Today I attend the 40th Annual Baxter Cycle Open House where we are treated to demo rides from Royal Enfield and Triumph, the first Royal Enfield ever Project Origin, a motorcycle auction, and a collection of vintage bike that needs to be seen to be believed.
This Week With Cars – Episode 0330 #royalenfield #triumph #projectorigin
Today I start upgrading my new Land Rover Defender on the exterior with must have upgrades.
GOODYEAR WRANGLER DURATRAC 255/65R19 https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Wrangler+DuraTrac&partnum=565QR9WDTXL&
PROUD RHINO ROCK SLIDERS FOR THE NEW DEFENDER 90 https://lucky8llc.com/products/proud-rhino-rock-sliders-for-the-new-defender-90
Hand Rivet Nut Setter Kit https://amzn.to/3OEE5gm
HEAD LIGHT GUARDS https://lucky8llc.com/collections/defender-2-armor/products/head-light-guards
Do you ever go back and look at your old work and say I would not do it that way today. Well today I get out my Series III Land Rover and finish the install of the electric fan properly that I put in the Land Rover fifteen years ago.
Today I attended the Steam Threshing Festival at the Heritage Park of North Iowa in Forest City, Iowa. The show live farm demonstrations including grain threshing, log sawing, plowing, ensilage cutting, shingle making, horsepower testing, corn shredding, lumber planning, feed grinding, and corn shelling.
00:00 Introduction 00:14 Steam Traction Engines 08:53 How To Run Traction Engine 12:03 Stationary Steam Engine 16:26 Scale Steam Engines 18:36 Prairie Tractors 20:02 Steam Engines Cutting Wood 24:31 Main Street 26:08 International Harvester Equipment 28:07 Threshing Machine 28:53 Plowing With Traction Engines 30:50 Parade of Power 42:56 Transportation Museum 46:15 Gas Tractor Museum 49:28 Steam Threshing Museum 50:57 Flywheel Engine Museum
After passing a car in The Kink it tried to pass me again on the main straight using it’s superior power but ended up trying to take Corner 1 at my speed, knowing that they were not going to make it I took evasive action and drove off course the minute I heard their tires squealing.
This week I head to Road America with my Triumph TR4 to compete in the all Triumphs Kastner Cup during the WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman July 2023.
This Week With Cars – Episode 0324 #roadamerica #kastnercup #racecar