As I was growing up, NASCAR races glowed across my family’s TV screen thirty-some weekends per year. They were standard fare on a Sunday afternoon, like mom’s chicken casserole or dad’s catnaps during the commercials. But a few times each year at critical points on the racing calendar, different races graced our TV, and because Read more about Ten Best Drives, Part 3: Special Events, Special Performances[…]
With all due respect to the many safety improvements that have been made, the biggest change to race cars over the past 50 years is surely the addition of wings, spoilers, splitters, and other devices that harness downforce and help the cars go through corners faster. By the 1960s, as racing tires became capable of Read more about Driving Styles, Part 2: The Lowdown on Downforce[…]
Growing up as a racing fan, I was always drawn in by the close-quarters action of NASCAR, the speed of Indy cars at the 500, and the finesse of Formula 1 on faraway circuits. But one type of racing captivated me like no other. From the first time it flickered on my cable TV, I was Read more about Truth in 24[…]