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Author: Performance Technician

So You Want to Drive on a Race Track? Surprise! It’s easier than you think

So You Want to Drive on a Race Track? Surprise! It’s easier than you think

Jan 2014 | ,

Race track owners and managers are finding, in increasing numbers, that there is a growing interest in driving fast, thanks in no small part to the dramatic growth of interest in NASCAR racing. The result, in many cases, is that track owners and managers are making their facilities available to folks who have never driven in competition, or even at speed, let alone on a race track. So, increasingly, track owners are scheduling “track days” which afford an opportunity to drive at speed, in our own cars, for those who may never have done so.

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The Henry Ford, Part 1

The Henry Ford, Part 1

Feb 2013 |

What do you think of when you hear “The Henry Ford?” If you’re like most, you probably think of the one and only creator of the Model T, the Model A, and the manufacturing innovator who made major contributions to the development of mass production techniques.

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From the Earliest Days of Hot Rodding

From the Earliest Days of Hot Rodding

Feb 2012 | ,

Robert Petersen built an automotive publishing empire before his passing in 2007. In addition to his publishing enterprise, his passion for cars in general, and hot rod-type cars in particular, led to establish the Petersen Museum on the famed Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. The four-story building, featuring more than 300,000 square feet, offers four different experiences for visitors.

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