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PRI Kicks Off
The day started with a breakfast with thousands in attendance. The governor of Indiana showed up and expressed his welcoming good wishes as well as Indiana’s recognition of the importance of racing to its economy and success as the world … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Car Stuff, Cars, Life and Cars, Racing, Road Trips
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Formula E-eeeeeeeeek
Well, I was trying to emulate the sound from the cars of this new race series. You can go to the Formula E FIA web site and take a look. It is really to showcase an open-wheeled, single seat, series … Continue reading
My Judgment to Rush–what I think about the movie Rush
I like Ron Howard. He has brought some really special movies to the screen. He has had a very long career in the industry and is very professional. It is because of this that my reaction to all the hype … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Car Movies, Car Stuff, Cars, Racing, Road Racing
Tagged Ron Howard, Rush
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Red Bull–How it designs its winning F1 cars
Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel have become just about unbeatable this season as well as the past three. Next year is a year of big change in Formula One with 1.6 liter turbocharged engines being the new power plant. The … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Car Stuff, F1, Life and Cars, Racing, Road Racing, Suspensions
Tagged Red Bull
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Phoenix Arizona–Rising from the flames or carbonizing under the Heat
Today I had a list of three museums to visit. My first choice (mostly because it was opening the earliest) was the Penske Racing Museum in Scottsdale. There are lots of towns around the city of Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale, Surprise, … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Car Stuff, Cars, Life and Cars, Racing, Road Racing, Road Trips, Sports Cars
Tagged Mark Donohue, Penske Racing Museum, Roger Penske
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Albuquerque and the Unser Racing Museum
I had at least two more hours of driving ahead of me before I would reach Albuquerque. It gave me time to see some more of the New Mexico countryside. After an hour or so I decided to take a … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Car Museums, Car Stuff, Cars, Great Drivers, Great Roads, Life and Cars, Racing, Road Trips
Tagged Al Unser
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International Motorsports Hall of Fame–Talladega
Talladega Superspeedway is an incredible race track. Known as a tri-oval it is 2.66 miles long with the banking in the corners reaching 33 degrees of angle. It is also the home of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. To … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Car Stuff, Cars, Life and Cars, Racing, Road Racing, Road Trips
Tagged International Motorsports, NASCAR, Talladega
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