Cars have come a long way since 1911 and the first Indianapolis 500 when Ray Harroun won the race in his yellow No. 32 Marmon Wasp. In that race, Harroun averaged 74.602 mph. That may seem ridiculously slow until you consider that Ralph Mulford won the race the next year with an average speed of 56.29 mph.In 2021, Brazilian Hélio Castroneves won the race with an average speed of 190.690 mph. That’s

Have you ever chosen a cart at the grocery store with one of the wheels that didn’t track properly? You push the cart down the frozen-food aisle but it keeps trying to slam into the glass doors if you don’t fight it. Did you know that the same principle applies to your car as you drive down the road in McHenry?Think about how much energy you have to expend to keep that cart with the ‘crazy wheel’

Out here in Wonder Lake, an hour-and-a-half from Chicago, for many, the essence of cool is a pickup truck. It’s been that way for years. But is it still true? Are pickups still the ride of the in crowd? Of course, pickups make sense out here in what some from Chicago would call, “The Sticks.” The bed of that truck does more than come in handy; it’s a downright necessity for many owners

As the recently passed winter approached last fall, it was a really good idea to bring your car, truck or SUV into a McHenry auto repair shop to ensure that it was ready for the winter ahead. Hopefully, you did so. And, if you did so, it’s almost certain your car, truck or SUV made out better than it would have as you drove your way through winter. But, as mentioned above, winter is now over.Winter

Anniversaries are cause for celebration. But how should you celebrate?The folks at Performance Unlimited, 5415 Austin Ct. Ringwood, are celebrating their 40th Anniversary, a remarkable milestone for any auto repair shop or business, by showing their appreciation for those who made it possible.“Between now and the end of the year, we’re giving away 40 free oil changes,” said Denny Norton, the