Browsing all posts tagged with tires.
Sunday, March 27th, 2011, in
Cars & RacingEver. Despite the still-freezing-weather, I chose to have my summer tires mounted this past Friday. Fortunately when I bought the car, they were immediately removed (with only 5 miles) and put in storage. Now, they’re back on the car. Brand new tires for $0. Win. And because of my ridiculous paranoia, I made sure to look over my car before I took it in. I even took a quick photo of each wheel, since those [...]
Thursday, July 1st, 2010, in
Cars & RacingGoing back to my previous post for a few minutes, I’ve been looking at a lot of different specs and stats on each of the cars. I’ve actually now started getting beyond manufacturer specs and looking at relevant details that might become important to me along the way. The first thing I added to my spreadsheet was the current SCCA Solo (autox) class each car would be in. Currently I’m in ST with my tC [...]
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010, in
Cars & RacingWhen it comes to autox, I would call it one of the very few things that I truly enjoy doing anytime I get to do it. Even on a bad day I’m still having a good time. Normally every year you would try to improve in some way – whether it is the car or the driver or both. Usually you try for both. It’s common that many drivers spend their off season buying parts, [...]
Thursday, February 11th, 2010, in
Cars & RacingThis is just something that has been bothering me ever since I got into cars. Just want to vent a bit and share some info. First thing is first: Camber is not the devil. When I put my adjustable camber bolts on the front of my car and requested alignment at -2° camber up front you could have sworn the guys at the shop (Kent Brown Toyota in this case) thought I was absolutely insane. [...]
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009, in
Debt & CreditIt seems this month was not as good as past months. My decrease in debt is a bit less than previous months but I think that I know why. Since last month involved paying off my Best Buy card and this month involved not as much money, I stuck to paying minimum payments. I also wasn’t sure yet what I was doing with my goalsharing or taxes. Of course at this point, the extra money [...]
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009, in
Cars & RacingIt’s about that time of year again… tire shopping season is approaching. I’ve narrowed down to three choices at this point. Last year’s choice… the Falken Azenis RT-615 – which is kind of the “tried and true” autocross tire. Used by many, loved by all. It’s a fantastic budget option. A new comer and competitor to the 615, the Kumho Ecsta XS is also now a choice. It’s apparently a brand new tire but apparently [...]
