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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Dream Drive
Nothing prepared me for the telephone call I got on Tuesday, February 26 from Travis Engen, an accomplished driver who owns several vintage cars which he drives with great success. I had been a longtime admirer of his 2005 Audi R8 LMP1 car and was constantly drawn to stand beside it when Travis raced it at an event I happened to attend. I was not only fascinated by the straight line speed of the Audi and the almost silent engine but also its beautiful body shape. To me it is the most beautiful race car I have ever seen and just looking at it gives me the same pleasure as I might get admiring a beautiful painting or listening to Luciano Pavarotti singing il Canto. The voice on the phone [...]
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