Grand Prix Performance - Costa Mesa, CA

Before driving a car, do a simple safety check. Turn on the lights and walk around the vehicle to ensure that all lights are in working order. Also check your blinkers for proper operation. Look for any fluid leaks or things hanging from the vehicle. Check that the tires are properly inflated.

Expect the other drivers to make mistakes and think what you would do if a mistake does happen. For example, do not assume that a vehicle coming to a stop sign is going to stop. Be ready to react if it does not stop. Never cause an accident on purpose, even if a pedestrian or another vehicle fails to give you the right-of-way.

Carry in your vehicle, in an easy to find place, all contact numbers that you may need as well as Emergency contact information, personal information and any outstanding medical needs that you may have.

Michelin is currently working on their fifth generation of green tires and they have proved an improvement of at least 2 percent in improved fuel economy and reduced CO2 emissions with each successive generation. This has been, in their own way a silent revolution, reducing global fuel consumption by more than 3 billion gallons and avoiding 30 million metric tons in CO2 emissions since 1992.

The lesson learned from the past decade and more critically the last 15 months is that together, we as an industry must commit to a new, more sustainable road mobility focused on new realities:

 * Must increase fuel efficiency and thereby reduce CO2 emissions.  The transportation industry is no exception and will not escape this necessity.
*We must improve road safety. This past November, the United Nations hosted the first global ministerial conference on road safety in Moscow. Michel Rollier, the CEO of the Michelin Group, was the only tire executive to participate. Michelin fully supports the roadmap that resulted from this global conference, which aims to curb the number of road fatalities (1.3 million today) and serious injuries (50 million today) by 2020. We know the crucial role that tires play in this fight, particularly in reducing stopping distances and improving vehicle handling.

Check out our Facebook page to see our photos from the Coastline Car Classic '09. Beautiful Cars. Vroom Vroom....

We were thrilled to participate in the Coastline Car Classic in Newport Beach this past weekend...It was a top notch event benefiting a great cause- The Pediatric Cancer Foundation- http://www.pcrf-kids.com.  Linda Leohnard and the rest of the gang at the Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce put together a fun way for our community to come out for the day, showcase Orange County car culture, all the while raising money for charity.  If you weren't able to make it out, we highly recommend it for next year.  We could think of a lot worse ways to spend a Sunday afternoon...

And we'd especially like to congratulate one of our customers Murphy Karges for winning Meguiars "Best of Paint" Award for his 1968 Dodge Charger!