Denver Colorado recently celebrated one of the most fantastic early season snow storms in recent history. Dropping nearly 2 feet of snow in less than 48 hours around our fair city. The snow bomb left many 3ZERO3 locals keenly aware of their traction advantages and disadvantages while driving this week. You have heard it before, and you will hear it again, but snow tires are the answer. Spend a minute with us and find out why we believe in snow tires, for ALL of our snowbound vehicles.
These stylish Volkswagen Buses wear snow tires to protect their customized bodywork.
Many of you perhaps already have all wheel drive, and probably decent all season tires. So you ask :
“If I already invested in Quattro all wheel drive, do I REALLY need snow tires ?”
YES, and here’s why:
Nokkian Hakkapelliita
Pictured above is the aggressive Nokkian Hakkapelliita snow tire. This tire is known world wide for 2 things : its amazing performance in the snow, and being ridiculously hard to spell.
You can analyze tread patterns all day, but lets for now focus on the most important shared characteristic of ALL snow tires, their rubber compound.
Ready to Rally :This Porsche 997 twin turbo and an Audi R8 4.2FSI are both equipped with specialty snow tires and all wheel drive.
Snow tires use a rubber compound that is much SOFTER than normal tires. Snow tires are designed to operate at or below freezing temperatures. The soft tire compound will remain flexible and pliable on snow packed and icy roads, where regular tires become almost frozen and unresponsive. Grip is critical, and not just to avoid getting stuck :
Compare your all season tires to sneakers, and your snow tires to snow boots. Sure you COULD walk down a snowy and icy street in your sneakers, but it will be much easier and safer in snow boots.
Never discount the one part of your vehicle that actually touches the ground, your tires !
Plus without snow tires, you could never do THIS !!
At 3ZERO3 Motorsports, we lecture because we care. Ask any one of us, the performance, and confidence alone make snow tires a lifelong priorities for our vehicle and personal safety.
Plus, at the end of the day a set of snow tires isn’t THAT much more expensive than our insurance deductibles.
For questions about snow tires : info@3ZERO3Motorsports.com Including :
RACK ATTACK
With one of the earliest openings of the Colorado ski and snowboard season, its time to dust off the ski racks and head up the hill. 3ZERO3 Motorsports has always relied on our friends at Rack Attack Golden to help all of our customers and family with solutions for their Volkswagens, Audi’s and Porsches.
Recently we have been getting phone calls from customers whose vehicles are equipped with a panoramic glass roof, and need a solution for carrying skis and snowboards. Vehicles like :
James and the guys at Rack Attack have shown us how to safely carry any and everything on not only these glass roofs, but all roofs. For questions on fitment for your vehicle : info@3zero3motorsports.com
3ZERO3 Motorsports continues to be your Denver and Colorado home for lecturing you about snow tires. Whether you own a VW, Porsche, or Audi, we believe that snow tires will make yourself and your family safer this winter. If you have a questions about maintenance, repair, high performance tuning, or motorsports applications please contact us.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN !
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hakapel…..hackipolett….haka…..what?
Hakkapeliitta (Finnish pl. hakkapeliitat) is a historiographical term used for a Finnish light cavalryman in the service of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden during the Thirty Years’ War , or the baddest snow tire around !