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- Another beautiful day, a bit of driving lined up later but whilst its cool I'm enjoying modifying this V8 in the sun http://t.co/pDHmUYNH 1 day ago
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- Thanks for all the kind mentions today. I have been busy playing cars all day, but will reply to you all this evening. Cheers. 2 days ago
- The sun is shining, the roads are warm, tyres checked and pressure adjusted, tank filled, hello weekend here we come! 2 days ago
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Winter tyres – the truth
If you don’t have winter tyres this winter you may be wondering what all the fuss is about, and hopefully when you open the curtains in the morning to find a few inches of snow you will very sensibly leave … Continue reading
Posted in Technology Explained.
Tagged grip, ice, skid, slip, snow, spin, traction, tread, Winter tyres
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Sterling Engines
One of the great problems with a conventional car engine is that most of the fuel’s energy gets thrown away through the exhaust (about 30%) and radiator (another 30%ish), in fact your car engine is lucky to extract 33% of … Continue reading
