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REPORTING FROM ... THE INSIDE OF AN INDYCAR COCKPIT

By Hampton Stevens

Monday, April 28, 2008

The clouds over the Kansas Speedway are thick, leftovers from thunderstorms last night. Still, the track at noon doesn't have enough moisture to soak my socks as I change into a fire suit along pit road. I've already filled out a half-dozen pages of release forms, signing away my rights to sue should something go wrong. Or if it doesn't. I'm readying for my IndyCar ride around the 1.5 mile tri-oval. My suit, and my ride, is orange and black with a bright Hewlett-Packard logo. After zipping t ...

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