“With one or two delusional exceptions, Car and Driver staffers have abandoned any dreams of becoming pro racing drivers. Our glory ships sailed years ago–indeed, around age three when our parents somehow neglected to buy us go–karts–but we are not numb to occasional opportunities to play major–league driver, especially at someone else’s prodigious sweat and vast expense. Such an opportunity seemed to be dangling from a low–hanging branch in the early spring of 2006. As fast as Eve in the Garden, we reached up and plucked it.
Between then and the Grand–Am Koni Challenge Series Fresh From Florida 200 race at Daytona International Speedway on January 25, 2008, we learned some important lessons. First, at any level of pro racing–even the kind that has thin television coverage and mostly unknown drivers–just showing up with a functional machine able to run no better than last in its class is shockingly difficult and expensive.
Secondly, when someone offers you a free car, run in the other direction.”
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