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...

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