National Motorcycle Museum Road Trip on Electric Motorcycle
Today I attempt visit the soon to be closed National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, IA on my all electric Zero motorcycle. If I want to make it to the museum and back I will have to stop and charge at charging station which are almost non-existing in this region.
This Week With Cars – Episode 0331 #nationalmotorcyclemuseum #zeromotorcycles #electricmotorcycle
Discover the Hidden Gems at Baxter Cycle Open House
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
Closer to Finishing My 1967 Austin Moke
Today I keep working on restoring my 1967 Austin Moke and fit a set of Dunlop Weathermaster tires.
This Week With Cars – Episode 0329
First Rallycross With the Junkyard Datsun 280z
Today is the first rallycross event for the Datsun 280Z that I got from Junkyard Digs. See Part 1 with the Datsun here: https://youtu.be/QUk9yWMhoCw
Check out the Junkyard Digs video where this whole project got its start: https://youtu.be/XPLB3MqWRFE
This Week With Cars – Episode 0328
New Land Rover Defender Upgrades Part 2
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-guardsThis Week With Cars – Episode 0327
Finishing the Electric Fan Install I Started 15 Years Ago
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.
This Week With Cars – Episode 0326
Steam Engines at the Steam Threshing Festival
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 MuseumThis Week With Cars – Episode 0325
Narrowly Avoid Getting Dive Bombed on the Front Straight
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.
Group 2 Race Coverage Road America
Group 2 Race Coverage of the WeatherTech International Challenge with Brian Redman at Road America.
British Sports Car Hall of Fame
Gary Kincel inducts Mark Bradakis, David Hobbs, Burt Levy, and Brian Redman into the British Sports Car Hall of Fame.
#brianredman #britishsportscarhalloffame #burtlevy
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