911 Sno*Drift Pilgrimage

The end of January saw our annual pilgrimage to the Sno*Drift Rally about 4 hours north of us in Atlanta, Michigan. Despite the name This particular Atlanta normally offers frigid temperatures and lots of snow but this more resembled its warmer namesake to the south. Much of the snow had melted and refrozen during the preceeding week making the roads an giant, elongated ice rink. Still, as we were only...

World Challenge Focus Says "Goodbye"

Sorry to have to report we sold our World Challenge Focus. We didn't mean to but someone made us a good offer at the right time so we decided to let it go. We've had it a good few years and it has done a wonderful job of looking cool in the showroom but it was never a priority for us so moving it on will ensure it lives once...

World Challenge Focus Splutters To Life

We've actually been working on this car recently. You know how we said it used to be owned by Oakland University? Well a group of students from there were visiting the shop, saw it and got very excited about fixing it up. How could we say "no"? So what did we achieve? Well we got the engine running with a lot of help from our friend Fabrizio of  Racing Tech....

BRAID Wheel Shipment

We recently received a wheel shipment from BRAID and thought we'd share some of the more unusual and interesting wheels with you: FULLRACE T ACROPOLIS FLAT BLACK Now available as a no-cost option we've never seen this popular gravel rally wheel in this color before though it's always been available. We think it just looks so purposeful we had to share it. The Fullrace T Acropolis is our strongest gravel...

TIM Heads to Sno*Drift

Last weekend was our annual pilgrimage up north to the Sno*Drift Rally. As usual we had a vendor booth and used the Carrera RX in our display and to go spectate. However, before we set off we had some winter prep to take care of. Our 911 does not get very warm in the winter, the inside does but the oil does not. We rarely see it rise above 160F...

BRAID Wheels 40th Anniversary Trip

We were honored to be invited out to Barcelona last month to help BRAID celebrate their 40th year in business. They put on a fantastic series of events and really looked after us well. It was great to mingle with other BRAID dealers from all around Europe, see the new exciting wheels coming for 2017 and get to sit in their Legier LMP3 car for a few laps around the...

BRAID BZ and Michelin TB15: The Perfect Marriage of Form and Function

  One of the most popular requests we get is to supply wheels for Porsche 911 RSR backdate projects or sometimes even actual RSRs. These cars ran very special 15" Fuchs wheels in 9" and 11" widths but original wheels are now collector's items, if you can even find them and then you'd probably never want to drive on them.   WHEELS So BRAID have a solution with their BZ...

Lake Superior Performance Rally

This past weekend, along with a few friends we were invited up to show off our historic rally cars at the Lake Superior Performance Rally (previously Press On Regardless) on the beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.That's Peninsula Squared! From the display in the spectator guide it looks like the were expecting us.   It's quite a long tow for us from all the way down state so we...

Empire Hill Climb Revival

Another outing for the 911 Carrera RX, this time with a bit of speed involved; only a bit mind. We were happy to sponsor the 3rd iteration of the Empire Hill Climb Revival in Empire, Michigan again this year and as a bonus they let us use the car as course opening vehicle. This meant our duties were to lead the convoy of race cars from the village center to...

16" RallyCross Package for WRX, STI, EVO and more!

For a while now we have offered and affordable small brake kit for STI and EVO owners wishing to run 15" rally tires on their Rally or RallyCross cars. Well now we've found a 16" rally tire and a 16" rally wheel from BRAID that will fit over the stock big brakes. The wheels are BRAID Fullrace A 16x7. A tarmac rally wheel but built extra tough in this size...

Big BRAID Shipment

We had a Shipment come from BRAID this week with some pretty tasty morsels on it. Here's a selection. Winrace T in 17x7.5 winrace T by Team Illuminata Motorsport, on Flickr winraceT by Team Illuminata Motorsport, on Flickr Winrace A in 13x7 and 13x8 winraceA 13x8 by Team Illuminata Motorsport, on Flickr winraceA13x8 by Team Illuminata Motorsport, on Flickr winraceA13 by Team Illuminata Motorsport, on Flickr Fullrace A in 16x7...

TIM at Pebble Beach

We were fortunate to be able to travel to Pebble Beach for the Monterrey Car Week last week; our second trip to California this year. Maybe we should open a satellite office there. We didn't stay for the Concours itself as we flew back in time to enjoy some Woodward Dream Cruise activities which made for an interesting Juxtaposition to say the least. No, we didn't take the All Show...

Concours d'Elegance of America, Rally Car Edition

We took the "All Show and All Go" 911 to the Concours d'Elegance of America over the weekend to hang out with some other rally cars. There were two groups invited to this concours: real works rally cars with provenance and the rest of us "pretenders". We all participated in the peripheral cars and coffee type events but only the provenance-full cars were allowed on the concours field. The rest...

Group B Rally Car Show

 Ever wanted to see a Lancia 037 or Delta S4 in person? How about a Lancia Stratos or a Rothmans Escort? Did you ever think you might actually hear a Group B Audi Quattro drive by? Well next weekend you can, if you are in Plymouth, Michigan that is. July 29-31 sees the running of the 39th Concours d'Elegance of America and it has a rally car class. That's right, Group...

BRAID's New Test Vehicle

BRAID TEST CAR The best and sophisticated wheel research power tool It has been recently presented at the Barcelona Circuit the new testing car for BRAID, the Spanish manufacturer specialized in developing, manufacturing and distributing high-tech wheels, from OEM Customers to motorsport purpose, which has the factory and offices located relatively close to the circuit.It is a Ligier JS P3 specially adapted to their research, testing and dynamic developments of wheels,...

SAVE MONEY - BRAID SUMMER STOCK ORDER

Every few months we place a stock order with BRAID's European factory which gives you the opportunity to order some custom specification wheels without having to pay the usual drop ship freight charges. Instead, these will be shipped UPS ground from our Michigan facilty potentially saving you hundreds of Dollars. This current stock order is scheduled to arrive here Labor Day but in order to guarantee that we need to place it with...

Luftgekuhlt was Amazing

We were absolutely blown away by the attendance at this year's Lufgekuhlt show in LA as were the organizers Patrick Long and Howie Idelson, There were just hundreds of the most special air cooled Porsches in the country and the Safari 911 we supplied wheels for fetched a staggering $275,000 at auction for charity. We can't think of any words to describe the experience so we'll just post our favorite sights...

New Product: Millers Oils

We are very excited to bring to you the most exiting development in high performance oils since multi-grade was invented. Millers Oils from the UK, the home of motorsport.   So can engine oil really make a performance difference? Can the fluid actually improve the efficiency and durability of an engine? Millers definitely say "Yes". Their lab routinely records the improvements they create in performance and wear reduction. But what does oil do?Oil prevents...

Did You See Our New Ad?

We were very excited to see ourselves in Grassroots Motorsport this month when it landed on the door mat. You get a prize if you spot the deliberate mistake. Fixed version below.   It's also going to appear in Classic Motorsport and our local PCA publication, The Bahn Stormer. Please let us know if you notice it anywhere.    

Rally Armor Mud Flaps for MKVII Golf and Golf R

We now have Rally Armor mudflaps for VW Golf MKVII models including the awesome Golf R. Bolt on, no drilling. Smart Volkswagen drivers take precautionary steps to armor their cars with the best of the best in automotive protection and that often starts with Rally Armor premium, vehicle specific mud flaps. Rally Armor is the established brand that drivers in the know seek when they want to minimize the damage...

Retro Winrace anyone?

BRAID USA are considering commissioning a special run of the now discontinued but popular in it's day Winrace T Acropolis rally wheel Originally available in 15x6, 15x6.5 and 15x7 the Winrace T Acropolis was renowned for it's rugged good looks, literally. It was a pressure cast wheel of great strength and a somewhat classic, retro design but a few years ago was replaced by BRAID's flowcast version, the Fullrace T...

Porsche Flat Six Pure Sound

Turn your volume up to ELEVEN    

BRAID Serie 1

Who wants an old school 3-piece proper wheel for their classic or contemporary ride? 13", 14" or 15". Any offset. Any bolt pattern. Any color. Any car.  Find out more here.  

Tire Groovers are Groovy.

Every event we go to we always seem to sell at least one tire groover kit as was the case Sno*Drift Rally this year.   Our tire groovers are made in the USA and are perfect for adding extra grip for loose surfaces, rejuvenating old worn tires. Ideal for RallyCross and Stage Rally. Ideal Heated Knives are constructed for easy, efficient and long-lasting operation. The solid brass head keeps strong, constant heat on the...