We’ve already had days where the temperature was in the upper 90s this Richmond spring and summer, all the reason you need to avoid leaving children or pets in parked cars. No doubt, we have more hot days ahead.The temperature, however, does not need to hit 90 in Richmond to make it dangerous leaving children and pets in cars. Have you ever gotten into a car that was sitting in the sun and virtually

It replaced the minivan that replaced the station wagonMinivans killed the station wagon; the SUV has killed the minivan which is why you see far more SUVs on McHenry roads than you do minivans or station wagons.The death of the station wagon is almost complete. Few auto manufacturers even offer station wagons anymore. But, at one time, the roads of McHenry (and beyond) abounded with station wagons.

When America was founded, the people of this country had the freedom to go wherever they liked. They could cross borders between states without papers or permission. The biggest restraint they faced was the time it took to travel. This is not something we can easily relate to in the age of the automobile.They could travel by boat but then they were restrained to the Eastern coastline or by the course

In the height of the pandemic, NASCAR took their races off track to the virtual world. With the eNASCAR/iRacing Pro Invitational Series, drivers who would have competed driving in the real world raced in the virtual world.According to The Sporting News (April 13, 2020), it worked pretty much the same as in a real race. While the NASCAR Cup Series races were postponed through May 9 of that year, “virtual

That Jeep of yours looks super cool driving down Elm Street in McHenry. But those high-stepping looks aren’t merely for aesthetic purposes; you drive that buggy because it’s made to go off road and that’s what really gets your adrenaline pumping.People from McHenry who haven’t been there just can’t relate to the thrill of scooting around rocks on a backwoods trail. They’ve never experienced

Is your car, truck or SUV’s AC up to the challenge of a McHenry summer?Hopefully, you’ve taken the appropriate steps to ensure that your car, truck or SUV engine has what it takes to stay cool this McHenry summer. But what about you? When you’re driving through McHenry on a hot day, do you feel the cool and comforting air from the vents as your car, truck or SUV’s air conditioning efficiently

How hot will it get this summer? The highest recorded temperature in Illinois was 117 degrees in 1954. But that was in East St. Louis, not in McHenry. The question to ask is how your car, truck or SUV would stand up to that kind of heat.The average temperatures in Illinois during June, July and August are 71.8, 75.3 and 73.5 degrees, respectively. But that’s average temperature that includes night-time

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