(SpeedHunters.com)
Monday, April 18, 2016
I'll Miss This Event
Pour One Out For The 40th And Final Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race
It’s Toyota’s support that has changed for next year. Wood suspected that Toyota was pulling out with their move from California to Texas. Toyota will continue as the Long Beach IndyCar race’s titular sponsor through 2017, but after that, Wood suspects that they’ll look for sponsorship opportunities closer to their new home.
It’s always been a charity race, too, with over $2.3 million being donated to “Racing for Kids” since 1991. The charity benefits children’s hospitals in Long Beach and Orange County, California.
(Jalopnik.com)
It’s Toyota’s support that has changed for next year. Wood suspected that Toyota was pulling out with their move from California to Texas. Toyota will continue as the Long Beach IndyCar race’s titular sponsor through 2017, but after that, Wood suspects that they’ll look for sponsorship opportunities closer to their new home.
It’s always been a charity race, too, with over $2.3 million being donated to “Racing for Kids” since 1991. The charity benefits children’s hospitals in Long Beach and Orange County, California.
(Jalopnik.com)
Good For Her!
Lexi Thompson drilled a 359-yard drive at LPGA Tour's Lotte Championship
Lexi Thompson is no stranger to bombs off the tee, leading the LPGA Tour in driving distance with a 285-yard average. But what she did to her golf ball at the LPGA Tour's Lotte Championship was absurd.
At Ko Olina Golf Club's par-5 fifth hole, the 21-year-old crushed her drive a whopping 359 yards. That left Thompson with a 9-iron into the green:
Video link (GolfDigest.com)
Lexi Thompson is no stranger to bombs off the tee, leading the LPGA Tour in driving distance with a 285-yard average. But what she did to her golf ball at the LPGA Tour's Lotte Championship was absurd.
At Ko Olina Golf Club's par-5 fifth hole, the 21-year-old crushed her drive a whopping 359 yards. That left Thompson with a 9-iron into the green:
Video link (GolfDigest.com)
I've Tried To Learn How To Do This & Just Can't
How to determine your vehicle's model year
In this article, we will review some reasons why it may be confusing to determine your car's real model year, and show you how the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) can be used to accurately determine the model year, at least for vehicles made since 1981.
DETERMINING THE CORRECT MODEL YEAR CAN BE CONFUSING
A vehicle's model year may seem like an easy fact, but not everyone has accurate information about their own car's or truck's model year for some of the following reasons:
THE STANDARDIZED VIN STARTED IN THE 1981 MODEL YEAR
Before the 1980s, vehicle manufacturers created their own vehicle identification numbers (VINs) of varying alphanumeric characters as they saw fit to identify facts about their cars and trucks as there was no standard across the industry. So Ford, Toyota, VW, etc., used their own set of characters. To ease the confusion, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) created a mandate that all vehicles sold in the U.S. by model year 1980 would have standardized 17-digit VINs that conformed to a uniform set of guidelines. Because of departmental delays, the new coding system for VINs didn't go into effect until the 1981 model year. These guidelines included a requirement that "model year" be encoded as the 10th digit within the 17 digits.
VIN CHARACTER 10: SALTW1949(4)A8123456
The correct way to verify the model year of this vehicle is to look at the 10th character of the VIN as specified by the DOT to signify model year. As you see above, the 10th character is a "4", indicating a 2004 model year vehicle. Below is a chart displaying the alphanumeric characters used as the VIN's 10th digit since the current labeling system began.
(AutoBlog.com)
In this article, we will review some reasons why it may be confusing to determine your car's real model year, and show you how the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) can be used to accurately determine the model year, at least for vehicles made since 1981.
DETERMINING THE CORRECT MODEL YEAR CAN BE CONFUSING
A vehicle's model year may seem like an easy fact, but not everyone has accurate information about their own car's or truck's model year for some of the following reasons:
- If you bought your car in August of 2014 it's easy to assume it's a 2014 model when it's actually a 2015. That's because most vehicle manufacturers start selling next year's models in the summer of the prior year.
- If you bought a vehicle in January 2013 you may incorrectly assume it's a 2013, when in fact, you bought a "leftover" 2012 model. Legally, the dealer must register the car as a 2012, no matter in what year it's sold.
- There is a label on the car, typically in the driver's door jamb, called the FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard) label. By law, it states the month and year of manufacture. Your truck's label may show that it was built March 2011, and you therefore conclude that 2011 is its model year. However, your truck might be a 2012 model, because vehicle manufacturers are allowed to start selling any given model year vehicle in January of the preceding year.
THE STANDARDIZED VIN STARTED IN THE 1981 MODEL YEAR
Before the 1980s, vehicle manufacturers created their own vehicle identification numbers (VINs) of varying alphanumeric characters as they saw fit to identify facts about their cars and trucks as there was no standard across the industry. So Ford, Toyota, VW, etc., used their own set of characters. To ease the confusion, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) created a mandate that all vehicles sold in the U.S. by model year 1980 would have standardized 17-digit VINs that conformed to a uniform set of guidelines. Because of departmental delays, the new coding system for VINs didn't go into effect until the 1981 model year. These guidelines included a requirement that "model year" be encoded as the 10th digit within the 17 digits.
VIN CHARACTER 10: SALTW1949(4)A8123456
The correct way to verify the model year of this vehicle is to look at the 10th character of the VIN as specified by the DOT to signify model year. As you see above, the 10th character is a "4", indicating a 2004 model year vehicle. Below is a chart displaying the alphanumeric characters used as the VIN's 10th digit since the current labeling system began.
(AutoBlog.com)
Pay Attention In The Pits, Stupid!
Kyle Busch Hit Fan With Car After Crashing Out Of NASCAR Race
Erin Van Dyke, the fan who fell in the video, later caught up with Fox Sports about the incident. She had stepped in front of the car to take a photo, but somehow missed the loud yellow thing coming in her direction.
Remember, folks: if you’re headed into a race track’s active work space, do mind the car paths.
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