road america

feel the roar
bug-eyed Sprites, Triumphs and Jags
90 mph blur past agape spectators
hands cover ears

on the track now in TR
slow along Kettle Bottoms Straights
officials are watching you know

NOW! dive hard right into Canada Corner
double-clutch
. feather-gas
. . second-gear-shift
. . . right-boot-to-the floor
. . . . sweet exhaust note barks

up and down Thunder Valley, heads turn

welcome to Road America. Elkhart Lake Wisconsin. Summer of 1963.