Training wheels

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Aspiring racing car drivers can learn many racing techniques by participating in karting competitions. Karts are small versions of racing cars that can go as fast as 140 miles per hour. Sprint karts are the most popular type of kart, and they are characterized by their upright driving position.

Author: St. Antoine, Arthur
Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1992
Management, Services, Training, Karting, Jim Hall Kart Racing School

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Day of thunder

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A journalist drives a Winston Cup stock car, a $75,000 Maxwell House Ford Thunderbird, and finds that its performance is more refined than he expected. He drives for 50 laps, discovering that controlling the car is trickier at higher speeds.

Author: St. Antoine, Arthur
Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1993
Personal narratives, Stock car racing

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At home with Hef

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A tribute to drag racing legend Don "The Snake" Prudhomme was held at the famous Playboy Mansion in California. The events of the evening are narrated and discussed.

Author: St. Antoine, Arthur
Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1995
Achievements and awards, Personalities, Drag racing, Prudhomme, Don

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Subjects list: Automobile racing drivers, Race car drivers
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