Labor Day Weekend Rolls In SoCal's Car Scene! 🌊 🚘️📸

iDSC Weekly - 8.27.25

Good morning,

Labor Day weekend mainstay happenings - check. New automotive events starting-up - check. Regular car shows motoring - check!

Everything rolling in Southern California’s car scene is here and linked below. Plus all the news I’ve curated for you.

As summer’s unofficial end draws near. Make your plans, take it all it, and always enjoy the ride!

Keep driving,

-T

VENTURA NATIONALS

More than two decades in the making and running strong. The Ventura Fairgrounds roar with the Ventura Nationals Hot Rod and Kustom Car Show!

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SOCAL CAR SHOW HOT LAP

Highlights in our headlights

S & K Hoses & Fittings! Engineered for excellence. Designed for durability.
Visit them in Simi Valley and online HERE!

NEWS

HEADLINES

• Big street racing bust in LA results in dozens of arrests

• California’s war on gasoline vehicles appears to continues

• Watch: My talk w/ SEMA on EV mandates ending + CA’s fight

• Germany’s auto industry getting crushed - ‘green’ suicide, not tariffs

• How EU’s continued ‘green’ initiatives could negatively impact US

• CA high-speed boondoggle needs just $1B more - a year! (for now)

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• $,7,500 EV tax credit ends soon - or does it?

• Elon says AI robotic future optimistic - not terrifying.

• Robotaxi testing continues to grow in big cities nationwide

• Funny: China car company gamifies road-rage resolution

TOP IT OFF

• Women In Motorsports Adds New SoCal Chapter

• RECALL: Chevy hollers Corvettes back - fuel leak issue

• NHTSA probing 1.4M Honda vehicles - possible engine failure

• Ill-advised speeding social media post by lawmaker scores fine

• Crazy contraption camper, toy-hauler offers high-tech rustic

ONTARIO VW HAS YOUR ID.BUZZ

The legend returns. Bringing youthful nostalgia back to one generation while driving another into the future. Check out the all-new electric Microbus reboot now!

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AND LABOR DAY SALES OFFERS HERE!

CAR SHOWS BY DAY

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VISTA ROD RUN

San Diego County’s Vista Rod Run is going full throttle this weekend - an annual automotive event not to be missed!

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Egge’s got the impossible-to-find parts you’ve been looking for! America’s last cast aluminum foundry is right here in SoCal. And you can get a free tour HERE!

LEGENDS CAR SHOW BY THE SEA

The Legends Car Club is at it again, hosting their annual charity car show by the Pacific with everything on the hood for the family friendly affair.

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AUGUST NIGHTS REMAINS HOT!

Orange County’s American Legion is taking its turn at heating up August nights. It’s cooking in Los Alamitos with all makes and models welcome!

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BY THE BEACH

Take a cool cruise into one of LA’s sweetest beach towns for Friday fun and get your weekend started off early!

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GOOD VIBES FRIDAY

Need a reason to ditch work entirely on Friday? This could very well be your start. Meet up with fellow SoCal Car Lovers and hit the road!

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WEEK 32 SHOWORT

El Seginations of SoCal Car Lovers!

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CZINGER

My buddy works for Czinger. The few-year-old hypercar company has delivered about 80 cars globally to date - starting price of $3M. In this recently release video you can see how that passenger-side front fender got banged up.

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