Recent content by Brad_TX2V

Got this email from Motor1.com today, an interesting read.... The Mind-Blowing Tech of the Corvette’s Michelin All-Season Tires As an enthusiast, you might think that all-season tires aren’t worth a lick. Michelin proves otherwise. — Chris Perkins...

Insulated garage with an AC window unit with heat. I’ll just set it to keep it 45 and above if needed. If I’m out there working I’ll keep it above 60. I’ve got a few small space heaters if needed. Not a fan of using those unless I’m in the garage though. I’ve got a remote temp gage that displays...

Extreme performance summer tires typically don’t fare well in freezing temperatures, they get brittle and can crack. I’ve seen it firsthand with racing slicks that came from the Chicago warehouse versus Georgia when I started out the race season in Florida in January - without even being on the...

Yeah, the Cup 2's in the wet / cold...definitely not the best! I live in Texas so I don't have to worry about that too much. I purposely put the Cup 2's on my most recent Z06, but it didn't get out near enough. I'll probably go back with the 4's when it's time on the BW.

When it’s new shoes time I’ll go back with Michelin. Probably OEM. Big fan of Michelin. I LOVE the Cup 2 tires, have had them on previous Z06 vettes.

I used to be a member of the largest Corvette club in the country: the Lone Star Corvette Club, around 1,000 members. Most of the membership was about enjoying show n shines, cars n coffee, pie runs and even some nice road trips to various events in the region / across the country. A smaller...

I’ve had multiple vettes at the same time - gotta keep momma happy too!! My Z06 and Ducati were in the garage and my wife’s “beater” (as I called it, anything but 😂) Grand Sport was in the driveway….That first last long so she found the Garage Mahal House where we are now! We rotate through cars...

For the question of "why have multiple BW?" Why not? If you can stroke it, go for it! I think I'm at the 7 or 8th Corvette so far...and that's actually pretty low compared to some of my other gearhead buddies LOL!!! Corvette-less right this second but that could change any minute! Let's leave...

Signed up for the May 29-30 class. Looking forward to the HEAT!! I live in Texas and actually turned the HEAT and fireplace ON this past weekend LOL!!! Some folks don't do well with the heat, that's true. I've had students that could only last in a car for barely 20 minutes during a Summer track...

And they do have other cars / programs. Radicals being one. Almost bought one way back. Yeah, I couldn’t / wouldn’t see them offering another level of BW class.

A thought - pony up now and do the Blackwing course then if / when you decide to go back ask about upgrading to one of their advanced driving courses - I had that convo with them a few years ago as an option, basically they would give me a credit of $X for the other course and I'd pay the...

Where I'm at, DFW, we have a LOT of all types of PPF shops, from the chain/franchise shops (Tint World, a buddy owns one of those), independents, etc...the guy I use (Pro-Tech Mobile #1 Car Paint Protection Film & Clear Bra Installer in NTX | Pro-Tect Mobile) uses a bunch of different films...

Truckee - my advice is to talk to your trusted local installer(s) and see what they recommend, how the material holds up, ease of replacement, etc. You'll find that the folks that have been doing this for awhile have a favorite material (or two) depending on the application.

Other considerations: slicks are going to put MUCH more stress on all of your components. Maybe you've addressed this, maybe the OEM components are up to the task / repeated track abuse with slicks? I don't know, but something to keep an eye on for failure points, stress cracks, loosening, etc...

I treat my PPF just like my paint...it gets a nice coat of ceramic. No stains on my PPF. Maybe it's the brand / type of PPF that can have stains? Not sure.