The Satisfaction of Hard Work
As I type this column, I survey the backs of my hands, and they look like they’ve been run through a cotton gin. They...
Checker Etiquette
As a race director, I am asked to make calls regarding situations on track. Most decisions and clarifications are clear cut, and some stretch...
Audrey Zavodsky
Name:
Audrey Zavodsky
Age:
NA
Region:
Great Lakes
Hometown:
New Boston, Michigan
Racing Class:
American Iron
Sponsors:
Poe Motorsports, Dr. Z’s Racing
Day Job:
Leadership & Professional Development Program Manager, Ford Motor Company
Favorite Food:
Italian
Favorite TV Show:
Knight Rider
Favorite...
The Joy of Tinkering
If you drive your car in NASA events, odds are good that you are a tinkerer, who can’t leave well enough alone, who spends...
Second Floor – For Less Than the Cost of a Set of Tires, You...
See if you have heard this one before. A guy gets involved deeply enough in HPDE that he buys an open trailer to tote...
Tires, Revisited
In this issue of Speed News, you’ll find a technical story on tires. Knowing we just ran a story about tires a few issues...
The Right Way and the Wrong Way
One of the most important lessons I ever learned, which helped me as a racer, I learned years prior, but it had absolutely nothing...
Stint Driver – Endurance racing presents a new learning curve, but the added seat...
It was many years ago when I asked a friend, “So what’s so special about endurance racing?”
I’ll never forget how he spun around with...
Top of the Class – Instructing in HPDE is tough, especially when the classroom...
Any parent who has volunteered in their child’s classroom at school knows teachers have a tough job. A few hours with a pack of...
Fast Company – A lot of women race with NASA – Here’s a look...
For some women, racing is a release, a way to relieve stress and tension. For others, it is an occupation or just an adrenaline...