August Drives the Hottest Cool Car Nights 🌶️ 🌃😎 🚘️

iDSC Weekly - 8.13.25

Good morning,

Another full tank of automotive events are rolling throughout Southern California.

And the ‘Hot August’ themed shows continue running strong! All the fun is linked below.

Of course, all the news I’ve curated for you is linked down there too. For the Steve McQueen diehards there’s a new documentary that you probably want to check out.

Keep driving!

-T

MAIN STREET SHOW

LA County’s city of El Segundo sets the stage for it’s annual cool car festival. Bringing out the whole community for sweet rides and family fun!

INFO HERE →

SOCAL CAR SHOW HOT LAP

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NEWS

HEADLINES

• Carjacker being pursued by cops in LA gets away.

• Truck tire flies thru window on SoCal highway killing driver

• Mercedes CEO warns disaster, tells EU to sober up on ice ban

• Steve McQueen TV documentary highlights “King of Cool”

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• As $7,500 tax credits expire EV sales are fully charged

• Ford apparently still leaning in on EV trucks… hmm.

• GM defies WH with plan to import China EV batteries

• GM restarts driverless car program - post accident

• Tesla robotaxi gets greenlight in Texas

• Delivery drones are becoming a thing!?

TOP IT OFF

• Recall: Ford hollering back - axle bolts 

• Kia customers file post-recall complaints - probe launched

• Porsche driver gets clocked @199 mph on Autobahn

• NASCAR driver celebrating in victory lane breaks collar bone

CAR SHOWS BY DAY

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OCEANSIDE HONORS VETERANS

San Diego County’s city of Oceanside is honoring veterans with a car show at the local Elks Lodge. The great cause rolls from morning to early afternoon!

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HOT AUGUST

Pomona is the place and at least one night in August is getting hot! The Rotary is running this one. So you know it’ll be fine tuned and supporting a great cause.
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MORE HOT AUGUST

If you’ve never been to the SoCal Railway Museum, this car show is a great reason to go. Sweet rides set with cool railroad exhibits create a super-unique experience.

INFO HERE →

WINGS OVER CAMARILLO

Ventura County’s Camarillo airport is flying into car show action with its annual event. And its’s got so much to offer it’s spanning the entire weekend!

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NORTH SOUTH RUN

Another all-weekend long annual automotive shindig. F100’s are running the distance and it’s a sight to see, even if you don’t have the right ride to enter.

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WEEK 32 SHOW REPORT

Surf City, USA delivers it’s annual Veterans Car Show with a heavy does of interesting automotive inventions. And Scot S has the report.

MORE HERE →