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Where Are You Most Likely to Get a Speeding Ticket This Holiday Weekend?

By GaugeMagazine
Posted 05-22-2012

 

Waunakee, WI (MMD Newswire) May 22, 2012 -- Nothing says "welcome to summer" like an undeserved traffic ticket--especially when you're traveling in another state.

But how do you know which states and cities are most likely to ruin your Memorial Day vacation by issuing you that ticket? States don't track traffic ticket data for all of their jurisdictions. And most municipalities don't want to publicize their ticket-happy ways for fear of being labeled speed traps.

 

The NMA to the Rescue

Luckily, the National Motorists Association (NMA)--a motorists' rights group that has been helping drivers fight traffic tickets for 30 years--has updated its traffic ticket ranki

IASCA to have SPL competition at the 2012 Slamology Automotive and Music Festival

By GaugeMagazine
Posted 05-03-2012

 

Daytona Beach, Florida - Through the hard work and determination of Denise Varmatos, IASCA Event Director for Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee, IASCA will be hosting a 3X Bass Boxing and IdBL World Record event at the Slamology show in Indianapolis in July.

"We are very excited to be part of Slamology and it's all thanks to the hard work and determination of Denise Varmatos, our mid west Director." said Moe Sabourin, Director of Worldwide Operations for IASCA "Donnie Babb and the Slamology team share the same core values IASCA does; their goal is to promote anything related to the automotive and music industries and ours is to promote the mobile electronics and music industries. They have built an event that is sec

New Yokohama Tire Corporation Video Refocuses on Tips For Reading Sidewalls

By GaugeMagazine
Posted 05-03-2012

 

FULLERTON, CA  – Yokohama Tire Corporation’s latest installment of its consumer education-focused video series – “Tire Tips” – features an updated version of how to read a tire’s sidewall. The video, posted at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5BY-4xvKFI&, is the seventh edition in the series that began in 2010.

“Understanding the information on the sidewall of a tire is very important for selecting the appropriate replacement tire,” said Fred Koplin, Yokohama director of marketi

IASCA welcomes Kinetik as an IASCA Industry Supporter Member for the 5th year

By GaugeMagazine
Posted 05-03-2012

 

 

Kinetik Batteries of Toledo, Ohio has renewed their support of IASCA as an Industry Supporter Member for 2012.

 

“We're very proud to receive Kinetik's support again in 2012” said Moe Sabourin, IASCA’s Director of Operations “Shannon Harmon and the team at Kinetik see the value of IASCA's marketing strategies for the mobile electronics industry and want to be part of the program."

 

dB PERFORMANCE EXHAUST ANNOUNCES CAT-BACK EXHAUST SYSTEMS FOR 2011 FORD F-150

By GaugeMagazine
Posted 05-03-2012

 

BEREA, Ohio - dB Performance Exhausts by CORSA offers new exhaust systems for the 2011 Ford F-150 5.0L V8 (part #24393), 6.2L V8 (part #24394) and the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 (part #24392). 
 
The dB F-150 cat-back exhaust systems feature a single side exit design and bolt-on 4.0-inch Slash Cut polished tips that are laser etched with the dB by CORSA logo.  Manufactured in the U.S.A with stainless steel construction, the exhaust systems deliver the rugged growl that truck owners desire with no annoying in-cabin drone.  They feature a straight-through des

AMERICAN FORCE WHEELS INC. INTRODUCES KOLT AND KOLT SS WHEELS

By GaugeMagazine
Posted 04-25-2012

 

New Rugged Design Ideal for Rural, All-Terrain Environments

MIAMI, Fla. - American Force Wheels Inc. introduces KOLT and KOLT SS, the manufacturer's newest custom design for dually and single rear wheel truck wheels.
 
The KOLT wheels are available for dually trucks in 22", 22.5", 24" and 26" diameter wheel sizes with a load rating of 3,500 lbs.  Single rear wheel trucks can be outfitted with KOLT SS whe

Yokohama Tire Corporation’s Cameron Steele Wins Pro Buggy Class at Lucas Oil Race

By GaugeMagazine
Posted 04-25-2012

 

Veteran off-roader takes first on off-the-shelf Geolandar A/T-S+® tires

 

FULLERTON, CA. –Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored Cameron Steele won his first Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series event of the year, taking first in the Pro Buggy class at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park in Lake Elsinore, California, April 21-22.  Steele claimed victory riding on off-the-shelf Geolandar A/T-S+® tires.

 

 “It was a tough race,” said Steele, the 2010 Pro Buggy champ, “but the Yokohama Geolandars did their job and helped secure the win for the Stronghold Motorsports Monster Energy/Yokohama Pro Buggy. They really handled the course well. Thanks to the team and Yokohama

 

Cast Your Vote for the Goodguys 2014 Grand Prize Giveaway Truck!

By GaugeMagazine
Posted 04-18-2012

 

Pleasanton, CA- The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association has reached out to the world’s finest automotive illustrators for their help in determining the direction and design of Goodguys’ 2014 Grand Prize Giveaway Vehicle – a ’67-’72 Chevrolet C10 pickup truck. Long a believer in crowd participation, Goodguys is asking their members along with all automotive enthusiasts around the globe to pick the winning design (vote here: http://goodguysgazette.com/contest).

Good guys C10 Giveaway truck

The direction of the build will simply be determined by whichever artist’s rendering receives the most votes. There are 16 renderings to choose from. Once the winning design is picked, Bakersfield, California’s Ironworks Speed & Kustom will build the truck using parts donated b

2011 CAMARO COUPE, CONVERTIBLE CAT-BACK EXHAUST SYSTEMS AVAILABLE FROM CORSA PERFORMANCE EXHAUSTS

By GaugeMagazine
Posted 04-16-2012

BEREA, Ohio - Premium exhaust system manufacturer CORSA Performance Exhausts offers its cat-back systems for the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro V8 coupe and convertible.
 
CORSA's dual rear exit exhaust systems for the Camaro feature a straight-through, 2.5-inch nonrestrictive design to maximize airflow, improving performance and fuel economy.  Boasting airflow increases up to 44% over stock, the Camaro exhaust systems have an average performance increase of 6 HP and 7 ft.-lbs. of torque.  They are available with sleek 3.5-inch or 4-inch polished Pro-Series tips laser etched with the CORSA logo. 
 
The CORSA Camaro exhaust systems feature the company's patent

Phase III of Yokohama Tire Corporation’s ‘Forever Forest’ Program Branches Out at Salem Facility

By GaugeMagazine
Posted 04-12-2012

 

 

SALEM, VA –  Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) planted 2,500 more tree seedlings at its manufacturing plant in Salem on Wednesday, April 11, bringing the facility’s total to 6,800 seedlings in Yokohama’s ongoing global “Forever Forest” program, which aims to plant more than 500,000 trees worldwide by 2017.

 

This third phase of the environmental program in Salem follows events held in April 2009 (2,300 seedlings planted) and May 2010 (2,000 seedlings). Avariety o