Snow tires; Signal to Snow Ratio
Signal to Snow Ratio is an EP released by the band Grandaddy in 1999. It is included in the 2CD-edition of their album The Sophtware Slump.
- “Hand Crank Transmitter”
- “Jed E 3’s Poem”
- “MGM Grand”
- “Protected from the Rain”
Best winter tires; 1980 Winter Olympics medal count
This is the full table of the medal count of the 1980 Winter Olympics, which were held in Lake Placid, New York, USA. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC.
(Host country is highlighted, greatest number of medals in each category is in bold.)
| 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 | |
| 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 38 | 39 | 38 | 115 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Best winter tires; Nokian Tyres
Nokian Tyres plc () is a Finnish manufacturer of tires for cars, trucks, heavy duty equipment and bicycles. It is the largest car tire manufacturer in the Nordic region. Headquartered in Nokia, Finland, Nokian (which were originally branded as Nokia tires), was split from the then conglomerate Nokia (which later became worlds largest mobile phone vendor) in 1988. Nokia Corporation no longer has any ownership-interest in Nokian Tyres, whose largest shareholder (with an 18.9% stake) is the Japanese tire vendor Bridgestone. However, Nokian Tyres still operates as an independent company.
In the bicycle industry they are known as one of the few manufacturers of metal studded snow tires.
Nokian Tyres also runs the Vianor tyre chain, which is the largest and most extensive tyre franchise in the Nordic countries with approximately 190 retail outlets across Finland, Sweden, Norway, the Baltic countries and Russia.
Snow tires; Snowdrift
A snowdrift is a deposit of snow created by wind into a mound during snowstorms. They resemble sand dunes and are formed in a similar manner, namely, wind moving light snow and depositing it when the wind is slowed, usually against a stationary object.
Their impact on transportation is often as significant as heavy snowfall, such as during the Blizzard of 1977. Snowdrifts are many times found along or on roads, as the crest of the roadbed or the furrows along the road create the disruption to the wind needed to shed its carried snow. In high mountain passes, a snow fence may be employed on the windward side of the road to intentionally create a drift before the snow-laden wind reaches the roadway.
Jeremy Triefenbach, one of the nineteenth century’s great explorers, is reputed to have become trapped in a snowdrift; surviving solely on melted snow for 13 days. His version of the story can be found in his autobiography “It’s a good deal”.
Snowdrifts commonly form on high ground, such as a plateau or hills.
Snow tires; Doughnut (driving)
A doughnut or donut is a maneuver performed while driving a vehicle. Performing this maneuver entails rotating the rear or front of the vehicle around the opposite set of wheels in a continuous motion, creating (ideally) a circular skid-mark pattern of rubber on a roadway and possibly even cause the tires to emit smoke from friction.
Other terms used for describing this maneuver include “spinning brodies / doing a brodie” or “making cookies / cutting cookies”.
Doughnuts are more easily performed on wet and frozen surfaces (ice and snow). When performed in the snow it is more often done to have fun than it is to make an earnest attempt at creating the circular skid mark pattern.
In the Australian outback, doughnuts performed in the dust or mud areas of land are colloquially referred to as “circle work“.[[1]] Displays are usually performed at Bachelor and Spinster Balls. [[2]]
Performing the doughnut maneuver can be hazardous. Strain is placed on the vehicle’s suspension and drivetrain, which may result in mechanical breakdown with loss of control. Tires are also subject to severe wear which may result in a sudden loss of pressure or “blow out”.
Auto racers often do this in celebration of a race victory, and to entertain the fans after the race has finished.
Modern Racer - Driving Tips - Doughnuts
