When the car was done it was time to go on the road to the Autorama in Indianapolis, Indiana. While enroute somewhere in Ohio, in the middle of the night, one of my best friends, who was driving my other car, a Kandy Red 1960 Pontiac, fell asleep and ran into me at about 50 m...
He explained to me that his dad had lots of cars and he had a Dairy Queen and they parked their cars out front. I’ve always been around race cars and he has a racecar. So, out of all the people I talked to, whoever that rep was, he was the most knowledgeable. He is probably...
these can be found on menus throughout the country and are especially popular during Christmas. The proper diples should be flaky, crunchy, and topped with thick syrup and lots of nuts. In ancient Greece, spoon sweets were made out of leftover produce, and only emerged after the introduction...
Tyrus was there too and both had lots of news for Thad. First off, Cosmo Novak and Jerald Jarvis had switched rides. Neither had been getting the results they were accustomed to getting and, after a late night meeting among the car owners, drivers and crews, decided to trade. Tyrus drew...
By this time Hertz had become engaged to Frances Kesner, whose old-world Dutch parents were not entirely pleased with her fiance’s line of work. Hertz recalled to B.C. Forbes: “I was making fairly good money and getting lots of experience, but my girl vowed that she would not marry...
Motivated by the environmental benefit, electric vehicles (EV) based vehicle sharing services have been commercialized and attracted lots of attention. A life cycle analysis shows that, compared with the traditional internal combustion engine vehicles, EVs offer a great potential for reducing emissions ...
The roll cage is also laid out in the rule book with diagrams and directions governing dimensions, assemblies and placements [source: Burt]. Lots More Information Related HowStuffWorks Articles What is the history of stock car racing? How Stock Car Scanners Work How Stock Car Racing Techniques ...
Homestead-Miami Speedway opened in 1995 as a "rectangular oval," similar in shape to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway but with flatter corners. It was first used for CART (open wheel) and NASCAR Busch series races, but the low banking was found to cut down on speeds and make passing difficu...