Personal check designs range from sunsets and puppy dogs to race cars and college mascots.
But I found two interesting reads on solar race cars and prosthetics for dolphins.
Saturday will hold some great racing by hundreds of historic race cars at Laguna Seca raceway.
After narrowly missing to make the British Olympic team in 1960, he turned his attention to race cars.
Indy race cars have run exclusively on alcohol base fuels for 49 years.
The gas is legally used by dentists for anesthesia, to pressurize whipped cream canisters and to speed up race cars.
In the open-wheel race cars I had driven previously, wind buffets your helmet violently, and the noise is deafening--nothing relaxing about it.
Formula 1 race cars are known for their cutting edge, technology-driven designs.
Jim Allison actually helped start the Indy 500 back in 1909 -- not just to race cars, but to test new racecar components.
"In race cars, they create holes to reduce weight, " says Litvack.
And beyond that, are racing fans really willing to give up the roar of combustion engine race cars they have known and loved for decades?
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The Richard Petty Driving Experience teaches you to drive actual NASCAR race cars - or simply ride along with a pro to experience the thrill of speed.
Porsche is using this hybrid technology to power race cars.
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Some will no doubt remember back to a generation ago, when sponsorship signage on race cars was basically limited to motor oil and beer--STP, Pennzoil, and Anheuser-Busch 's Budweiser were staples.
Although, they have not racked up the truly impressive record of Amway IBOs for losing in Tax Court, people who race cars have not done too well lately in hobby loss cases.
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The digital rear-view mirror celebrated its dazzling premiere at the Le Mans 24 Hours in the R18 e-tron quattro and R18 ultra race cars which gave Audi a one-two-three win in the legendary race.
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When the grueling 2013 Rolex 24 endurance race kicks off at Daytona International Speedway on Jan. 26, the field will include three Mazda6 race cars powered by an unusual type of renewable fuel.
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With its design inspired by past Porsches like the Carrera GT super sports car and the legendary 917 and highly successful RS Spyder race cars, the 918 Spyder remains faithful to the 2010 concept car.
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Just as many NASCAR fans who can't afford top of the line race cars can still buy a basic Ford Mustang, so to can many fishing enthusiasts afford to take up the sport on a casual level.
And the fact that top-tier racing game players have proved their mettle in actual race cars when given proper training implies that there are many useful skills that transfer from the virtual world to the real one.
If not in the race cars, she hopes it will do it at least in the big rigs that haul the cars from race shop to tracks all over the country, burning so much diesel it makes Munter cringe.
Only one problem: Although I've driven fast before in race cars, you are toast if anything happens to a Lamborghini road car at high speeds, because it--unlike a race car--is not built to withstand extreme impacts at such speeds.
Some will no doubt remember back to a generation ago, when sponsorship signage on race cars was basically limited to motor oil and beer--STP, Pennzoil, and Anheuser-Busch 's (nyse: BUD - news - people ) Budweiser were staples.
When the racetrack needed more space, the course was redesigned and today four holes reside inside the track, fourteen circle the facility, and during the frequent practices and test runs golfers can hit their shots to the sound and sight of open wheel race cars tearing around the track at over 200 MPH.
London has been selected to host a race in the debut Formula E series, which will see electric cars race around major world cities.
Spectators are supposed to stand in designated viewing areas as the cars race by at around 100mph.
The race will feature cars that are powered only by electric energy.
Then some of the actors would race ahead in cars to the next location so that they would arrive before the canoes did.
All their main rivals are planning to race brand new cars from the start of the season, which begins in Australia on 6 March.
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The first leg of the race challenged the cars with a long climb of winding switchbacks through the Mercantour national park in southern France.
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