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You’ve been on the highway at, or just slightly above the speed limit, when a gang of sport bike kamikazes (labelled “organ donors” by my pal Jim Kenzie) goes screaming past at unbelievable speeds cutting in and out of traffic.

The place for those with too much horsepower and too little regard for their own lives is the race track. Fortunately many such opportunities are available — they’re called Track Days. Every race track you’ve ever heard of, and hundreds more, open their doors to “organ donors” on a regular basis.

I never expect to have the opportunity to drive a Formula One car around a world famous race course. I did, however, have the opportunity to pilot a vehicle with an equivalent weight-to-horsepower ratio at Road America. Let me state clearly, the responsibility for this highly risky state of affairs rests on the shoulders of Don James…  Details

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