Wilson Fittipaldi, an F1 driver himself and brother of world champion Emerson, enjoys a vigorous blast around his Sao Paulo neighborhood in the family sports car, a Porsche 917K Le Mans racer. Fittipaldis could get away with stuff like this in the 1970s.
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The last car ends its cool-off lap, sending one last snap of delicious sound echoing away across the raceway. This is when another kind of fun begins.
Pete Lyons
In the quiet aftermath of a sports car race the other day, I was asking one of the younger pro drivers about how it had gone for him, but his mind was on his next adventure. The following event was close enough to get to by rental car, rather than taking one more airline flight, and Pacific Coast scenery he’d never seen would be worth the drive. Which route should he follow? What sights should he be sure to take in?
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