Whoah whoah! , As the fans were cheering and supporting their racers for today’s big Grand prix race. David could hear this outside the changing rooms. Nervous and terrified, he slowly walked out the changing rooms with his fellow racers. Then the noise rose and the tension grew as David at a snail's pace walked towards his McLaren F1 car. But just before getting in the car David looked around at the happy fans, then he see’s his wife and kids which made him a lot more comfortable. So David thought to himself “I am not letting my family and fans down so I’m going to prove to them what I’m made of.”
Slam! As Joe turner left his room and walked towards his car. David never liked Joe and he never will because of the rough past between them in school, they were both each others worst enemy. David had a feeling that something bad was going to happen in the race, as Joe gave him a dirty look. “Get ready boys,” the commentator ordered. Everyone was ready. Looking back David could see another 11 cars. This is going to be tough David whispered to himself, the referee horned and every racer was off.
David couldn’t hear anything but the power of the engine bursting into life. David was in 5th place while Joe was well ahead. David eased into 3rd place and 2 laps to go, he had to up his game. David was anxious and struggling to move to first but the lack of speed from the racer in front of David cost him the price. Eventually David was in 1st place, But not for long because out of nowhere Joe rushed and smashed into David straight away. According to the rules of the race, smashing into each other was acceptable. David had no choice but to smash into Joe as well.
Just as David thought he got rid of Joe, Joe came back with a fuming look...
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...portantly his wife were terrified that he might crash. Davids heart was pounding, as he got near the smoke. He closed his eyes and prayed.
Joe was delighted that he wasn’t in the same position as David. He also wanted David to crash. But he wasn’t happy for long because David made it through the smoke with a long sigh of relief from him and his fans. David couldn’t let any of this to happen again so he accelerated towards Joe and charged into his car. They were both neck and neck, with only 1 lap to go it was really tense. They were both crashing into each other as all fans were slowly rising from their seat. David couldn’t afford to lose again so he took all his anger into Joe and knocked him out of the race. Tumbling over the track and crashing into walls, fans, family ran towards David cheering as David won an historic race. The dramatic day was over.
Cody Higginbotham is an extreme race fan from Guntersville, Alabama. Cody has received many great opportunities over the last ten years. He got his first big break working on a message board (forum) for Jamie Mosley in 2003. “Jamie was driving a part time schedule in the #39 for Jay Robinson. He offered me an opportunity to work on a message board for him. I was only 12 years old at the time. I will admit that I was pretty nervous, but I was also excited about the great opportunity I received.” Cody received a second great opportunity to work with Venturini Motorsports in 2004. “Venturini Motorsports marketing/ PR Tom Venturini noticed me when Billy Venturini was still driving. He offered me an amazing opportunity to work on a message board (forum) for them at the end of 2004 until 2007.” Cody also worked on a message board (forum) for Brad Keselowski in 2005 - 2009, David Gilliland in 2006-2007, Burney Lamar in 2009, and JD Motorsports in 2008 - 2012. Cody received more amazing opportunities before and after he was finished working on message boards for race teams.
Commonly, vehicular collisions are considered a negative occurrence. Dave Eggers hints towards this mindset in his short story Accident. Plotted in the middle of an intersection in 2005, the story commences with the main character driving his automobile through the intersection and striking an older Camaro. The three teenagers in the Camaro are fine, but the main character notices all the damage he has done to their vehicle and he fears an unpleasant encounter with them. Dave Eggers uses irony throughout the situation to illustrate the main character’s relief. The characters’ involvement with the collision emphasizes Egger’s theme that no matter how unfortunate an incident, positivity can result.
He lived a perfect life and was blessed with perfect parents. Everyday is a new adventure filled with fun. He loved his life and his family. After Abuse: a. David came to believe that there was no god because "No God would leave me like this" Pg.131. He had totally disconnected himself from all the physical pain.
7. When the mother wanted David to lye on the stove and burn, David decided to see if he could trick her. He watched the clock and decided to see how long he could keep her from making him get on the stove until his brothers got home. He succeeded and from then on he decided that he would not give up and he would always try to outsmart his mother.
Looking up, you see that it is almost your turn. After getting off the hood of the car, you open the door, and sit inside the vehicle. As you firmly grasp the wooden steering wheel, the scent of unleaded gasoline fills the air, the rigid feel of the leather racing seat brushes skin, and the warm touch of chrome on the shifter radiates through the car. Sliding the key into the ignition, you turn it and hear the low grumble of the HiPo 302 cubic inch engine. You shift the car into first gear and begin to creep forward to the drag strip. You pull up to the starting line and wait. Looking over to the right and seeing your opponent eagerly awaiting the race in his red 1968 Camaro brings excitement. Overhead on the loudspeakers an announcer calls, “Up next, is a 1968 Camaro going against a 1965 Mustang Fastback. The Camaro is fitted with a 327 cubic inch engine and puts out about 210 horses while the Mustang has a 302 cubic inch high powered engine which cranks out 230 horsepower. This, ladies and gentlemen, will be a race of the ponies.” A shift into first gear sends a shiver of anticipation. You look at the light tree ahead and wait for it to turn green. It starts to count down. The first set of lights goes up. You begin to rev the engine to 2000 RPM’s. The second set of yellow lights goes up. The engine revs up even more. The car shakes slightly and the engine growls even louder. The third set of yellow lights goes up. The engine revs to 5000 RPM’s. The green lights go up. A quick dump of the clutch and the engine roars like a lion as it sprints down the track. The front end of the car lifts up and slams back down as the speed rapidly increases. The car screams as you shift into second gear. Looking over to the right, you glimpse the...
It takes a great deal of skill to race in the rain, and Denny manages his way through the track as if there is no rain at all. Enzo is set up in front of the TV, and Denny plays one of his racing tapes. As they watch, Enzo is entranced by Denny’s smooth maneuvering. He also describes Denny as good as Ayrton Senna, a World Champion racer. Enzo describes Denny’s race:
Days of Thunder, a 1990 box office classic, displays false information when it comes to the truth behind NASCAR. NASCAR is a professional based company and is headed by only the best. Its new penalty and regulation system and professionalism on and off the racetrack show the truth behind the character of NASCAR. The film Days of Thunder shows a false depiction of the company of NASCAR and prove to show that sometimes even Hollywood, can “get it wrong”.
One day Andrew made a bet with a Rival horse breeder named Mr.Dickinson. The bet was that the Andrews horse Mustang was a faster horse than dickinson's fastest horse that he bred. Mr.Dickinson claimed that his fastest horse Sparky can beat mustang therefore the bet was made. One hot summer day Andrew, his wife, Dickinson, and his wife went to the track. Andrew was in the stable preparing Mustang for the
P2: He woke his brother up with the shock from the scene in front of him but the car made impact anyways.
They go to the video and after along time of examining the video it was Dave who won the race by a 1/100 of a second. This race was a crucial race for Dan as the winner of this race earned a spot in the Olympics. However, between the qualifying race and the Olympics, Dave tears his hamstring during his intense training. In a shocking turn of events, Dave was declared unable to run leaving there one spot open to a sprinter. One day Dan gets a call from the Olympic organization and it offered a card to compete in the 2050 summer Olympics in the spot of Dave. Dan excitedly accepts the offer and is off to Olympics. He and Reggie are in awe and can 't believe it. Even though it wasn 't in the way they imagined, they accomplished their goal of getting to the Olympics. Now that he is there he wants to make the most of his situation and take home the gold. Butterflies in his stomach he get set in lane 8, sweating profusely. When he hears the gun go off, right in that moment he begins to think of all the hard work he put into to get where he is. He remember the size he used to be, along with the pool drill of holding his breath. He didn’t forget how eagerly he searched for air when he was sprinting in Denver. With all this in mind he opened his eyes and saw himself 10m away from the finish
My teammates were already waiting at the end of the drag strip. Unable to restart my car, we pushed it back to our pit area. My hopes were crushed. as I went over the fact that my day of racing was already over. & nbsp; Drag racing is a big part of my life. All of my spare time is spent working on my 1996 Honda Accord. With a big import drag racing. approaching quickly, I spent most of my waking hours for a week tuning my car. Sweat and hours of hard work finally prepared my car for racing. The interior was stripped down to the sheet metal and contained only the driver's seat to reduce weight. The whole exhaust system was removed to gain that little edge of power, which is essential for racing. My car was finally race ready, waiting to tear up the track. & nbsp; The following day, our race team met up at the track. In the pit area, we changed out our street tires for high performance drag slicks. After a few more last minute adjustments, I pulled into the staging lane.
Then 15 minutes into the road trip. We stopped hearing the pounding sound of Colbert banging at the trunk. Therefore Red woke up and looked around. Then questioned us "where are we at?" Therefore quickly without hesitation, I started to beat him down. After red finally got quiet. We went back on track as we were entering Odessa. Eli Glowered "Are you even old enough to drive?!?!" I stated, "I'm old enough to be everyone's father.... so yes junior." Isaiah proclaimed "I'm still soaking from what happened with the toilet." Eli whined, "It stinks in here it's probably David I think he is dead." I specified "He is perfectly fine he just spilled Kool-aid all over him." Cameron asked, "Can we stop at the gas station?" I exclaimed, "We
into the road in front of the car that the blue man was driving. The blue man managed
It’s race day and life in the pit crew is like being a goalie, 99% boredom and 1% panic, working 12 hours a day every day. When I arrived at LOWES motor speedway in North Carolina, everyone was in this 99% boredom phase, or their “down time”. It’s 7 a.m. and the cars of each team sit in the one story tin garage building with unfinished concrete floors looking almost like it was temporary, halfway equipped for the upcoming race and surrounded by their respective crewmembers. As I walk through the inside of this garage, big enough for twenty-five cars but filled with about fifty cars, the walking paths are carved through the clutter of race cars, roll-a-ways and loose parts. It is right to say that it is crowded. The U.S. Border Patrols pit crew had to prepare for any possible mishaps on the track. Working on and off throughout the day wanting the car to be as safe as possible but also try to exceed the natural laws of physics.
Although this article appeals to common sense the most, Paul-Mark’s claims are obvious with very good example to back those claims up. Readers get the full picture of what is really going down in the street racing scene and how the dangers continue to exist. Paul-Mark has strong appeals and emotions throughout this paper that keeps readers hooked the entire time.