Marcos Ambrose pored over books and maps in local libraries, seeking clues to old mining sites and buried treasure he believes he can find somewhere in North Carolina. A modern-day gold prospector, Ambrose searches streams for hours at a time with shovel and pan in hand.
For me, it’s not about getting the gold,†he said. “It’s not having the gold. It’s the quest to get it.â€
But Ambrose’s real goal is not in the water, it is on the racetracks of Nascar and with the teams that make … Details
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The racecars are lined up side-by-side, the drivers strapped in, ready to take to the twisting course at Portland International Raceway.
It is an eclectic grid of cars. An electric blue Z06 Corvette, with its wind-cheating body and fat, sticky tires, idles door-to-door with an aging Honda, sitting high on its 12-inch wheels.
In other rows sit Mustangs, Subarus, a Camaro, a butterscotch yellow Porsche and an assortment of cars more typical of the parking lot at Costco than the paddock at PIR.
That is the beauty of autocross. It’s a run-what-ya-brung sport …Â Details
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Mechanics and track marshals in rubber gloves; technicians wearing gas masks; yellow signs on racing cars warning, “Danger: High Voltage;†a driver shrouded in smoke spewing from his cockpit: These are the bizarre new images of Formula One, thanks to a gizmo known as KERS.
Although it has been overshadowed by sexier controversies and unusual race results, the introduction of the KERS energy-saving device is one of the biggest underlying stories of the season…Â Details