When Motor Racing Was Dangerous And Sex Was Safe.

Spectators of racing often look to the past and say,"those were the golden years."  This is said for many reason including the quality of racing, lack of electronic wizardry, and the diverse personalities of the drivers.  However, many drivers have paid the ultimate price over the years and it's too easily forgotten how their sacrifices have led to the relatively safe racing that we watch today.

Beauty in Racing

When looking at an open-wheel race car as a piece of art, there are many differing opinions on its physical beauty.  To most people, modern cars possess little to no inspiration in their design.  They are just an amalgamation of airfoils, winglets, and scoops.  To others, that is the beauty of the design, the process by which all those little pieces unify to create a blisteringly fast car that seems to cheat fluid dynamics and defy the laws of physics.

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Still, nothing can ever compare to the classics...