Some of us grew up before child car seats. Color televisions must have been a more exciting prospect than the safety of children. Then again, that was about the time you could run around in the woods a few miles away until dark, and no one really cared either.
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Oh, Yay I’m So Happy I Got Stuck In The Snow…said no one EVER! Here are some tips on how to get your vehicle unstuck in snow.
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In a nutshell, these are both vehicle history reports sourced by the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number).
CarFax and Autocheck are two different companies that provide vehicle reports.
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The Toyota Dream Car Art Contest is running for the 11th year. Teachers can order a FREE kit here.
The contest is open to kids ages 4-15. There are three different age categories overall, 4-7, 8-11 and 12-15. Children are invited to submit hand-drawn artworks of their, “Dream Car”. They will be judged on uniqueness, execution of concept and artistry. For more information on the official rules, click http://tfsinthecommunity.com/DreamCar/. Nine winners in the United States will be selected by Toyota Financial Services (TFS) and forwarded to Japan in March to go up against the rest of the world. A global winner will be picked in August. Toyota says, “… the global competition is designed to inspire creativity in youth and encourage their interest in cars.” 1
A free trip to Japan. Thirty children from the global entries will receive a free trip to Tokyo (along with a guardian) in August for the awards ceremony.
Here are the winners from last year
Get out the paper and pencils, and get your child to draw on paper instead of the walls. Contest ends on January 31st, 2017.
The official judges have not been published yet, but last year http://cheechmarin.com/ was one, along with 11 other people including Toyota employees, automotive journalists, a hot wheels designer, art collectors, and artists.
Brett Osborne joins Fremont Motors as the Fleet Manager at the Casper Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram store. Brett has almost 30 years experience in the business. We asked him a few questions so you could get to know him a bit better.
Brett moved to Wyoming when he was around 10 or 11 so pretty much considers Casper, Wyoming his home, even though he was born in San Antonia, Texas. He ended up in the auto trade after being laid off in the oil industry in 1989. Brett is an expert on all things work truck and he’s usually the go-to guy when someone has a technical question about outfitted trucks, utility trucks, plow trucks, dump trucks, police interceptors, new cars, used cars, pretty much anything with four wheels.
His fleet and commercial customers are anyone from ‘mom and pop’ stores to big companies, cities, and municipalities. Bretts’ work ethic is to make sure his customers get the right vehicle for the job, not just because it’s a nice color. A common misconception Brett feels, is that people think they have to buy multiple vehicles to be considered fleet or commercial. This is not the case he said, one vehicle is enough to qualify. He also caters to individual retail customers too.
Brett has access to any make and model vehicles. If you’d like information on a vehicle or want to talk BBQ, give him a call at 307 248-5197 or email [email protected]
This coming Sat 21st January, the Xtreme International Ice Racing will be coming to Casper as part of their tour. The speedway bikes and four-wheels are modified to compete on ice indoors. With over 2000 metal studs added to the tires, they go from 0-60 in under 3 seconds. Oh and there are no brakes!
The Speedway bikes have the equivalent of 1200cc crotch rocket engine in a mountain bike frame. The four-stroke, four-valve engine running on race fuel revs up to 14,000 rpm. ” Four laps on a speedway bike compares to 10 minutes on a motocross bike. The power (90 horsepower at the back wheel) to weight ratio (the bikes weigh only 180 pounds) is something that cannot be explained. Each rider gears his bike differently with 60 to 80 toothed sprockets, which are nearly the size of the wheel itself.” 1
Each heat consists of four riders racing for points to qualify to the next level. There will be about twenty to twenty-five races total, depending on the total number of local riders. This is where you come in. Think you have what it takes to scream around on the ice?
This is posted on the Xtreme International Ice Racers Facebook page, “Don’t forget, that Extreme International Ice Racing will be running a 100 stud pit bike class at the Casper, WY round. The class structure is simple: air cooled motorcycles up to 150cc with a max of 16″ rear wheel. Entry fee is $25 and we provide the studs. Each rider will get two heats and a main event! Post questions here”.
The link is here: https://www.facebook.com/XtremeIceRacing/?fref=hovercard
If you can’t make it to the events center, we have one of the ice racing four wheelers on the showroom floor at the Casper Dodge store, feel free to stop by and take a look. It’ll be here until Sat.
Tickets for the event, which is Saturday 21st Jan are available here.
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