As the name states, Edge can give your diesel and extra edge over competition on the highway, in the streets and on your block. Extra horsepower, torque and mileage have been the driving force for the Edge brand since they started business, where outdoing the other guys making diesel performance parts is a top priority.

Hailing from the diesel truck haven of Ogden, Utah, Edge?s beehive of performance churns out some of the latest and greatest parts on a daily basis. From steady modules like the EZ to advanced monitors like the A2 with integrated GPS, Edge has been changing diesel trucks one product at a time. Team an Edge performance module with one of their high-tech monitors, and you get very real power gains that you can see and feel.

Edge makes sure that your truck not only gets thundering horsepower, grunting torque and relieving fuel economy gains, but that your ride quality is never sacrificed. Smooth fuel curves and shift points are a part of every Edge product. EGTs stay tame, boost pressure is optimized and timing is always in-step when you give your truck an Edge.

And the best place to get that Edge is by shopping online at the various performance part and accessories online shops that carry Edge. Many online sites stock the full lineup of Edge performance-boosting parts for your rig, and some offer them at already discounted prices that brick and mortar shops can’t offer.

I Found a few User Reviews about Edge Performance Chips and Control Modules:

“Brought the Edge Attitude Monitor to complete my addition of a controller after my installation of a Juice module. Originally intended to purchase the Edge Attitude A2 Monitor with GPS and backup camera, but decided that an independent GPS unit with an extra wiring harness and receiver would allow me the GPS utility in two vehicles. Love the easy of changing power levels as needed to meet my driving and towing needs. Really like the automatic defuelling as the EGT raises to the set point, because I was continually looking at my EGT temperature guage and speeding up and slowing down as needed to keep the EGT in a safe range. Really impressed with all of the extra other features available to me also.”

“I had the Edge Juice for about 3 months and adding the attitude makes it so easy make adjustments and the engine monitoring display gives me more comfort in letting me know the motor isn’t being over stressed.”

“If all the products advertised on E Bay worked as well as this one does, it would truly make shopping fun.I installed the product on my 2001 Dodge Deisel and was truly amazed at the difference it made. I felt as though I had a new truck, it pulls so much better, fuel mileage has increased, and again I say, it’s great.”

“I ordered the Edge Performance Chips for my 02 Ford F250. It was delivered promptly. The instructions were a little confusing. I called Edge Tech. Support and they were very helpful. In 5 minutes, it was installed. I have only used it on the default setting, and it added more power. I was hoping for a little better fuel savings. It did help save on fuel around town, but freeway driving did not seem to make much difference. I noticed my check engine light came on a couple of times when I accellerated quickly passing another vehicle. I don’t know why it came on, it had not done that before, but it went back off in a couple of minutes. I don’t know if it was related to the performance module or not. Overall, I liked the Edge product and wish I would have ordered on sooner.”

Believe it or not, the electric car was invented a long, long time ago. In 1900, electric cars outsold both gasoline and steam vehicles because electric cars did not have the vibration, noise and dirtiness associated with gas vehicles.

But soon afterward with the discovery of Texas crude oil that reduced the price of gasoline, the invention of the electric starter in 1912 that eliminated the need for a hand crank, and the mass production of internal combustion engine vehicles by Henry Ford the electric vehicle went the way of the horse and buggy.

Back in the early 1920s when vehicles were becoming more popular, gasoline was very expensive. It also was hard to start a gasoline engine, you had to turn and turn and turn a crank in front of the car to get it to start.

They did not have a key to start the car like we do today. Gasoline vehicles were also noisy and put out lots of smoke. The cars either had no mufflers, or the mufflers did not do a good job. So, electric vehicles were a big hit. At one time there were 50,000 of them on the roads and streets of the United States.

So when the electric car was invented, it seemed to be the wave of the future and that was hundreds of years ago! Now that we have moved into the twenty first century, new electric cars are being invented that have become a new wave of the future.

Totally electric cars produce absolutely no pollution and are environmentally friendly like never before. Many car companies have invented hybrid electric cars that can give you longer traveling time by allowing you to switch from complete electric power to gasoline power. While not as completely pollution free, this type of electric car was invented for those people who needed to travel long distances but did not want to drive a completely gasoline powered vehicle.

As soon as the modern electric car was invented, it started a buzz among those who are passionate about the environment and keeping our world safe and healthy. But many of the large car companies are finding that producing the car and meeting the strict safety standards of the U.S. government has been difficult.

Ever since the electric car was invented, it seemed to be the answer to a lot of people prayers. The electric car is environmentally friendly and can meet the needs of the average person actually quite easily.

Every sport has its own fun. It is seen that people like to spend time in watching different matches but the time you will spend in watching the race of NASCAR can be the best time of your life. Many people like to enjoy the time of fast running cars and you might be enjoying it all the time. It might be your first time or you may be a fan of NASCAR racing, try to make sure you are buying the NASCAR tickets as soon as you get the chance. The time you will spend in the stadium will be the best time as you can witness the smell of tires and the loudness of rumble going all around in the stadium. Many people have the desire to be at the place of those racers but you might not get a chance. This is the reason that people love to spend time in racing. Your NASCAR ticket will give you a good time in the high racing performances. You will have the best feeling when the whole crowd around you will be shouting for your favorite racer. You will not see the car moving fast but you will feel the cars are flying all around you. Try to enjoy the fun with your family and make sure you do not miss the action of sports racing that is the best chance for you.

NASCAR Tickets ? Tickets Selling As Fast As Cars

The tickets are sold in such a rush that people do not get a chance to buy the tickers. You might yourself know about the popularity of NASCAR racings as people from far try to reserve their tickets and witness the best time. The popularity of car racing is getting famous in such a short time that you can not even imagine. Try to make sure you are not wasting even a second to get the tickets to watch the fast track racing of your favorite cars and racers. Watching the car racing can be enjoyable but can you imagine to miss the race just because you did not tried to

What a great tool the internet is. It seems whatever childhood memory you may possess you can simply punch it in to Google and a huge number of references will appear before your very eyes in the fraction of a second. In this case it was the Grand Pier at Weston-Super-Mare.

Like it or not I am not as young as I used to be and was just thinking of all the happy times myself and generations of other kids had on the pier at Weston-Super-Mare which sadly was destroyed by fire this week. I can remember the joy of winning a pocket full of loose change on the “coin waterfall” machines only to lose it straight back again or worse still drop it and tearfully watch the coins disappear down the gaps in the wooden deck to be consumed by the mud below.

The journeys to and from Weston were always memorable too. On the way you would have all the euphoria of reaching your journey’s end with the promise of candy floss and donkey rides and such like tinged with the anxiety of are we actually going to make it there? Back then it was only my Grandparents who had a car and my Grandad was a slave to his British cars. I recall he had a Morris Oxford which was a bit notorious for overheating and although we lived in Bristol which is about 20 miles from Weston you could pretty much guarantee we would only make it as far as the Clifton Suspension Bridge before clouds of steam would emanate from under the bonnet.

Anticipating this eventuality I would always carry my I-Spy books with me. I was right into cars so it would usually be I-Spy cars. I would sit there for hours happily car spotting. Upon sighting of a Chrysler Sunbeam my sister and I would annoyingly sing the advert theme tune “Put a Chrysler Sunbeam in your life” sung by Petula Clark which was being sang in playgrounds up and down the land.

Shortly after the demise of the Morris Oxford my Grandad bought a brand new Chrysler Alpine which was light years ahead of the Oxford which had it’s origins in the sixties. The Alpine was cutting edge and ensured we had many trouble free trips to Weston and even beyond!

Chrysler had bought the troubled British car maker the Rootes Group and I discovered that our beloved Alpine was built at the Ryton car plant which was just down the road from where I now live until it’s recent closure and subsequent demolition. Chrysler had bought a liability with the Rootes Group which although gave us many much loved vehicles was not sustainable and pretty much bankrupted Chrysler Europe who wisely off- loaded Rootes to PSA (Peugeot Citroen). My Grandad who was so pleased with his Alpine stayed loyal and went on to own a Solara which was actually a Talbot but he didn’t mind!

Chrysler which has recently severed its ties with Daimler and put the financial worries of the past behind it now has a solid range of vehicles to choose from. The Dodge and Jeep brands are also incorporated under the Chrysler Group of companies.

There are a few crossover vehicles in the ranges such as the Dodge Nitro but the heritage of each brand has been maintained and the latest offerings from Chrysler are arousing significant interest. The new SRT designed 300c SRT-8 is an awesome beast of a car with a 6.1 litre V8 engine, definitely not for the feint hearted! The Voyager and Grand Voyager has staked a claim as being the most popular MPV on the market and when you drive one you can see why. Sales of the retro PT cruiser continue to be buoyant.

Chrysler has made its mark in automotive history and thanks to Petula Clark we will always remember the Sunbeam!

What started off as a way of racing stock motorcars on dirt tracks has now become as America’s biggest and most-watched sporting event. It has rapidly matched and in many places taken over even the NFL as the most-watched sport. Nascar is huge today. For those of you wondering, Nascar stands for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. There are many popular races that are put on by Nascar. There are more than 1500 races that are sanctioned by Nascar with the Nextel cup, Busch series, and the Craftsman series being the most common ones.

The History

It all began in the early days of the 19th century, when Daytona Beach became the setting for speed and racing cars. It had quickly become the place where speed records were being passed each and every day. In fact, more than 15 records were set here in a span of a few years. Drivers then begun to modify their cars in order to escape the fierceness of the police force. It was here that modified cars began participating in the racing circuit.

William France, Sr.

It was William France, Sr. who can be named the founding father of Nascar or the man who laid the groundwork for it. William France, Sr. had traveled to Daytona Beach from Washington, D.C. to escape from the Great Depression. He then entered in the racing event at Daytona Beach and finished fifth. He saw that very often the drivers were left lurking in the dark after sponsors made off with their money. They were left unpaid most of the times after doing all the hard work.

This led him to the conclusion that a set of regulations, a governing body, and an organized championship were necessary for the improvement of the race and the drivers. This gave way to negotiations with several racing enthusiasts, and Nascar was formed on the 21st of February, 1948.

The First Races And Rules

Can you believe that the first set of Nascar rules and the points system were written on a saloon napkin? The first racing event sponsored by the facultative body was held at Daytona Beach. But the first ever stock car race was held on June 19th, 1949, at the Charlotte speedway. Alterations on the car commenced after about six years after Nascar was formed. Soon, custom-made vehicles began appearing on the circuit.

The Racing Circuits

Some of the tracks expended in the initiatory racing circuits are still utilized today. Martinsville Speedway is one of them. Darlington Raceway, which opened in 1950, is another. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which is a popular track on the Nextel Cup circuit, dates back to 1909!

In 1892 Henry Ford completed his first gasoline engine, born on a farm in the area of Dearborn, Michigan 29 years earlier Henry had just fulfilled his first vision. He had been experimenting with gasoline engines as a hobby in his spare time while working at the Detroit Edison Company. His engineering career intrigued him and he found great satisfaction in his accomplishment.

After spending “too much” time on the automobile the Detroit Edison Company felt it best that he resigned and perused his dream. He sold his fist car believing that he could build another lighter than the first. He used the proceeds to buy more materials.

Around 1899 he was later able to find private investors who were willing to spend their money creating the Detroit Automobile Company. He did like the fact that he was not a majority share holder of the company because he couldn’t make the final decisions. When ever he mentioned mass production and lower pricing in order to penetrate their target market he was out voted. So he left.

Ford Motor Corporation is Founded

Henry wouldn’t give up on his vision. He had come so close to seeing fleets of cars rolling out of the companies shop he was heart broken but angry. So he started work in a shed where he developed his four-cylinder 80-horsepower race cars. He named them the 999 and the Arrow. Through several victories Henry was able to spread the Ford name and new interest in his vision.

He raised $28,000 of capital from friends, family, and acquaintances and on June 16, 1903 the Ford Motor Company was born. Henry Ford started producing the Model A, a eight-horsepower two-cylinder automobile. 1,708 of these gorgeous Model A’s were made in just under a year.

Ford Gets Sued

Seeing the success of the Ford Motor business the giant consortium called the Licensed Association of Automobile Manufacturers file a law suit against the Ford Motor on the grounds that Ford was infringing on their rights which were pertect by their patent. The patent was issued to George B. Selden in 1895 and in Henry’s opinion it was void. He took the companies proceeds from the Model A and fought the battle out in court.

Ford Motor Expands

Despite the law suit the Ford motor business moves forward and moved to a bigger manufacturing plant on Piquette and Beaubien Streets still residing in Detroit. They also saw benefits in expanding yet a again in 1904 to a plant in Canada in Walkerville, Ontario.

Henry’s fascination with naming his cars after the alphabet grew, he and his engineers had a Model N, a Model K, a Model A, and a Model T. After Henry’s death naming the vehicles after letters in the alphabet ceased. However, at this time the Model N sold for $500 and was intended to be their high production low profit car. The Model K sold for $2,500 and was the six-cylinder luxury sedan of its day. The Model T had yet to be created.

The Model K was a sore subject for Henry Ford. Because it failed to sell in the numbers expected his partner Alexander Malcolmson resigned. Alexander had helped to found the company in 1903 and it hurt Henry to the core. Henry bought Alexander’s share in the company bringing Henry’s shares to 58.5 percent. What he had been dreaming of since he resigned form the Detroit Automobile Company. Henry then later replaced John S. Gray the president of the company with him self. Ford felt someone with the understanding of the cars and the people could be a better president and leader of the company than a Detroit Banker.

The Assembly Line is Born

By 1908 Ford released its Model T. After expanding his plant to meet production demands they were able to make more than 10,000 by 1909. More than 15 million Model T’s would be produced through 1927. With his controlling stock shares Henry Ford was able to vote all other plans of action down and put his Assembly Line idea into action.

Henry knew as a engineer himself and while watching the workers that there were specific tasks that need to be done, with each task using a specific tool. He then conceived that he each worker were to do one specific job using one tool in a consistent time frame he could increase efficiency. Or that was his hypothesis he was dying to test.

Automobile parts were moved along the line on a conveying belt with each worker doing his or her task to the part as it came to them on the belt until it came to the end of the line finished. This made slower workers have to speed up and gave better time estimates for completion dates by being able to control the rate at which the workers did their jobs. This moving assembly line was installed in the Highland Park assembly plant and made production of the Model T eight times faster than had been.

Ford Wins Patent Law Suit

After eight years of legal battling the Supreme Court in 1911 finally rule the Selden patent void and the way was open for many other automobile companies to compete for market share. The heavy weight that was on the Ford motor business of having to pay licensing fees to the Selden syndicate was lifted.

World War I

April 1917, Ford Motor gave its loving attention to the war effort. During World War I produced large quantities of automobiles, trucks, and ambulances, as well as Liberty airplane motors, Whippet tanks, Eagle submarine chasers, and munitions.

Henry Ford officially retired in 1918 and named his son Edsel president and gave him controlling interest in the company’s stock. Henry didn’t feel retired he liked to direct and give recommendations to Edsel about company market strategy. He also enjoyed creating a tractor he named the Fordson (thank goodness it wasn’t named Model Z). He apparently published a journal of sort called the Dearborn Independent.

Buy Outs and Greater Expansion

By the end of World War I Ford Motor Corporation was looking to expand and integrate many of its assembly plants; consolidating resources, lowering waste, and shipping prices. There was some disagreement with the other share holders and both Henry and Edsel decided to solve the situation with money. Again Henry found himself buying stock from his investors to further the vision he had passed on to his son. The multi-million dollar facility had an integrated steel mill of what was then considered to be of substantial capacity. The plant was named the River Rouge facility.

Shortly after the invention of the automobile, Americans fell in love with car racing. Europe started the tradition of setting speed records, but starting in the 1920s America started setting many of these speed records. In fact, most of these world records were being set in Daytona Beach.

That’s right, even in the early days car racing centered around Daytona Beach. Racing fans from all over the United States and the rest of the world started coming to Daytona Beach to watch the Daytona Beach road course. For those of you who don’t know you NASCAR, the Daytona 500 is the biggest race in NASCAR today.

As many know, stock car racing spawned out of America’s Prohibition period. The bootleggers needed fast cars to out run the police when they were transporting illegal whiskey throughout the south and in particular the mountains of Appalachia. These bootleggers started to modify their cars to increase their speed and performance. In order to out run the law, you needed to have a great car. And, as the bootleggers upped the ante, the police did so too. These suped up cars eventually turned into the stock cars that we recognize today. The real life game of cops and robbers turned into the sports that millions of Americans love today.

After the end of Prohibition in 1933, Americans did not want to give up their fast cars. Many Americans living in the South East of the United States started to set up races featuring their tricked out cars. Once these races started being held, the fans started pouring in to watch the car races. From this moment, stock car racing was born. The birth place of these early races was North Carolina. To this day NASCAR is huge in North Carolina.

Today, NASCAR is popular all across the country. While many of the nascar drivers still come out of North Carolina and Tennessee, many more are coming from states like California, New York and Indiana. No longer is the sport just enjoyed in the south. Cities like Philadelphia are now some of the largest markets for television viewers of the sport. Race tracks have been built in Las Vegas, New Hampshire and many non-southern states.

While the South East region of the United States was the birthplace of NASCAR, today the sport is loved throughout the county. Today there are race tracks all across America and it is the fastest growing sport in the country. Despite its regional roots, NASCAR is today the most popular sport in the United States. Every Sunday during race season, over 100,000 screaming fans show up to see the NASCAR drivers start their engines. Not bad for a bunch of bootleggers.

NASCAR history started with the stock car racing gaining popularity as early as 1936, with the first unofficial & informal race held in 1938. This was then promoted by Bill France Sr. after being asked to do so by the car racers who usually hang out on his service station.

France together with other big names in stock car racing at that time then held a meeting at Streamline Hotel where they contributed ideas on their plans for NASCAR. They were then able to come up with guidelines, which include the schedule of the race, the rules that govern the race, and the prize money involved. A board of governors was formed with Bill France Sr. as the President. A fellow named Red Boyt was the man who coined the name NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) a critical point in NASCAR history.

The very first official NASCAR race was held on February 15, 1948 at Daytona Beach. Red Byron was declared winner of that race. One week later after the event, NASCAR was then incorporated making this major milestone in NASCAR history.

The main thrust then of NASCAR was that it should appeal to the average person, and thus the racers made use of only stock equipment, or cars which were not modified in any way.

The first purely stock event was held in June 1949 in Charlotte, N.C. The rules then required that the racecars should all be American made, and if ever modifications were to be done on the racecars, it was only the metal plate that protected the right front tire that was allowed. There were 33 drivers competing with almost every type of American made car represented in that race.

For this event, over 13,000 people came and watched the race. Their target to make it appealing to the average person succeeded. Glen Dunaway walked out a winner of that race, not until it was found out that a modification was made on his racecars rear springs. He was disqualified and Jims Roper was declared the true winner.

The race then evolved to what was then called the Grand National Division, or what is known now as the Winston Cup. On this first year, Red Byron was the overall champion with 9 more races held that year. On the second year, a total of 21 races were scheduled.

NASCAR history had many other milestones along the way. And this we owe mainly to Mr. Bill France Sr. NASCAR racing would not been possible without his guidance and efforts. NASCAR history is indeed very colorful, and a brighter future continues to lie ahead.

Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company, currently the third largest carmaker in the world, with the Dodge Brothers in 1903. While Henry Ford has been building motor vehicles before this, 1903 is the year when he, supported by twelve investors, established the famous company.

Ford?s first cars were named chronologically with letters: the model A was introduced in 1903 for example. In 1904 Ford introduced the world famous T Model that was to become a symbol of the American motorcar industry.

In 1907 Ford launched its current Blue Oval Trademark but it wasn?t until 1928 that a Model A had the first version of the familiar Ford script.

Henry Ford had witnessed a huge success with his vehicles especially with the T Model and by the early 1910?s he expanded overseas, with production facilities in France, Denmark and Germany, England and Austria.

When the First World War started, Ford was producing half of the cars being sold in the US and almost half of all cars being produced in England. During the war, Ford produced many of its cars for the military.

In 1922, Ford acquired Lincoln Motor Company in the desire of expanding its market share as Ford wanted to enter the luxurious car market.

By 1941, Ford owned the largest assembly plant in the world and during the World War II Ford produced not only your standard military vehicles, but also B-24 Liberator bombers and tanks.

Henry Ford died in 1947 and by that time Ford was a reputed world carmaker. It is said that over seven million people paid their final respects at his funeral.

Post WWII Ford was a company that developed and evolved very fast. Many famous models were produced in the 1950s and the 1960s, such as the Thunderbird (1955), the F-1 truck (1948) and the Mustang (1964). Ford also continued to develop and implement the latest technologies in their cars and they had become one of the most important carmakers in the world during the Cold War.

During that time Ford Motor Company continued to expand overseas, looking for other possible investments. In 1979 they bought a quarter of the Japanese carmaker Mazda, in 1987 Ford bought Aston Martin and in 1989 Ford acquired Jaguar. In 1999 Ford acquired Volvo and Land Rover in 2000.

In 2003 Ford Motor Company celebrated its 100th birthday and it introduced a series of special commemorative cars, such as the new Ford Mustang. In the recent years Ford has faced some financial problems (the company reported losses of over $12 billion for the 2006 fiscal year) that led to the selling of some of the brands from the Ford group: Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover.

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