How to Find Custom Tire Sizes

Another video in our “Wheel/Tire series, this one will help you figure out how to plus size or choose custom wheels and tires that will fit your vehicle. Take some of the guesswork out of your wheel and tire upgrade. Watch this video and learn more:

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Photo Gallery: Blue Suede Cruise 2013—Racing Edition

Norwalk, OH. – We enjoyed looking through our first Blue Suede Cruise gallery. So, we’re going to publish some more. We spotted some purpose-built race cars we really liked when visiting Summit Motorsports Park last weekend, as well as some folks who just wanted to get their cars on the track. Check out our gallery below. It’s

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Photo Gallery: Blue Suede Cruise 2013

Norwalk, OH. — The 2013 edition of the Blue Suede Cruise at Summit Motorsports Park was bigger, better, louder, and faster than what we saw last year. We’re going to share a bunch of the cars we spotted over the coming days. Here’s our first photo gallery. Enjoy!   [portfolio_slideshow id=20977] Photos by Lori Sams    

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How to Choose the Right Tires

Another video in Wheel/Tire series, this one will help you figure out how to choose the best tires for your vehicle. How important is speed rating? What are directional tires? How important are seasonal tires? These questions, and more, are answered in this latest Summit Racing Quick Flicks video. Watch it here:

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How to Mount Wheels and Tires to Your Vehicle

Another video in our Wheel/Tire series, this one covers the basics of properly mounting wheels and tires to your vehicle, including tips for avoiding cracks and scratches by not over-tightening the lug nuts. Watch the video here:

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Snake & Mongoose Movie to Shine Spotlight on Drag Racing

Two drag racing legends revolutionized motorsports in 1970 when they worked out a deal with Mattel Inc. that made the toy-making giant’s new Hot Wheels brand the sport’s first corporate sponsor. Mattel put logos on dragsters and put real-life drivers into Hot Wheels television commercials. Mattel was the first non-automotive corporate sponsor in professional racing

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Lot Shots: The Special Goodguys Edition

As thousands of hotrodders migrated toward Columbus, OH from various parts of the United States and Canada for the Goodguys show this weekend—the 16th PPG Nationals at the Ohio Expo Center—many chose to pit stop at the Summit Racing Equipment Retail Super Store in Tallmadge, OH, an Akron suburb just about two hours by car

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How to Wash Your Dirt Bike (Like, The Actual Right Way)

We know. It seems like a no-brainer. And maybe for you, it is. But washing your bike incorrectly can literally cause more damage than the rigors of racing. So, let’s go over some routine dirt bike washing tips that can extend the life of your dirt bike components and keep it looking even more inviting

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Happy 60th Birthday Chevy Corvette: A Trip Down Memory Lane

The Chevrolet Corvette is not for everyone. But it is for us. In the pantheon of American sports cars, past and present, it is without equal. Certainly the Ford Thunderbird was a superior automobile in the early years of Corvette development. And high-end Mustangs can more than hold their own. The Viper? Outstanding. But not

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