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Our race shop had a barbecue a few weeks ago, and I took some photos. This is my friend Alex. She was in the middle of telling a story about concerts in France, or maybe it was another story, but she's a really charismatic storyteller, and I managed to grab a shot while she had this great expression.
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Calista (right) is one of the drivers for the Miata. Her boyfriend was trying to re-assemble a multi-loop ring for her, which she was trying to grab back before it came to an untimely demise. In a feat worthy of at least a couple brownie points, a few moments later, he returned her ring fully reassembled.
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Matt doesn't drive for us, but he knows how to fix everything. He also makes me feel self-conscious about the size of my torque wrench.
Anyway, apparently his secret power is the ability to remove flaming potatoes from hot coals with nothing but a dinner fork. The aluminum foil is still kind of on fire…