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    Terre Haute Motor Speedway. The air was filled with cheering from the stands, smell of over sprayed WD-40 and the excited introductions of every race car driver's name screamed over the loud speaker. Modified, Super Modified, Midgets and Sprint cars were being pulled out of their trailers; gears and tires lay scattered across the dirt near the cars jacks like a weird game of operation ready to be played. Everything seemed to be going the way it always had before every race I'd driven, everything

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    requires years and years of training, You also have to have sponsors to get a race car. In this paper you will find out what nascar is really about. The history of Nascar starts way back in the day when moonshining was hitting the tipping point with all of the bootleggers buy cars and making them go faster, to get away from the police. Bootlegging started when the prohibition

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    ventures such as employee pricing events, and seasonal advertising .The Alfa Romeo brand that Fiat intends to reintroduce to Canadians in 2013 is an upscale division of Fiat that last sold cars in the Canadian market in 1995. Its Giulietta Spyder and Sprint models are known for their sporty handling and racing capabilities. These characteristics, however, meet their

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    which a multibillion dollar industry they race 1500 races a year in 39 states and 100 tracks. NASCAR is the 2nd most watched sport in the United States. The major race series they are the sprint cup series, nationwide series, and the camping world truck series. NASCAR is the largest sanctioning body of stock car racing in the United States. NASCAR headquarters are located in Daytona Beach Florida. The temperance movement is what started the prohibition. The temperance movement of the 19th century was

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    Need for Speed

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    its Special Edition were the only games in the series to support DOS. Subsequent releases for the PC run only within Windows. The first installment of the NFS was one of only two serious attempts by the series to provide a realistic simulation of car handling and physics without arcade elements (the other being Porsche Unleashed). Electronic Arts

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    Haute Motor Speedway. The air was filled with rambunctious cheering from the crowd, the aroma of over sprayed WD-40 and the enthusiastic roars of the events race caller being projected over the loud speaker. Modifieds, Super Modifieds, Midgets and Sprint cars were being delicately pulled out of their sponsor illustrated trailers; gears and tires lay scattered across the dirt near all the racers jacks like an eccentric game of operation ready to be played. Everything seemed to be going the way it always

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    Association of Stock Car Auto Racing, or NASCAR, is a sport where drivers get to feel that intense excitement every time they set foot on the track. NASCAR not only displays bold drivers fighting for the checkered flag, but even the dedicated fans who pull their campers out on Friday nights, (Simeone). This sport contains a lot of physicality and risk, which makes the races so exciting. Biography Today explained, “Since the stock cars were more durable than other types of race cars, the sports also featured

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    even shows the cars too which is important because it will help new fans identify quickly who is driving what car. Today they go through the starting lineup in 30 seconds and even stop announcing it sometimes once they get to about 25th place. Another issue is that there is hardly any variety in the camera angles. For almost the entire race (except replays) you are seeing the same 5 shots of the race. Every single shot around the turns are shots from right along the wall. The in car cameras are also

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    Park a short walk for my friends and I, so we spent many days walking over the walking bridge and getting in trouble on Randalls Island Park, so this venue and race always bring back those good childhood memories. • Registration and Festival: I was racing the first wave of the day, so I arrived early and at least when I registered, it was fast and easy. They did place the registration way in the back of Icahn Stadium so I did have to ask someone

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    My Experience In My Life

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    I woke up to the smell of crispy bacon and eggs racing through the house. I went to the kitchen to find a small white paper next to 2 bacon-egg cheese burritos and orange juice. I read the note and it said “ DEAR JONATHON , i am currently at the store getting stuff for the house ill see you later, LOVE MOM!!!” When i read it at first i kind of cringed but i just sat down and ate my burritos and they tasted so cheesey and crunchy it was awesome . Once i finished i went into the living room to listen

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