Grassroots Upset At The 2011 RallyCar Sno*Drift Rally

Grassroots Upset At The 2011 RallyCar Sno*Drift Rally »

More than living up to its name, Sno*Drift Rally is the only winter rally on ...
Inside The New 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC [Specs]

Inside The New 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC [Specs] »

Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team recently debuted the Fiesta RS World Rally Car. The ...
Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS]

Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS] »

Based on the production Mini Countryman, the MINI WRC is a 1.6-liter turbocharged, all-wheel drive ...
Inside The Borg Warner EFR Turbocharger

Inside The Borg Warner EFR Turbocharger »

Borg Warner fashions the EFR turbine housing out of cast stainless steel, a material that ...
Dyno Test – 13whp In A Bottle – RSR RAN UP Oil Additive

Dyno Test – 13whp In A Bottle – RSR RAN UP Oil Additive »

As RSR tells it, nano technology is basically a dispersion of certain elements to a ...
Porsche Debuts 563hp 918 RSR Concept

Porsche Debuts 563hp 918 RSR Concept »

Powering the 918 RSR Concept is an “updated” 563hp, 10,300RPM V8 engine, based on the ...
Articles about “tire”
DTM Goes Korean With Hankook Tire

DTM Goes Korean With Hankook Tire

DTM has recently signed a three-year contract to make Hankook Tire the exclusive supplier for its series. After Dunlop pulled out of the series in late 2010, the series was left without an official tire for the 2011 season.

May 18th, 2011 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »

700hp Falken Supercharged E92 BMW M3 – SEMA 2010

700hp Falken Supercharged E92 BMW M3 – SEMA 2010

Ed Ng takes a quick look at the 700hp Gintani supercharged E92 BMW M3 in the Falken Tire booth. On display at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

November 3rd, 2010 | Filed under Tuned Cars | Read More »

Released – Continental ProContact All-Season Tire

Released – Continental ProContact All-Season Tire

Continental Tire introduces its most innovative new tire line to date, the ProContact with EcoPlus Technology. This premium all-season tire was developed to deliver improved fuel economy, treadwear and reduce harmful CO2 emissions.

June 1st, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »

Falken’s ALMS Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

Falken’s ALMS Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

Up close with Falken’s 911 GT3 RSR. This 2010 GT3 RSR is raced in the GT2 class of the ALMS race series with Falken slick tires. Driven by factory driver Wolf Henzler and Bryan Sellers.

April 21st, 2010 | Filed under Videos | Read More »

Review – Nitto NT05 Tires

Review – Nitto NT05 Tires

The NT05 is Nitto’s latest maximum performance offering. With a low UTQG rating of 200, it’s matched up against the usual SCCA Street Touring standouts like the Falken RT-615, Yokohama Advan Neova, Toyo R1R, Hankook RS-3 and Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1.

February 12th, 2010 | Filed under Parts Reviews | Read More »

Falken Porsche GT3 RSR – Behind The Scenes

Falken Porsche GT3 RSR – Behind The Scenes

The most highly developed 911 racing chassis sold by Porsche Motorsport, the 911 GT3 RSR is a stripped out and reworked racecar that weighs about 2,700lbs and puts out 450hp through an air inlet restrictor. Falken Tire’s racecar was hand-built in Weissach, Germany and then flown straight to California for delivery.

February 11th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

Tire Tech – How To Read Manufacture Dates

Tire Tech – How To Read Manufacture Dates

Ask for the tire manufacture date and aim to buy performance tires that are at least less than half a year old. If the shop doesn’t know the manufacture date or how to check, take a look for yourself.

January 17th, 2010 | Filed under Tech | Read More »

Tire Tech – How To Read A Tire Sidewall

Tire Tech – How To Read A Tire Sidewall

Tires are simple to understand, right? They’re all black, round and made of rubber. As long as they fit around the wheel, they should be good. Not really.

January 5th, 2010 | Filed under Tech | Read More »

Review – Continental Extreme Contact DW DWS Tires

Review – Continental Extreme Contact DW DWS Tires

For the average real world driver, the Continental ExtremeContact DW provides a better balance between cost and performance and will provide more than enough grip for the street and, occasionally, the track.

December 21st, 2009 | Filed under Parts Reviews | Read More »

Review – Yokohama Advan Neova Tire

Review – Yokohama Advan Neova Tire

The Yokohama Advan Neova tire displayed high grip and sharp steering feedback on track, especially through the very quick Turn 2 (average 87 mph) and Turn 8 (average 119 mph) areas.

October 9th, 2009 | Filed under Parts Reviews | Read More »

Review – Toyo R1R Tires

Review – Toyo R1R Tires

Toyo sells other tires for those purposes that are both quieter and longer lasting. The R1R is an r-compound racing tire disguised as a DOT street tire. But if you’re interested in putting every last bit of power down to the ground or autocross in the SCCA’s Street Touring class, then please read on.

August 20th, 2009 | Filed under Parts Reviews | Read More »

Review – Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT Tires

Review – Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT Tires

At the moment, it seems most tire companies just want to go to war in the performance street tire market. With outright handling records and SCCA Street Touring autocross national championships on the line, numerous tires have been released with 180 or lower UTQG ratings.

July 13th, 2009 | Filed under Parts Reviews | Read More »

BF Goodrich KDW Challenge – Las Vegas

BF Goodrich KDW Challenge – Las Vegas

The concept was simple – regular people, tuned cars and professional drivers. BF Goodrich decided to pump some new attention into their g-Force T/A KDW dry/wet street tire with the KDW Challenge.

July 1st, 2009 | Filed under Tuned Cars | Read More »