The Driver Suit Blog-Wheel Reviews-The Hot Rod Story-Drag Racing-1965

By David G. Firestone Hot Rod magazine first hit the shelves in January of 1948. Robert E. Petersen of Petersen Publishing Company published it, and NHRA founder Wally Parks was their first editor. It features tech tips, stories and many well designed and built hot rods. The NHRA or National Hot Rod Association and Hot […]

Wheel Reviews-The Devil on Wheels-1947

By David G. Firestone Kids who street race has been a movie trope for years now. From American Graffiti to The Fast and The Furious, there are no shortage of movies featuring street racing. But when did this tread start? Well, it’s not as straight forward as it might seem. Some movies aren’t so much […]

The Driver Suit Blog-Wheel Reviews-Speed-1936

By David G. Firestone First off, Happy New Year! 2020 is upon us, which means that for the month of January, I will spotlight some little-known racing movies. Before we get to this week’s review, I do have some housekeeping things I need to discuss. I had to make some difficult decisions in December. I […]

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Tracker-January 8, 2020

By David G. Firestone TEAM PENSKE #2 Brad Keselowski #2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang–No Change. A Brad Keselowski #2 Autotrader Ford Mustang–No change. C Brad Keselowski #2 Pirtek Ford Mustang-New sponsor for 2020, dark purple with yellow Penske template. F Brad Keselowski #2 Alliance Truck Parts Ford Mustang–No Change. A Brad Keselowski #2 Wabash National […]

The Driver Suit Blog-Nomex-The Core Of Driver Suits

By David G. Firestone Editor’s note: I had a Wheel Reviews prepared for this week, but after Bill Simpson’s passing, I felt like I should repost this as a tribute. I must have said the word Nomex a thousand times on this blog, but what exactly is Nomex? In short, it is a flame-resistant meta-aramid […]

The Driver Suit Blog-2019 Paint Scheme Leaderboard Part 4-The Grand Finale

By David G. Firestone Thanksgiving has passed, holiday music and decorations are abound, and the 2019 Paint Scheme Leaderboard is here! Here’s how the process works. I will rank all of the Cup Series teams by their paint scheme GPA. I will rank them by manufacturer, then all of them in one final list. There […]

The Driver Suit Blog-2019 Paint Scheme Leaderboard Part 3-Toyota

By David G. Firestone The 2019 Paint Scheme Leaderboard rolls on, this week, it’s the Toyota teams time to shine! 1-XCI Racing #81 Toyota Camry Rank Last Year: N/A Number of Schemes: 1 GPA: 4.00 2-Motorsports Business Management #66 Toyota Camry Rank Last Year: 3rd of 9 Number of Schemes: 14 GPA: 3.82 3-Gaunt Brothers […]