- IndyCar Race Tickets
This year you can find some great prices on kentucky speedway indy race tickets making a trip to the race more affordable. The IndyCar Series will once again be running the Meijer Indy 300 at the Kentucky Speedway and with the economy on a down turn kentucky speedway has made a decision to release some “Big Deals” in order to keep people coming out too the race track.
These deal packages are focused on saving the fans money off the regular price while still providing every attendee with an exhilarating race experience. One of the new events that is being added to the IRL race day is a prerace concert performance by a nationally recognized artist, sure to get the fans engines reving for the race.
April 30th, 2009 | Posted in Kentucky Speedway, Tickets | No Comments
- Remote Controlled Race Cars, Funny Cars, Stock Cars And Drift Cars
We had a reader request our help in trying to find a john force remote controlled funny car. We put a couple of days into the search but with no success. At this time it just doesn’t appear to be any driver theme remote controlled drag cars for sale to the public. You can find some great john force family model collector cars but none are remote.
If you really want a racing themed remote controlled car than there are some great alternatives for you, from the: Nitro RC Dragster, Traxxas Stadium Truck, After Burner Funny Car, as well as, the RC Baja Off Road Buggy and the Toyota Supra Electric RC Drift Car. Any one of these remote racing cars can reach speeds well over 50 mph and all come with a transmitter as part of the package.
For this readers sake if you happen to come across a John Force themed remote controlled car than take a second, if you could, and leave the source info in the comment section. We’re sure she would appreciate it!
April 29th, 2009 | Posted in John Force Racing | No Comments
- Using Wear Pins Or Wear Holes To Measure Nascar Rubber
Did you ever wonder why the rubber on nascar tires are blowtorched and scraped after practice laps and throughout an actual race? Well we’ve got the answer to this interesting “Did You Know” question. This method is used in order to get a measurement on how little or how much a tire is wearing down.
In Nascar the Goodyear tires that every team uses are smooth, which allows the race cars to get better gripping on the track. Rubber is a great material for creating friction and that’s why race tires are made of it. When a stock car is racing around a track at 180 mph the tires rubber actually begins changing form under the intense heat that is generated, and the rubber in return will take form around any protrusions or dips created from the contact between the track and the tire. For this reason every tire is built with five or six small holes in them, called wear pins or wear holes.
These wear holes allow you to go back, after the tires have been run in practice or race laps, and get a real time measurement of how each tire is wearing down. Now because so much debris and old rubber has accumulated on the tires the only way to clear the surface of the tire itself, so that the wear pin holes can be measured, is by scrapping this debris off. The easiest way to do this is by using a blowtorch and a scraper.
You take the blowtorch and use it to heat up the tires surface so that the rubber becomes soft and fluid like. When the rubber is like this all it takes is a putty knife or a flat edge to scrape away all the build up so that the wear pins are visible. This process is quick, intense and efficient like everything else that a nascar race team is trying to perfect on the track.
April 27th, 2009 | Posted in "Did You Know" | No Comments
- 2009 Aaron’s 499 Begins With 14 Car Crash And Ends With Edwards Flip
Pretty much every fan knows that this 2.66 mile track is the fastest in the Sprint Cup series, one of the many interesting facts about Talladega Superspeedway. And some of you fans may even know that this track is so huge that the infield is a staggering 212 acres and can hold nearly 200 football fields within its tri oval alone.
So with those easy facts out of the way, we have managed to come up with some “Did You Knows” that you probably didn’t know. For starters did you know that when Talladega was completed many stock car drivers in nascar actually boycotted the track for fear the tires couldn’t handle the combination of the speedways high banking and super fast speeds.
In 1982 the first 200 mph race was run at this track and just a short time after that Nascar recorded its first race that averaged over 200 mph, 207 to be exact. Because of these neck braking speeds and the eye popping crashes that came of as a result, Nascar responded by implementing the mandatory use of restrictor plates at Talladega.
Some of the most historic crashes, each labeled ” The Big One”, at talladega super speedway involved Bobby Allison in 1987, Elliot Sadler ( flips and barrel rolls ), Rusty Wallace ( flip in the air standing straight up ) and the 22 car pile up back in 2007 which was and still is the biggest crash probably in race car history.
Every driver wants to win a race at this speedway but no one has owned Talladega the way the Earnhardt family has. Dale Earnhardt has won 10 times at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in the course of his racing career including his last official Nascar win. And Dale Jr. has also had success in this restrictor plate race, actually recording his first Nascar win back in 2002 at Talladega and he also holds the title of being the only driver in nascar history to win four consecutive times on this track.
This year Dale Jr. was looking to win the fourth straight Talladega race for car owner Rick Hendrick but unfortunately it was not to be as he finished the race second behind No.09 Brad Keselowski who was able to record his first victory beating out Edwards and Dale.
The win didn’t come easy, early in the race with only 8 laps of the Aaron’s 499 completed no.17 Matt Kennseth makes contact with no.24 Jeff Gordon sparking a 14 car crash. And then on the last lap of the race Brad, in his no.09 car, tried to get around leader Carl Edwards as they raced down the backstretch and in the process he bumped the rear corner panel of no.99 car , sending Edwards into an air born flip that saw him crash into the fence/barrier and stopped about a 100ft short of the finish line
April 26th, 2009 | Posted in "Did You Know" | No Comments
- NHRA Funny Car Champion John Force Racing
If you are a fan of the NHRA than check out these john force wallpaper that we here at RaceFan365 think our some of the best on the web. John Force is legendary in funny car drag racing, with 14 career Funny Car Championships and has racked up over a 126 victories in his on going career as driver. John Force Racing doesn’t just include him, he also has as a part of his NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Team: Robert Hight, Mike Neff and john’s three daughters Ashley Force, Brittany Force and Courtney Force who all are drag racers and PRETTY talented ones to date.
April 24th, 2009 | Posted in John Force Racing | No Comments
- Racing Games For Gaming Devices And Free PC
If you can’t get behind the steering wheel to drive a real race car then the next best thing might be to grab a controller and play car racing games. Now we know that playing a race car game can never be as exhilarating as driving a hot lap on a race track, but with a little imagination maybe it’s a close second. If you are looking for racing games to play there are a few options that you can choose from.
First we can’t go any further without recognizing Electronic Arts ( EA ), which is the world’s #1 independent publisher and developer of video games, including racing games for PC’s and home gaming devices. If you are looking for free racing games to play on your computer than your best bet is the internet. There are hundreds of free race games on the web that you can download onto your pc and play an unlimited number of times for no money at all.
If you are a owner of a gaming console like Nintendo, Xbox or Playstation don’t worry there are tons of racing games for these devices also. The only catch is that they are not free, you will have to dole out some cash to purchase your racing game of choice. If you have some favorite racing games that you think our readers would also enjoy playing than leave us a comment with the info. I’m sure we all would enjoy playing them if they’re any good.
April 23rd, 2009 | Posted in Racing Games | No Comments
- Red Seal Auto Service Technician Certification
We attempted to help a reader out by joining the search to find any red seal sample questions auto service technician field and unfortunately we came up empty. With the prestige and recognition that comes with being a Red Seal Technician it’s probably a safe bet that the questions on these tests are kept within the highest level of secrecy.
Becoming a Red Seal in your trade allows you to be nationally certified and able to work anywhere in the country as a legitimate expert in your field. Passing this test is a big thing, so if you’ve had better results in your search take a moment and leave a comment with the info, other readers would surely appreciate and benefit from it.
April 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Cars & Careers | No Comments
- Steering Wheel Covers By Wheelskins
If you are looking for a steering wheel cover than wheelskins will probably be your first stop considering that they have been servicing the market since 1977. Wheelskins specializes in supplying genuine leather steering wheel covers, driving gloves and replacement gear shift boots to New Car Dealers, Upscale Accessory Stores, Upholstery & Trim Shops, Catalog and Internet Retailers within the automotive aftermarket industry.
Wheel Skins offers the perfect replacement for any worn out factory steering wheel and their hold on a significant share of the market gives proof to the quality of product that they put out. You can either order your leather accessories directly from the company or through a dealer in your local area. Because of their reputation for quality, finding a retailer that carries wheelskin products should be easy.
April 20th, 2009 | Posted in Steering Wheels | No Comments
- Wheelskins Dominates Online Market Of Leather Steering Wheel Covers
For those car owners who really get into the driving experience either a pair of leather driving gloves or a leather steering wheel cover is a must. No matter what type of vehicle you drive, nor the color of interior in it, shouldn’t make a difference when it comes to finding a genuine leather steering wheel cover to match. In the online market wheelskins and sportgrip appear to have the steering wheel cover market locked up.
Between the two you should have no problem finding any color of quality hand crafted, custom fitting covers to go on your steering wheel. Both companies sale steering wheel slip ons that are made of quality leather and designed for a easy installed precise fit. Once you make your purchase of one, we would like to hear back from you in the comment section as to how your choice of covers is working out for you.
April 19th, 2009 | Posted in Steering Wheels | No Comments
- Sanderson Headers Are Real Hot Rod Headers
It doesn’t get any better than sanderson headers design to provide the most precise fit based on the measurements of your make or model vehicle. Not only does the company offer pre fitted in stock headers that you can get off their website or through their catalog but they also custom fabricate headers for your specific application.
Sanderson Headers Company pride themselves on building headers that are made to fit an exact motor in a specific car. Because they construct headers this way the customer avoids the headaches that come when it is time to fit the components on the car. Along as you provide them with the correct measurements sanderson’s headers will go on with the least amount of effort needed and you won’t have to worry about running into configuration problems with the alignment due to the placement of your vehicles engine or other parts connected to your steering and chassis.
You just can’t get a better built precision header for your hot rod or street racer than these and they have years of loyal users to show for it.
April 18th, 2009 | Posted in Auto Parts | No Comments
