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Continued Fmm Rwding Page decided t o shut off his tightening engine rather than risk blowing it up. It was a strange atmosphere which greeted the drivers as they rolled into the paddock m c l climbed from their dirtied. hot racing cars. There they were with the race done ar~d their emotions and bodies asking to ti, loosened up. wound down into an empty, fulfilled mood and instead they were iconfronted with mechanics who were struggling equally as hard to think about what needed to be done for tomorrow. "Hows the car working, mate? What d'you think we should change for tomorrow? I s the engine OK?" 0hye8.there'sthatdamnhandicaptobe run yet isn't there. And my Ood the organizers and officials are coming over and saying. "Hey that was a pretty good rscs, but tomorrow, why tomorrow'sncs is gonna be great isn't it?" Well, some people didn't think so. Al Unser lor one. "Why, this hmdicap thing isthemwtm a t e ~ t b i n g I ' v e o m r m ~s a n I've been racing." He into in .I1 t h y

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