by rodshegem | Jul 18, 2018 | Automobiles, Blog, Rod Shegem |
Changing a car’s engine oil, as recommended by the automaker, is arguably the single most important form of preventive automotive maintenance. All gas-powered cars use oil to reduce friction and heat in the engine while also moving particulate matter away from...
by rodshegem | Jun 21, 2018 | Automobiles, Blog, Racing, Rod Shegem |
On a stormy summer Friday in June of 2016, Dime Racing driver Frankie Montecalvo faced a challenge: handling a car with a loose back end. Montecalvo was racing in Road America, a race track near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin – one that attracts around 800,000 people...
by rodshegem | Jun 21, 2018 | Automobiles, Blog, Racing, Rod Shegem |
Formula One race cars are the fastest, most technologically advanced road course racing vehicles on the planet. Their insane speed and handling are the result of the collaboration of top minds in the fields of engineering, electronics, and design. How do these marvels...
by rodshegem | May 25, 2018 | Automobiles, Blog, Racing, Rod Shegem |
When you heard the word “race”, what comes to mind is some form of competition, whether it is running, biking, driving, swimming, and so on. The first automotive race was a bit different, however, in that it actually wasn’t a race. Constructed by the Le Petit Journal,...
by rodshegem | Apr 26, 2018 | Automobiles, Blog, Racing, Rod Shegem |
Not long after the creation of the gasoline-fueled internal-combustion engine in the 1880s, humanity concocted the idea of organizing an automobile competition. The first organized competition was a reliability test, held in 1894 from Paris to Rouen, France. The...
