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Around 1953 Tom Mix of Foreign Motors in Boston, Mass. asked me to collect a car at the Manhattan docs and drive it to Boston. It was a trip I vividly remember.
According to its publicity, the Wankel rotary engine is much smaller and lighter than conventional reciprocating engines. How did it measure up? I took a look at this in 1972 and found some surprises!
This was the enticing headline of an article I wrote in 1959 about the road-racing world of that time. Rereading it, I find little change! I hope you like it.
I had some adventures in and around the Daytona racetrack that are worth mentioning--even if they didn't all play out as planned. I hope that makes them more interesting!
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