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Tire Rack will mount and balance winter tires on a set of steelies for about 1200 bucks and deliver them to my door.  Imma check with the local guys and see if they can get close to that, otherwise Tire Rack is the way to go. Read more

Gods yes. I live in a crazy place where I needed studded snow tires on my non 4WD vehicles to get home. Get some cheap steel wheels and mount the best snow/ice tires you can afford.
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I find it weird when people don’t have a dedicated set of winter wheels.  People who think their AWD is fine and don’t buy winter tires in winter climates are just wrong.  So we don’t need to talk about them.  Once they have the tires though…an extra set of wheels can be cheap. Multiple makers make “winter wheels” Read more

If you buy your winter wheel and tire package from Belle Tire they will store them free of charge for you in the summer (and your summers in the winter).  At least, they offered that a few years ago, not sure if they still are. Read more

*Cadillac forced to pull out of F1 due to co-op funding dispute with gm over logo use* Read more

Before you know it, F1 will be racing on oval tracks and the cars will sport Pabst Blue Ribbon livery. Read more

It’s not a real Cadillac if they don’t put the ducks back on the crest!

They will hire the definitely American driver Danny Rick Cardo.
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Single handedly make the world a worse place, and make some money doing it” is the overriding principal of Donald Trump and everyone involved with him. Read more

I had the opportunity to visit the Honda Collection Hall when I was in Japan for work. The mechanics were running an RC166 outside to get it warmed up for a lap. The sound is difficult to describe. You felt it, but in a different way that any other machine that emits sound. And I have not heard a recording (video or Read more

I read at the time that Lewis did more laps than he was supposed to do. Lewis responded:

Motorcycle LSR is a special kind of crazy. We go out to watch them run at El Mirage a couple times a year. The struggle for traction is real.

What’s a soul going for these days? I hear that's the price of going racing. Read more

Whatever you pay, charge it. It’s likely you won’t live to see the bill at the end of the month :) Read more

If you really want to do this, start at $5K. Read more