Sno*Drift Rally Recap

Last week we talked about prepping the car for Sno*Drift rally, even though it wasn't competing. Well now we feel obliged to let you know how it all went. Of course it wouldn't be rally unless you were burning the midnight oil just before you left and that's exactly what we did though, of course, it wasn't planned that way. When we moved the trailer into position to load the car the...

RENNLINE Battery Relocation Kit Install

One more project on our to do list before we head to Sno*Drift was to relocate the battery to the smuggler's den, the recessed box in the trunk that used to house the AC blower. Weight distribution is the oft touted reason for doing this and there may well be some benefit in that regard but to us it felt necessary because we could never get jumper cables on the...

New TIM Ad Unleashed on Unsuspecting Public!

Yes, our new ad has finally hit the news stands. Will be starring in upcoming issues of Grassroots Motorsport and Classic Motorsport among others.  

2016 BRAID Wheels Catalogue

We have available the new 2016 catalog including all the new developments for this year. To download the new motorsport wheels catalog click the following link: http://www.braid.es/motorsport2016.pdf The cover features the new Fullrace AC with concave spokes and there are plenty of new and exciting wheels inside including a 18x9 Fullrace A, a new forged 4x4 racing wheel, 18" Porsche classic wheel and lots more.          

Sno*Drift 2010 recap

Wow we can't believe it's been six years since we first ran David and Tammy Allan's WRX at Sno*Drift rally in Michigan.   David's was the first car we ever sponsored with TIM and BRAID wheels. At first service we serenaded them in with bagpipe music as David's from originally Scotland. Can't remember how they did but I think they won their class. They were always steady, fast and reliable....

Save our wall!

We are a little conflicted over at TIM HQ today. We are not ones to stand in the way of progress and god knows Detroit could use some development but there is a proposal on the table to develop one of the building we used in a recent photoshoot with our 911. It seems the building owners want to sell or develop the property thus destroying or at least defacing...

Project Role "Models"

We received a bit of inspiration Monday in the form of some model cars that match our current projects. This Group B Audi Quattro is exactly how we'd like our 83 rally project to look when it's finished. Well with perhaps a few adjustments to the colors to match our own. Of course the 911 is a bit late as that project design is finished but the model was only just...

Rennline shipment

This week we had our first big Rennline shipment come in. Some for us, some for a customer. Rennline are one of the most reputable suppliers of aftermarket Porsche parts and we are proud to be a dealer and use their products on our 911s.   We already have their strut tower brace on the 85 Carrera. On our 84 Carrera RallyCross car we run their pedals and floorboards as...

TIM TIMES - Crazy Four Weeks

WOW, can't believe it's been four weeks since our last blog post. What hapenned? Well received the Exocet kit, prepped the 911 for RallyCross, bought another project car, made a movie, got published in a magazine, went racing, went to the a trade show, watched some videos, added a car page, created some ads, No wonder this blog is three weeks late! Received the Exocet kit Prepped the 911 for...

TIM Times: Lots of news

TIM Products There are some hidden gems in the BRAID wheel line we carry that you may not know about. This week we'd like to bring to your attention the Fullrace AC. It is similar to the Fullrace A but the "C" stands for "CONCAVE". That's right; it has a concave face. New product: We went nuts this week and added lug nuts to our offering. Two styles: open and...

TIM Times: BOO!

TIM Products It's DAKAR Rally season!. We know, the actual event is not till January but teams are acquiring parts and prepping their vehicles for the toughest motorsport event on the planet. This past week we have sold some 30 BRAID Fullrace T wheels for vehicles competing next year. See below for a discount offer to celebrate the season. TIM Deals To celebrate the upcoming DAKAR rally and help teams prepare...

TIM TIMES: More new products and FREE SHIPPING

Well, it's been another busy week here at TIM headquarters but fortunately no technology woes this week. We have added more Sparco steering wheels to the site along with the hardware needed to mount them in your car. We thought that might be useful. Don't forget we still have FREE SHIPPING on all Sparco products till the end of the month. Just use code FREE SPARCO at checkout.     ...

TIM TIMES: Technology Fun, FREE shipping, New Products

Technology: You can't live with it and you can't live with it!   We have had quite a tumultuous week here at TIM due to the most part because one of our email hosts decided to stop forwarding emails to one of our inboxes some time last week. We could figure out how to get it to do again what it has been doing for the last 10 years so...

TIM TIMES: Sparco, Prescott Rally, URQ update and HEAT!!!

It's been quite busy round here after the summer lull. Seems like it's wheels season again, and seat season too. As usual we have been busy sourcing parts to add to our site. As is our philosophy we try to only offer parts we have used and proven on one of our projects and to that end we are pleased to announce we now sell Sparco products. As you may...

TIM Times: Our Car Pages Updates and Prodrive wheels

We took advantage of the end of summer lull this week and added some Prodrive wheels to the site. Also we put them on sale at 10% off. In stock and ready to ship. Find them here. We also added pages to our About Us page for our Porsche 911 RallyCross project and our 85 UR Quattro. There are links in there to build threads if you want to see the...

Tire Selection For Performance

This is a great article on tire selection we thought we'd share with you. Click on the picture.  

Northernworthersee

This past weekend we took our RallyCross 911 to a German car show in Frankenmuth, Michigan called Northernworthersee and won BEST PORSCHE! Our friend Tim's Group B Audi Quattro won BEST EVERYTHING ELSE including BEST OF SHOW. The event was very well attended and included some interesting German specimens along with the usual mix of lowered Golfs and slammed Audis. Here are some pictures and a video at the end.  ...

Location, location, location

Sometimes people ask us "Why are you based in Detroit?" Well, apart from being The Motorcity and all that entails, right now, the largest car show on the planet is taking place a mile from our office and 1.5 miles from our showroom. And it's free. It attracts over 1 million visitors, and more than 40,000 historic cars, street rods, custom, collector and special interest vehicles spread along 14 miles...

Welcome to our new store

This is the first time we have had a proper checkout system on our web site. Before you had to call or email your requests. Now you can just click and buy. We hope you still contact us with any questions though; we love to answer your enquiries about which particular wheel or skid plate fits your needs best. We have listed most of our offerings from our old site...