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Born-again stockers

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Some racers refurbish old Winston Cup cars and make them into usable vintage stock cars. These vehicles are inexpensive, noisy, fast and durable. Most of the drivers of racers' old cars have other professions. The budget for a Winston Cup team for one season of racing is about $4.3 million.

Author: Phillips, John
Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1996
Finance, Equipment and supplies, Competitions, Nextel Cup (Automobile race), Vintage automobiles, Vintage cars, Stock car racing

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Walt Disney to be subpoenaed in F1 disputes

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The world of F1 racing has seen a lot of comical developments in the past months. Incidents such as Michael Schumacher's mysterious loss of 15 pounds during a race and the curious decision regarding a fuel formulation controversy only serve to add to the environment of absurdity.

Author: Phillips, John
Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1995
Evaluation, Automobile racing

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See-through logos and big-toe graphics

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Gibbs creates sponsors logos and other graphics that adorn race cars in the form of vinyl decals generated by computer. Gibbs got his start in race-car sign painting and then started his decal and logo company Freelance Lettering in 1982.

Author: Phillips, John
Publisher: Hachette Filipacchi Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: Car and Driver
Subject: Automobiles
ISSN: 0008-6002
Year: 1997
Practice, Automobiles, Racing, Race cars, Decoration and finishing, Commercial artists, Gibbs, Lance

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