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What if there was no sound? (An audio journey in Motorsports) · BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show

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  Grand Touring Motorsports started as a social group of car enthusiasts,
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  but we've expanded into all sorts of motorsports disciplines, and we
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  want to share our stories with you.
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  Years of racing, wrenching, and motorsports experience brings
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  together a top notch collection of knowledge and information
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  through our podcast, Brake Fix.
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  Can you imagine a world where ladies and gentlemen start your engines?
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  doesn't have the same meaning as it used to?
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  Many of our guests, when asked the pit stop question, what would be different
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  once the evolution has taken hold, their overwhelming consensus is the
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  lack of sound, which begs the question, what if there was no sound in racing?
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  What attracted me to racing, one of the things, is the sound.
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  The sound!
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  I don't care if it's a Super Dos Wigo, a V12 Ferrari, something in between.
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  It's the sound.
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  And there is no sound with electric.
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  Now, Van Donley's developing some electric sprint cars, I guess,
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  to run at his, uh, track up in Syracuse and maybe that'll be cool.
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  But again, if you take the sound away to me, that you've taken away
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  a very large portion of what we're all learning in the tower now to go.
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  That's sound I've ever heard.
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  What's up during the six hours in the K and M series where the two
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  classes were allowed to race together, Porsche six cylinders, Ferrari V12s.
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  Big block Chevys, small block Chevys, all resonating off the
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  trees coming into the boot section.
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  It was like a symphony, I'll never forget it.
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  One of the best things I've ever heard.
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  In this special episode of Break Fix, we take you, the listener, on a journey
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  through an entire race weekend at Road Atlanta and explore all the different ways
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  that sound influences the race experience.
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  The
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  50, 000 for winning this championship, and yes, I'm sure you can do it with 50, 000.
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  For second place, you get 80 grams.
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  And 80 grams is enough to run a few seasons in these cars, but
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  it's still not that true, is it?
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  Well, yeah, I don't mind.
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  Remember, you could take it as I've said before.
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  Alright, that's it.
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  Our place will be here very soon.
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  We're about to take the train to Newport, We're about to take the train to Newport,
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  Newport Newport will be going to Newport.
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  Newport will be going to Newport.
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  my video.
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  The announcers will always be there, with the hustle and bustle of the
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  paddock and pit boxes, with small engine generators, golf carts, and
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  equipment always in the background.
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  Do you hear that low rumble of idling V8s?
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  And what about that lap after lap buzz of the pack rushing by?
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  Oh, Carderly, straight for the championship.
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  Jarrett Thomas, in second position, third, Salim
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  Ullam, fourth, Freshwater, fifth, 57th, then, the, rookie, of, the public,
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  that's up there, in the background.
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  The storm is coming, and there is this crescendo before the start of any race.
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  You don't just hear it, you feel it.
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  And what of the distinct sound of the 9 11s during a cup race?
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  The
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  crackle and pop of downshifts and unburnt fuel backfiring, with exhaust
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  notes trailing off in the distance.
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  The sounds of preparation probably won't change.
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  But what is there to warm up when electric motors are ready to go immediately?
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  Excitement begins to mount as your favorite driver and their vehicle
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  make their debut on pit road, heading out on the track for practice.
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  You can almost single out each brand from Porsche to Corvette, Ferrari,
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  Lamborghini, Mercedes, Cadillac, Acura.
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  And everything in between.
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  The reverberation of engines at full song.
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  Flat plane cranked V8s.
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  Turbo boxer 6s.
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  High strung V10s.
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  And monstrous ground thumping muscle motors.
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  Each with their own distinct pitch.
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  What does the engine of the future sound like?
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  Will you be able to tell them apart?
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  There's something comforting about the racetrack.
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  And after a long day, many of us sleep really, really well.
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  But it's finally race day.
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  There's always the sobering quiet compared to the previous days.
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  Less chaos as the teams and drivers are getting more serious
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  in preparation for qualifying.
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  Moto has brought a lubricant analysis machine machine, 24th annual Moto
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  Lamont to both help competitors.
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  Finish line and provide free oil analysis to racing fans.
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  Racing lab is a state of the art mobile laboratory capable of analyzing the
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  lubricants running in your engine.
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  Now, what will these analyses bring to you?
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  Well, this predictive tool will allow you to organize your
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  vehicle's maintenance schedule.
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  The Motul Racing Lab can also Search for metal elements present in the lubricant
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  to detect premature or accelerated engine wear and thus know if it's necessary
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  to carry out replacements of parts.
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  You will analyze the composition of the lubricant in use to highlight any
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  coolant leaks or fuel dilution that may damage the engine and limit its
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  performance with a pre oil analysis.
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  The remote racing lab in the fan zone.
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  You can follow the evolution of these factors daily and recognize
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  the development of lubricant agents and degradation due to
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  extreme conditions of use from
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  the outside.
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  Everybody seems to be scrambling to be the first ones out.
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  The first one's with clear track.
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  The first one's with clean air.
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  The sound of the track has changed.
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  You can hear it all around you.
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  It's time for best and final laps.
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  Teams frantically practice and repeat pit stops, refueling, as
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  well as tire and driver changes.
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  During the race, there's no second chances.
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  Every second counts.
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  And you have to be as close to perfect as possible.
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  Staying in one place might give you the best vantage point for viewing the race,
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  but does it evoke the same feeling?
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  This next clip is taken from the Road Atlanta start finish bridge
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  as the cars pass underneath.
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  It's intense, and more so when you're standing there as the sound of
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  each car echoes through your chest.
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  Multiclass GT and prototype racing is one of the few disciplines of motorsport
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  where you can get up close and personal.
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  With the cars, the drivers, and the entire experience.
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  It's not circus and pageantry from a distance.
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  You are shoulder to shoulder with thousands of other petrolheads, on grid,
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  before the start of the main event.
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  There's always this constant hum and movement throughout the paddock.
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  Even during opening ceremonies.
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  Maybe in the future, that background noise won't be there.
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  Brothers and sisters, I love you today.
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  Would you please just quiet your hearts and pray with me.
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  Heavenly Father, we thank you so much for this glorious and beautiful
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  day, sunshine, this awesome weather, and us all here together.
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  Lord, I pray today on this Veterans Weekend that you would bless and
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  honor our veterans, that you would strengthen them, help them, give
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  them everything that they need.
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  Thank you for their service.
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  And may their families be encouraged today.
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  I pray that your glory would be here in this entire vicinity and should bless
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  each and every each and every driver, every crew and everyone here today.
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  May your warrior fighting angels surround and protect on every side.
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  Strengthen these drivers to race their very best today.
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  Let them feel the life of God at every turn.
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  And we thank you and we praise you in the name of the most high God.
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  Amen.
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  Yeah, thank you.
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  Please welcome the report.
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  Of today's French national anthem, Jeffrey La.
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  Please remain standing for the singing of our national anthem,
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  performed today by Amanda Athens.
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  Oh
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  What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
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  Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight
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  O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
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  And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air Gave proof through the
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  night that our flag was still there
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  And
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  now, ladies and gentle listeners.
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  It's time for what we've all been waiting for.
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  It
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  is the final of the four most famous words in motorsports.
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  Welcome back our Grand Marshal, Joey Camerota, from Motutal Technical
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  Support, as he gives today's command.
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  Drivers, start your engines!
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  And with that, ladies and gentlemen,
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  it's the engine spring to life for this 24th running of the MotoGP Le
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  Mans at Michelin Raceway World Class in the season finale of the 2021 IMSA
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  WeatherTech Sports Car Championship.
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  Thank you for the call for the next 10 hours, please.
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  Welcome back in progress.
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  Call from Kipsa radio with John Heindock, Jeremy Shaw and Kay Adams.
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  Welcome along.
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  As the safety car pulls into the pits to release the anxious drivers, just when
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  you thought the noise around you was at its climax, It all seems to break loose.
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  The race is on.
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  Just 12 short hours to go until the checkered flag.
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  Even as the sun sets and the temperatures drop, there is no shortage of fans.
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  Watching, waiting, camping, and celebrating at nearly
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  every corner of the track.
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  The area between turns six and seven at Road Atlanta is a great place to
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  be, but the sound is near deafening, albeit amazing, as the cars pour on
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  the speed down the back straightaway.
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  Surrounded by darkness, The drivers soldier on, fighting for every
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  second, every lap, every position.
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  Oddly enough, the darker it gets, the louder the track seems to become.
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  There is no sleep for the fans.
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  The
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  race is reaching its end, and you can hear the drivers pushing
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  harder in those last moments.
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  The engines straining, the brakes screeching, tires squealing,
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  exhausts rumbling and popping.
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  Take a moment and ask yourself, does this exist in the future?
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  And just like that, it's all over almost as quickly as it began.
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  A somber silence and calm has returned to the track.
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  The results are in, and all that you hear now are the low mumbles
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  and murmurs of fans making their way home from this spectacle of speed.
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  And as we take a moment to reflect on this race, or any race you've
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  been to, imagine a future where these sounds aren't part of the experience.
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  Does that matter to you?
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  How will it change the way you look at racing events in the future?
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  Are you more or less likely to be there in person?
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  Unfortunately, we don't know what the future holds, but we
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  can hope that motorsports will continue to have a place in it.
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  And as we've said before, There's a very good chance that the last petrol powered
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  car to be driven will be a race car.
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