When someone says "Nordscheife" the last thing think of is snow. Unless of course your Andy Gulden. Then you think ice. And snow tires. And an open Formula car?
Showing posts with label snow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label snow. Show all posts
Winter Driver Safety and Education
In the dog days of summer, sometimes it's hard to think that soon it will be winter again... Are you ready?
Oh boy, this is gonna hurt...
It's one thing when professional race teams with their uber-dollars wreck; it's fairly easy to wrench all night with unlimited funds and manpower to make it to the next morning's starting line.
What's sucks is being a privateer, using every last bit of savings to make it to this one event, and then tearing up the very same car that could be your ride to work on Monday.
Keep that in mind the next time your at an HPDE with your daily driver...
The difference is there will be no cheering crowds when you roll, and no screaming fans when you continue on, car in pieces, in a vain attempt to salvage your run, but most importantly; salvaging your DIGNITY....
Now that's an epic blend...
Ken Block is a blending fiend.
DC Shoe mogul, WRC driver, Gymkhana viral YouTube pilot...
Overall generally a crazy guy who loves cars.
Did I mention he's an American? Hence the video choice on this July 4th.
Enjoy Ken's take on the ultimate winter ride on what could be the warmest day of the year for you.
Envy his ability to mix work and pleasure. I would imagine it's really easy for him to get up for "work" every day...
Yup, not only does he blend motorsports and life better than most, his job makes your's seem firmly in the realm of SUCK.
The new M5... the drool starts here...
Ahh, the M5. There are very few cars that stir the soul as effectively as BMW's M5. Maybe the fact that it's a wolf in sheep's clothing. Until that exhaust note hits your ears, you may mistake it for your neighbors vanilla 528i. Ok you may not, but some people would be fooled!
Bentley Ice Record
A Bentley convertible. On ice. With a parachute. Sorry, as cool as this could be, it SHOULD be filed under absolutely useless.
Ski-jumps and drop-tops
Yup, more ice and snow. Makes me think to a better time, when I can again take to the streets with my top down, rpm's up, wind in my hair... why wait? Sometimes driving with the roof folded back in snow is NOT the dumbest thing you can do with a convertible in winter... kids, don't try this at home!
IRC Rally Monte Carlo 2011
IRC reminds me of vintage Rally, minus the grainy picture. It's so much more fun to watch than WRC, so much more... I don't know... more grassroots?
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Let it SNOW!!! **UPDATED**
It's still snowing. It's been snowing since early afternoon here in New Jersey. 40 MPH winds were pushing drifts to hip level a few hours ago. Who knows how deep it is now...
A few words on tires.....
I've been in the business of cars for over 17 years. Countless times I hear comments such as "I have all-wheel drive, so I can drive in snow" or "My car is rear-wheel drive so I need to get a car I can drive in the winter".
And every time my answer is the same - GET DEDICATED WINTER TIRES!!! Some examples:
And every time my answer is the same - GET DEDICATED WINTER TIRES!!! Some examples:
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