NASCAR COUNTRY - IT WAS A GREAT IDEA: SURVIVE NASCAR'S OFF-SEASON BY VISITING ITS BIRTHPLACE AND SOME LEGENDARY TRACKS IN A HEMI-POWERED DODGE CHARCER, LIFE IS GOOD

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The Charger's suspension is compressed flat to the bump stops as it drifts up Darlington's banking. The steering is getting twitchy and so am I. The passenger side mirror nearly brushes the wall off Turn 1. The next turn comes quicker than I can think. My eyes tell me to hit the brakes, my mind tells me to brace for impact, but I hold the line. And instead of decorating the side of the Charger SRT8 with a Darlington stripe, I hook it into the groove off Turn 2 and punch through the 100-mph barrier on the straight. Man, that was good. Man, that was scary.