Tom Hoffman will be looking to defend his Victory NSS championship at Gateway. (Dennis Mothershed photo)

The fifth annual St. Louis Nostalgia Rendezvous (@STLRendezvous) will take place this weekend (May 11-12) at Gateway Motorsports Park just across the Mississippi River from downtown St. Louis in Madison, IL.

The racing will consist of the Victory Nostalgia Super Stocks, five nostalgia Funny Cars, Gassers, and the Nostalgia Drag Racing League. Oher entertainment is actor Butch Patrick (TV’s Eddie Munster) and the “Munster Coach” and “Dragula” cars, a hot rod show of 1969 and older cars, Las Vegas rockabilly bands: The Royal Hounds, Thee Swank Bastards, and Danny Dean & The Homewreckers. A pin-up girl contest, pinstripers, and plenty more are on the bill.  [05/11/18]

The Aeroquip Heads Up Race rescheduled for Friday, May 11, at Milan, MI, has been moved once more. It will now be held Friday, June 1 -- Mother Nature willing. [05/11/18]

The Grudge Race television show will be filming during the NMCA Bluegrass Nationals at Bowling Green, KY, on May 17-19.

Pullin Media, which is well known for its PINKS and PINKS All-Out series, will be filming the show’s next season, which airs on NBC Sports.

“We are excited to host Stephen Pullin, host Willie B, and the production crew as it presents a unique opportunity for NMCA racers and other enthusiasts to get some quality airtime on national television,” said NMCA general manager Rollie Miller.

Fans will enjoy being part of a major TV production as they can watch the negotiations and racing of Grudge Race. The filming will begin Thursday and conclude on Saturday with Sunday reserved for extra filming if the need arises.   [05/11/18]

Julie Walker, Sales Director for Really Useful Products Ltd, who sponsored the book, with Martyn Goddard and the Mercedes 220A convertible painted by Hiro Yamagata at the book launch at the RAC Club in London.

A world-renowned photographer, an unusual car, and a respected entrepreneur all added up to the launch of a new book: Rock ‘N’ Roll and Fast Cars Volume II.

The launch was held at the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall on Friday, April 27. The photographer was Martyn Goddard, who has been shooting cars and rock bands for more than 30 years. The unusual car on display in the club´s rotunda was a rare 1952 Mercedes 220A Convertible painted by Hiro Yamagata and is believed to be the first car from the artist’s collection Earthly Paradise to ever be on display in the UK. The entrepreneur was Mike Pickles, who set up the Really Useful Products company known for their “Really Useful Box” and has sponsored both volumes I and II of the book.

The book is an eclectic mix of photographs of some of the most famous bands and rock artists in the world combined with the most iconic cars and drivers, and shows a lifetime behind the lens.

The music part is narrated by Martyn and is a fast-moving summary of each assignment featured along with the resulting images of artists such as Blondie, The Jam and The Cure to name just a few.

The fast cars section combines text from the magazine articles with the images Martyn took. This in itself is a great history of the evolution of photo journalism as the earlier text seems so dated and slow moving with a greater emphasis on the photography equipment used in contrast to the current style of fast moving text just supported by the image.  [05/11/18]

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