoming Street Machine Nationals event, chat about your car’s legacy, design a fantasy desert cruiser, share riveting automotive trivia, and have a few laughs along the way. Tune in for an engaging mix of car talk and fun—don’t forget to listen and subscribe today!
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.
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!
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!
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.
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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V8 Radio Podcast: Power Tour Wrap Up, Street Machine Nationals, Dads and Cars, Die Casts, Trivia, and More!
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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V8 Radio Podcast: Summer Events, Street Machine Nationals, More!
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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V8 Radio Podcast: 2017 Hot Rod Power Tour and Street Machine Nationals
