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Mound of 250,000 tires found in a field in Elloree, South Carolina

November 22, 2011 @ 10:39 pm

Photo: Rainier Ehrhardt / AP Seattlepi is reporting on this incredible mound of 250,000 or so tires found in Elloree, South Carolina. Nobody is quite sure how the tires got there but the property owner is being held responsible for … Continue reading →

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How a Vittoria tire is made

May 2, 2011 @ 11:03 pm

Always good to see how something I use everyday is made. This is specific to Vittoria-brand tires, but I’m sure other rubbers are made the same way. [via]

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Skid Vicious Melbourne

December 11, 2010 @ 5:17 pm

Damn, look at how long some of these cyclists skid for! Definitely wasting away some treads with this competition!

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British Drift Championships – Silverstone Pro Class

June 2, 2010 @ 6:44 pm

MAXXIS Tyres BDC Round 2 – Silverstone Pro Class from Stephen Brooks on Vimeo. Flwrider posted this really awesome video of cars drifting at the British Drift Championship (BDC) with Maxxis Tires (or Tyres). The production quality of this is … Continue reading →

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Falken Tire 2009 Formula Drift

February 4, 2010 @ 11:32 pm

I’m not gonna lie and say that I’m immersed in racing culture at all, but when a video like this comes around, I do enjoy watching it quite a lot. It’s always nice to see people pushing their cars and … Continue reading →

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The Supermotard: a track bike with mountain tires

April 10, 2009 @ 8:47 pm

Amaro created this hybrid track bike with mountain bike wheels and it looks awesome. While there may be no particular need to mix the two bikes together, I can’t help but say that I rather like the fat wheeled look … Continue reading →

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