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Tire wars are a controversial practice: on the one hand, they promote technical innovation, forcing tire manufacturers to "push the limits" of their tire manufacture. On the other hand, when all event competitors plan to stretch their tires' performance envelope , the event risks widespread tire failures that can reduce driver safety; such a ...
The Cars We Love to Hate by Eric Peters. Dan Neil wrote of the 1980 small block Corvette, "[California state regs] required that the barely adequate 350 cu in (5.7 L) small-block in the 1980 Corvette be replaced with a wholly inadequate 305 V8, putting out 180 hp of pure shame.
These off-road tires provide their maximum grip on loose surfaces, but on paved surfaces the smaller contact patch affords less traction as compared to street tires. Tires with less aggressive knobs (smaller knobs and the shape of the tread cross-section closer to that of street tires) can provide a compromise, giving less grip off-road, but a ...
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A high school cross-country star in Tennessee died while on a run in his neighborhood amid scorching temperatures, school district officials said. Tristen Franklin, 15, ...
Hoosier Racing Tire was founded in 1957 in Lakeville, Indiana by stock car racer Robert Newton, and Joyce Newton. Newton wished to design a faster tire compound to gain an advantage against fellow racers. This was done by retreading street tires in order to obtain a compound that would adequately gain enough traction.
In 1966 he joined Ed Pearlman and two other teams to set a new record time for a four-wheeled vehicle to cross the Baja California peninsula. [1] Pearlman and Cepek crossed the desert in 56 hours, second place behind Claude Dozier and Ed Orr 's 41 hours and 45 minutes.
Vogue Tyre and Rubber Co., also known as Vogue Tyre, is an American company providing custom luxury tires, wheels, and car accessories. [3] The company was founded in 1914 in Chicago, Illinois by Harry Hower and then in 1940, sold to Lloyd O. Dodson who remained its chairman [4] until his death in March 1996. [5]