Personal Writing: Drag Racing
Beginning of paper
The heat was unbearable as I pulled up to the starting line. The
smell of exhaust gases and burned rubber filled the air. The starting
light received my fullest attention, zoning everything out of my conscience.
3…2…1…green light! I stomped my foot on the accelerator as I side stepped
my c ....
Middle of paper
.... hours for a week tuning my
car. Sweat and hours of hard work finally prepared my car for racing. The
interior was stripped down to the sheet metal and contained only the
driver's seat to reduce weight. The whole exhaust system was removed to
gain that little edge of power, which is essential for racing. My car was
finally race ready, waiting to tear up the track.
The following day, our race team met up at the track. In the pit
area, we changed out our street tires for high performance ....
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Word count: 689
Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
